Piero Schivazappa
Piero Schivazappa (14 April 1935 – 14 December 2017) was an Italian film and television director and screenwriter.
Piero Schivazappa
(in italian) (1968). "Sulle mura di Troia rivelarono il loro amore". Radiocorriere (17): 42. Rome, Italy: RAI. · Public domain
- Name
- Piero Schivazappa
- Born
- 14 April 1935
- Birthplace
- Colorno, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 14 December 2017
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Film director, television director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian
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Piero Schivazappa (14 April 1935 – 14 December 2017) was an Italian film and television director and screenwriter.
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Piero Schivazappa (1935–2017) was an Italian and Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Colorno, the director died in Rome. Languages used include Italian.
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• Name — Piero Schivazappa • Born — 14 April 1935 • Birthplace — Colorno, Kingdom of Italy • Died — 14 December 2017 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Children — 1 • Years Active — 1960–1994 • Occupation — Film director, television director, screenwriter
Life and career
Life and career
Born in Colorno, Schivazappa entered the film industry in 1959 as an assistant director, collaborating with Valerio Zurlini, Mario Monicelli and Carlo Lizzani, among others. In 1963, he started collaborating with RAI for news reports and documentaries. Schivazappa made his feature film debut in 1969, with the controversial BDSM-themed The Laughing Woman, which at the time had many problems with censorship. Following the success of his 1973 miniseries Vino e pane, in the following years he focused on television films and TV-series.
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Schivazappa was married to actress Scilla Gabel. He died in Rome on 14 December 2017, at the age of 82.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• L'Odissea (TV, 1968) • The Laughing Woman (1969) • Una sera c'incontrammo (1975) • Dov'è Anna? (TV, 1976) • Lady of the Night (1986) • An American Love (TV, 1994)
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(in italian) (1968). "Sulle mura di Troia rivelarono il loro amore". Radiocorriere (17): 42. Rome, Italy: RAI.
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- 1.Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. 2002. 8884401712.
- 2.Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. .
- 3.Piero Schivazappa. Les Gens du Cinema.
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