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Italian directors

177 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Monty BanksPerson · Film memorabiliaMontague (Monty) Banks (born Mario Bianchi; 18 July 1897 – 7 January 1950) was a 20th century Italian-born American comedian, film actor, director and producer who achieved success in the…
Nanni MorettiPerson · Film memorabiliaGiovanni "Nanni" Moretti (ˈnanni moˈretti; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian filmmaker, actor and producer.
Neri ParentiPerson · Film memorabiliaNeri Parenti (born 26 April 1950) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and…
Nunzio MalasommaPerson · Film memorabiliaNunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 and 1968.
Osvaldo CavandoliArtist · Comics and comic artOsvaldo Cavandoli (1 January 1920 – 3 March 2007), also known by his pen name Cava, was an Italian cartoonist.
Paolo GenovesePerson · Film memorabiliaPaolo Genovese (born 20 August 1966) is an Italian director and screenwriter.
Paolo HeuschPerson · Film memorabiliaPaolo Heusch (26 February 1924 – 16 October 1982) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Pasquale SquitieriPerson · Film memorabiliaPasquale Squitieri (27 November 1938 – 18 February 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Pietro FrancisciPerson · Film memorabiliaPietro Francisci (ˈpjɛːtro franˈtʃiʃʃi; 9 September 1906 – 1977) was an Italian film director, best remembered for the film Hercules (1958) which inspired the sword and sandal boom of the…
Pietro GermiPerson · Film memorabiliaPietro Germi (14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor, noted for his development of the neorealist and commedia all'italiana genres.
Pietro MarcelloPerson · Film memorabiliaPietro Marcello (born 2 July 1976) is an Italian filmmaker. Most known for Martin Eden (2019), an adaptation of the 1909's Jack London classic novel of same name.
Pino AmmendolaPerson · Film memorabiliaGiuseppe "Pino" Ammendola (born 2 December 1951) is an Italian actor, voice actor, film director and playwright. He has appeared in films since 1966.
Pino van LamsweerdePerson · Film memorabiliaPino van Lamsweerde (9 September 1940 – 10 April 2020) was an Italian–Canadian director and animator.
Primo ZeglioPerson · Film memorabiliaPrimo Zeglio (8 July 1906 – 30 October 1984) was an Italian film director and writer.
Pupi AvatiPerson · Film memorabiliaGiuseppe "Pupi" Avati (born 3 November 1938) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Remo GironePerson · Film memorabiliaRemo Girone (1 December 1948 – 3 October 2025) was an Italian film and stage actor. He is best known for the role of Tano Cariddi in the epic TV series La piovra (The Octopus).
Renzo MartinelliPerson · Film memorabiliaRenzo Martinelli is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than ten films since 1994.
Renzo RosselliniPerson · Music memorabiliaRenzo Rossellini (2 February 1908 – 13 May 1982) was an Italian composer, music critic, and music educator.
Riccardo FredaIllustrator · IllustrationRiccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror, giallo and spy films.
Roberta TorrePerson · Film memorabiliaRoberta Torre (born 21 September 1962) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Roberto BenigniPerson · Music memorabiliaRoberto Remigio Benigni (lang; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director.
Roberto FaenzaPerson · Film memorabiliaRoberto Faenza (born 21 February 1943 in Turin) is an Italian film director. He received a degree in Political Science and a diploma at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
Roberto MauriPerson · Film memorabiliaRoberto Mauri (8 February 1924 – 18 February 2018) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Roberto RosselliniPerson · Film memorabiliaRoberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Rose McGowanPerson · Music memorabilia2018–present (social media personality; activist; podcaster)
Sergio CastellittoPerson · Film memorabiliaSergio Castellitto (born 18 August 1953) is an Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director whose career spans more than four decades, having appeared in more than 70 films across drama,…
Sergio CittiPerson · Film memorabiliaSergio Citti (30 May 1933 – 11 October 2005) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, born in Rome.
Sergio CorbucciPerson · Film memorabiliaSergio Corbucci (6 December 1926 – 1 December 1990) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Sergio GriecoPerson · Film memorabiliaSergio Grieco (13 January 1917 – 30 March 1982) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. In addition to working under his own name, he also used the pseudonym Terence Hathaway.
Sergio RubiniPerson · Film memorabiliaSergio Rubini (born 21 December 1959) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Sergio StivalettiPerson · Film memorabiliaSergio Stivaletti (born 15 March 1957) is an Italian special effects artist, make-up artist, director and screenwriter.
Silvio AmadioPerson · Film memorabiliaSilvio Amadio (8 August 1926 – 19 August 1995) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 24 films between 1957 and 1981.
Stefania SandrelliPerson · Film memorabiliaStefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the "Italian-style comedy" (commedia all'italiana), starting from the 1960s.
Stefano SollimaPerson · Film memorabiliaStefano Sollima (Italian: [ˈsteːfano ˈsɔllima, ˈstɛː-]; born 4 May 1966) is an Italian director and screenwriter.
Stelvio MassiPerson · Film memorabiliaStelvio Massi (26 March 1929 – 26 March 2004), sometimes credited "Max Steel", was an Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer, best known for his "poliziotteschi" films.
Steve Della CasaPerson · Film memorabiliaStefano "Steve" Della Casa (born 25 May 1953) is an Italian film critic, documentarist, essayist and festival curator.
Sylvano BussottiArtist · PaintingsSylvano Bussotti (1 October 1931 – 19 September 2021) was an Italian composer of contemporary classical music and also a painter, set and costume designer, opera director and manager, and…
Ugo GregorettiPerson · Film memorabiliaUgo Gregoretti (28 September 1930 – 5 July 2019) was an Italian film, television and stage director, actor, screenwriter, author and television host. He directed 20 films during his career.
Valerio MastandreaPerson · Film memorabiliaValerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian actor, filmmaker, and film producer.
Vincenzo MusolinoPerson · Film memorabiliaVincenzo Musolino (9 May 1930 – 9 May 1969) was an Italian actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
Vittorio De SetaPerson · Film memorabiliaVittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian filmmaker. Considered one of Italy's great imaginative realists of the 1960s, his films usually documented the country's…
Vittorio De SicaPerson · Film memorabiliaVittorio De Sica (lang; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Vittorio TavianiPerson · Film memorabiliaPaolo Taviani (lang; 8 November 1931 – 29 February 2024) and Vittorio Taviani (lang;

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