Carlo Borghesio
Carlo Borghesio (24 June 1905 – 12 November 1983) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Carlo Borghesio

Almanacco cinema italiano 52 · Public domain
- Name
- Carlo Borghesio
- Birthplace
- Turin, Italy
- Occupation
- Director, Writer
- Born
- 1905 · Turin.
- Died
- 1983 · Turin.
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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• Name — Carlo Borghesio • Birthplace — Turin, Italy • Place of death — Turin, Italy • Years Active — 1938-1955 (film) • Occupation — Director, Writer
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Turin, Borghesio started his career as an assistant director in the second half of the 1930s, notably collaborating with Alessandro Blasetti and Mario Mattoli. After collaborating to a number of screenplays, he made his directorial debut in 1939, co-directing with Mario Soldati the comedy film Due milioni per un sorriso. Borghesio is best known for his association with Erminio Macario, he directed in a number of critically acclaimed comedies between the 1940s and the early 1950s.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Two Million for a Smile (1939) • The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez (1940) • The Champion (1943) • Two Hearts (1943) • How I Lost the War (1947) • L'eroe della strada (1948) • How I Discovered America (1949) • Captain Demonio (1950) • Napoleon (1951) • Il monello della strada (1951) • The Angels of the District (1952) • The Steel Rope (1953) • The Two Friends (1955)
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