Antonio Pietrangeli

Born: 1919-01-19 in Rome - Italy

Died: 1968-07-12

Known For: Directing

Biography

Antonio Pietrangeli (born 19 January 1919 in Rome, died 12 July 1968 in Gaeta) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Pietrangeli was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre. He started writing film reviews for famous Italian cinema magazines such as Bianco e nero and Cinema. As a screenwriter, Pietrangeli's work included Ossessione directed byVisconti, Fabiola by Blasetti, Europa '51 by Rossellini, and La lupa by Lattuada. His directing debut was Il sole negli occhi (1953). Career highlights include Io la conoscevo bene (1965) and Adua e le compagne (1960). He drowned in the sea of Gaeta in 1968 while working on Come, quando, perché, which was completed by Valerio Zurlini. [wikipedia]

Filmography

1969

How, When, and with Whom ... (Director)

1966

The Queens ... (Director)

1965

I Knew Her Well ... (Director)

1964

The Magnificent Cuckold ... (Director)

1963

The Visitor ... (Director)
The Girl from Parma ... (Director)

1961

Ghosts of Rome ... (Director)

1955

The Bachelor ... (Director)

1954

Journey to Italy ... (Additional Writing)
Where Is Freedom? ... (Screenplay)
Mid-Century Loves ... (Director)
The Island Princess ... (Screenplay)

1953

Rivalità ... (Screenplay)
The She-Wolf ... (Screenplay)
Empty Eyes ... (Director)
The World Condemns Them ... (Screenplay)

1952

Europa '51 as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Girls Marked Danger ... (Story)
L'invidia ... (Writer)

1951

Last Meeting ... (Screenplay)
Honeymoon Deferred ... (Story)

1950

The Last Days of Pompeii ... (Screenplay)
Quel fantasma di mio marito ... (Co-Writer)
All for Love ... (Screenplay)

1949

La Terra Trema as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
La sposa non può attendere ... (Story)

1948

Lost Youth ... (Screenplay)
Lovers Without Love ... (Screenplay)

1943

Obsession ... (Screenplay)