Giacomo Gentilomo
Born: 1909-04-05 in Trieste, Italy
Died: 2001-04-16
Known For: Directing
Biography
Giacomo Gentilomo was an Italian film director and painter. He began his career in the film industry at the age of 21, working as a script supervisor and assistant director. Between 1933 and 1937, he was active as a film editor. Gentilomo made his directorial debut in 1939 with Il Carnevale di Venezia. His 1945 film O sole mio received critical acclaim and is considered one of the earliest examples of Italian neorealism due to its use of exterior scenes and non-professional actors. In the mid-1960s, dissatisfied with cinema, Gentilomo decided to abandon films and instead pursued his passion for painting.
Filmography
1964
- Hercules Against the Moon Men ... (Director)
1963
- Brennus, Enemy of Rome ... (Director)
- Slave Girls of Sheba ... (Director)
1962
- Charge of the Black Lancers ... (Director)
1961
- Goliath and the Vampires ... (Director)
- The Last of the Vikings ... (Director)
1959
- The Black Archer ... (Story)
- Knight Without a Country ... (Director)
1958
- The Dragon's Blood ... (Director)
1957
- La trovatella di Pompei ... (Director)
1956
- Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna ... (Director)
1954
- Passionately ... (Director)
- The Two Orphans ... (Director)
1953
- La cieca di Sorrento ... (Director)
1952
- Immortal Melodies ... (Director)
1951
- The Young Caruso ... (Director)
1950
- The Accusation ... (Director)
- Lo sparviero del Nilo ... (Director)
1949
- Snow White and the Seven Thieves ... (Director)
- Ti ritroverò ... (Director)
1947
- The Brothers Karamazov ... (Director)
1946
- Teheran ... (Director)
- The Lovers ... (Director)
- O sole mio ... (Director)
1944
- In cerca di felicità ... (Director)
1943
- Cortocircuito ... (Director)
- Mater dolorosa ... (Director)
1942
- Pazzo d'amore ... (Director)
- Finalmente soli ... (Director)
1941
- Thrill ... (Dialogue)
- Luna di miele ... (Director)
1940
- Ecco la radio! ... (Director)
1936
- Amore ... (Editor)
- Musica in piazza ... (Editor)
1935
- Lorenzino de' Medici ... (Editor)
- Amo te sola ... (Screenplay)
1934
- Full Speed ... (Editor)