Gian Luigi Polidoro
Gian Luigi Polidoro (4 February 1927 – 7 September 2000) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1963 film Il diavolo won the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.
Gian Luigi Polidoro
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- Name
- Gian Luigi Polidoro
- Born
- 4 February 1927
- Birthplace
- Bassano del Grappa, Italy
- Died
- 7 September 2000
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Gian Luigi Polidoro (4 February 1927 – 7 September 2000) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1963 film Il diavolo won the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.
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• Name — Gian Luigi Polidoro • Born — 4 February 1927 • Birthplace — Bassano del Grappa, Italy • Died — 7 September 2000 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1958–1998
Director
Director
• La Corsa delle Rocche (1956) • Power Among Men (1958) • Paese d'America (1958) • Oeuverture (1958) • Le svedesi (1960) • Hong Kong un addio (1963) • Il diavolo (1963) • Thrilling (1965) • Una moglie americana (1965) • La moglie giapponese (1968) • Satyricon (1969) • Fischia il sesso (1974) • Permettete, signora, che ami vostra figlia (1974) • Rent Control (1984) • Sottozero (1987) • Hitler's Strawberries (1998)
Actor
Actor
• The Great War (1959) - (uncredited) • The Conjugal Bed (1963) - Igi • Kiss the Other Sheik (1963) - (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni") (uncredited) • Top Crack (1967) • Break Up (1968)
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1927
Gian Luigi Polidoro born at Bassano del Grappa.
2000
Gian Luigi Polidoro died at Rome.
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Awards and nominations
• 1956 Cannes Film Festival (1956) — Short film competition: Best Documentary (La Corsa delle Rocche) • Oscar (1959) nomination for Best Documentary, Short Subjects (Oeuverture, producer Thorold Dickinson) • 1959 Cannes Film Festival (1959) — nomination for Best Short Film (Paese d'America) • 13th Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear (1963) (Il diavolo) • 21st Golden Globe Awards (1964) — nomination for Samuel Goldwyn International Award (Il diavolo)
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