Tonino Cervi

Born: 1929-06-04 in Rome, Italy

Died: 2002-04-01

Known For: Production

Biography

Born on June 14, 1929, in Rome, Italy, Tonino Cervi was a prominent film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was the son of renowned actor Gino Cervi. Cervi began his career as a film producer in 1952 with Sergio Corbucci's La Peccatrice dell'isola. He produced works by esteemed directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, and Bernardo Bertolucci. Transitioning to directing, Cervi made his debut with the spaghetti Western Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968), starring Bud Spencer. He achieved box office success with films like The Miser (1990) and Il malato immaginario (1979), both featuring Alberto Sordi. Cervi passed away on April 1, 2002, in Rapolano Terme, Italy.

Filmography

2003

Household Accounts ... (Director)

1990

The Miser ... (Director)

1988

The Spider Labyrinth ... (Producer)

1987

Italiani a Rio ... (Writer)

1984

The Naked Sun ... (Director)

1981

Il turno ... (Director)

1979

Hypochondriac ... (Director)

1978

Nest of Vipers ... (Director)

1976

Chi dice donna, dice donna as Sandro Bertini

1975

The Long Night ... (Director)

1973

The Nun and the Devil ... (Dialogue)
Story of a Cloistered Nun ... (Writer)
Torso ... (Executive Producer)

1970

Queens of Evil ... (Director)

1964

Red Desert ... (Producer)

1963

Sweet and Sour ... (Producer)
I 4 tassisti ... (Producer)

1962

Mafioso ... (Producer)
Boccaccio '70 ... (Producer)
La Commare Secca ... (Producer)
East Zone, West Zone ... (Producer)

1960

Long Night in '43 ... (Producer)
The Employee ... (Producer)

1959

The Big Night ... (Producer)
I ragazzi dei Parioli ... (Producer)

1957

The Window to Luna Park ... (Producer)
Ambush in Tangier ... (Producer)

1955

The Best Part ... (Producer)

1952

La peccatrice dell'isola ... (Production Manager)