Edoardo Bencivenga
Edoardo Bencivenga (Naples, 1885 – Rome, June 6, 1934) was an Italian film director. Bencivegna began his career in 1907 with his first short film Raffaello e la Fornarina. In his career, he made over 60 films, the last one in 1922.
Also recorded as Eduardo Bencivenga
Edoardo Bencivenga

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- Born
- 1885
- Birthplace
- Naples
- Died
- June 6, 1934 (aged 58–59)
- Place of death
- Rome, Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
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Edoardo Bencivenga (Naples, 1885 – Rome, June 6, 1934) was an Italian film director. Bencivegna began his career in 1907 with his first short film Raffaello e la Fornarina. In his career, he made over 60 films, the last one in 1922.
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• Born — 1885 • Birthplace — Naples • Died — June 6, 1934 (aged 58–59) • Place of death — Rome, Kingdom of Italy • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1907–1922
Career
Career
Most of Bencivenga's work dates back to the first twenty years of the 1900s. He was very active as a director at the beginning of the century, both in short and feature films. A family friend of Vittorio De Sica, he obtained him a small role in a silent film directed by Alfredo De Antoni, Il processo Clémenceau in 1917. His last known work is Gli eroi del Mare Nostro from 1923, a film about the Italian torpedo boat Premuda.
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Filmography
• Raffaello e la Fornarina – short film (1907) • L'uomo dalla testa dura (1908) • Raffaello Sanzio e la fornarina (1909) • L'ignota – short film (1910) – • Il serpe – short film (1910) • Il barone Lagarde – short film (1910) – • Maria Bricca (1910) • I cavalieri della morte – short film (1910) – • L'innocente (1911) • Pietà di mamma – short film (1911) • Il processo Clémenceau (1912) • Se fossi Re! – short film (1912) • La nave – short film (1912) – come Eduardo Bencivenga • Il fischio della sirena – short film (1912) • Il ragno – short film (1913) • Cuor di poeta – short film (1913) • L'epopea napoleonica (1914) • Fata Morgana – short film (1914) • La du Barry (1914) • DuBarry (1915) • L'onore di morire (1915) • Cuore ed arte (1915) • Il dubbio – short film (1915) • Savoia, urrah! – short film (1915) • Guerra redentrice (1915) • Alla bajonetta!.. (1915) – as Eduardo Bencivenga • Eroismo di madre – cortometraggio (1915) • Il sacrificio del nonno – short film (1915) • Il ridicolo (1916) • Don Giovanni (1916) • Trama sventata (1916) • Il nemico occulto (1916) • Il medaglione – short film (1916) • Ferréol (1916) • L'anello di Pierrot (1917) • La figlia di Jorio (1917) • Pazzia contagiosa – short film (1917) • Le due orfanelle (1918) • P.L.M. ossia l'assassinio della Paris-Lyon-Mediterranée (1918) • Mariute (1918) • L'orgoglio (1918) • Voca e canta – short film (1918) • L'ira (1918) • Fiamme avvolgenti (1918) • L'invidia (1919) • Sullivan (1919) • Il cieco (1919) • La piovra (1919) • La leggenda dei tre fiori (1919) • La lussuria (1919) • L'onore della famiglia (1919) • La morte civile (1919) • La colpa vendica la colpa (1919) • Il cuore di Roma (1919) • La donna dai capelli d'oro (1920) • La follia del giuoco (1920) • Fino alla tenebra (1920) • Il marito perduto (1920) • La donna, il diavolo, il tempo (1921) • La moglie di sua eccellenza (1921) • Il figlio di Coralie (1921) • Hermione (1921) • Dionisia (1921) • Il dubbio (1921) • Non è resurrezione senza morte (1922)

Locandina per il film Invidia, regia di Alfredo De Antoni, 1919, con Francesca Bertini. Illustrazione di Carlo Nicco (1883-1937).
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Locandina per il film Ira, regia di Alfredo De Antoni, 1919, con Francesca Bertini. Illustrazione di Carlo Nicco (1883-1937).
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