Marcello Pagliero
Marcello Pagliero (15 January 1907 – 18 October 1980) was an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter. Pagliero was born in London and died in Paris. He is perhaps best known for his performance in the Roberto Rossellini film Rome, Open City (1945).
Marcello Pagliero
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- Name
- Marcello Pagliero
- Born
- 15 January 1907
- Birthplace
- London, United Kingdom
- Died
- 18 October 1980
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Film director, Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy · France · Kingdom of Italy
- Fields
- film direction · film · acting · journalism
- Languages
- French · Italian · English
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Marcello Pagliero (15 January 1907 – 18 October 1980) was an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter. Pagliero was born in London and died in Paris. He is perhaps best known for his performance in the Roberto Rossellini film Rome, Open City (1945).
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Biography
Biography
He moved to France in 1947, and continued to work in film until 1960 and in French television after that. In 1949, he was nominated with six other co-writers for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the Rossellini film Paisan.
Sujet: Les jeux sont faits (film)
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Sujet: Les jeux sont faits (film)
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Marcello Pagliero • Born — 15 January 1907 • Birthplace — London, United Kingdom • Died — 18 October 1980 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Film director, Screenwriter
Director
Director
• Mist on the Sea (1944) • Desire (1946) • Rome, Free City (1946) • A Man Walks in the City (1950) • The Red Rose (1951) • The Lovers of Bras-Mort (1951) • The Respectful Prostitute (1952) • Vestire gli ignudi (1953) • Daughters of Destiny (1954) • Modern Virgin (1954) • Chéri-Bibi (1955) • Walk Into Paradise (1956) – French version • 20,000 Leagues Across the Land (1961)
Actor
Actor
• Rome, Open City (1945) – Giorgio Manfredi • Les jeux sont faits (1945) – Pierre Dumaine • The Other (1947) – Ing. Andrea Venturi • Dédée d'Anvers (1948) – Francesco • The Voice of Dreams (1949) – Marcel • Tourbillon (1953) – Julio Spoletti • Seven Thunders (1957) – Salvatore • Le bel âge (1960) – Steph • Les Mauvais Coups (1961) – Luigi • Symphonie pour un massacre (1963) – Cerutti (uncredited) • Ton ombre est la mienne (1963) – Dr. Rouvier • Nick Carter and Red Club (1965) – Prof. Witt (uncredited) • Les Gauloises bleues (1968) – Le marchand bohémien
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Marcello Pagliero is recorded as film director, screenwriter, film editor, actor and film producer.
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1907
Marcello Pagliero born at London.
1980
Marcello Pagliero died at 7th arrondissement of Paris.
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London.
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7th arrondissement of Paris.
Death place
Screenwriter
• The Two Tigers (1941) • Souls in Turmoil (1942) • The Devil's Gondola (1946) • Paisan (1946)
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- Jean A. Gili. Marcello Pagliero, cinéaste italo-français. 1895, revue d'histoire du cinéma. 10. 1991. 43-60.
- Jean A. Gili, Marcello Pagliero. « L’Italien de Saint-Germain-des-Prés », Paris, AFRHC, 2018
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