Marcello Fondato
Marcello Fondato (8 January 1924 – 13 November 2008) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 46 films between 1958 and 1986. He also directed ten films between 1968 and 1992.
Marcello Fondato
- Born
- 1924 · Rome.
- Died
- 2008 · San Felice Circeo.
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- screenwriter · actor · film producer · director
- Fields
- film screenwriting · film production · film direction
- Education
- Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
- Languages
- Italian
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His 1970 film Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. He was born in Rome, Italy and died in San Felice Circeo of a cerebral hemorrhage aged 84.
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Marcello Fondato was a screenwriter and director, born on 8 January 1924 in Rome and died on 13 November 2008 in San Felice Circeo. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Marcello Fondato studied at Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico. The recorded working language is Italian. The field of work recorded is film screenwriting, film production and film direction. Places of work recorded in the authority are Lazio. Residence is recorded at San Felice Circeo.
The Protagonists (1968) Diary of a Telephone Operator (1969) Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa (1970) Watch Out, We're Mad! (1974) The Immortal Bachelor (1975) Charleston (1977)
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Marcello Fondato died at San Felice Circeo.
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As screenwriter
Wives and Obscurities (1956) The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina (1959) The Friend of the Jaguar (1959) Everybody Go Home (1960) Black Sabbath (1963) Three Nights of Love (1964) Blood and Black Lace (1964) I complessi (1965) They Called Him Bulldozer (1978) The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (1979) Everything Happens to Me (1980) Bomber (1982)
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