Mario Amendola
Born: 1910-12-08 in Recco, Liguria, Italia
Died: 1993-12-22
Known For: Writing
Biography
Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist. Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows. During that time, he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario, Totò and more. He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975.[1] Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian.
Filmography
1988
- Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later ... (Story)
1987
- Rimini Rimini ... (Screenplay)
- Stuff for the Rich ... (Screenplay)
- Kamikaze ... (Story)
1986
- Aladdin ... (Screenplay)
- Le volpi della notte ... (Screenplay)
1984
- Cop in Drag as Roberto Sandulli
- Crime in Formula One ... (Screenplay)
- Dance Music ... (Writer)
1983
- Thieves and Robbers ... (Screenplay)
- Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio ... (Screenplay)
- The Devil and Holy Water ... (Screenplay)
1982
- Banana Joe ... (Screenplay)
- Viuuulentemente mia ... (Story)
- The Haunted House ... (Story)
- Crime on the Highway ... (Story)
1981
- Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure ... (Screenplay)
- Crime at the Chinese Restaurant ... (Story)
- Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici ... (Screenplay)
1980
- Crime at Porta Romana ... (Story)
- I'm Getting a Yacht ... (Screenplay)
1979
- Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective ... (Screenplay)
- Assassination on the Tiber ... (Screenplay)
- The Gang That Sold America ... (Screenplay)
1978
- The Son of the Sheik ... (Screenplay)
- Little Italy ... (Screenplay)
- Odds and Evens ... (Screenplay)
1977
- Three Tigers Against Three Tigers ... (Screenplay)
- Messalina, Messalina! ... (Screenplay)
- The Swindle ... (Story)
1976
- Safari Express ... (Writer)
- Hit Squad ... (Story)
- The Cop in Blue Jeans ... (Screenplay)
- Due sul pianerottolo ... (Director)
1975
- The White, The Yellow, and The Black ... (Screenplay)
- Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza ... (Screenplay)
- Africa Express ... (Screenplay)
- What's Your Sign? ... (Writer)
- The Noon Vigilante ... (Screenplay)
1974
- Trouble in Istamboel ... (Writer)
- 4 Crazy Draftees at the Army ... (Writer)
- Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata ... (Screenplay)
- Il trafficone ... (Writer)
1973
- Bad Kids of the West ... (Writer)
- Battle of the Amazons ... (Writer)
- Helen, Yes... Helen of Troy ... (Writer)
- Storia de fratelli e de cortelli ... (Director)
- The Funny Face of the Godfather ... (Writer)
1972
- Sonny and Jed ... (Screenplay)
- Sexy Sinners ... (Story)
- Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor ... (Screenplay)
- Le mille e una notte all'italiana ... (Screenplay)
- Nights of Boccaccio ... (Writer)
- The Forbidden Decameron ... (Writer)
- Panhandle 38 ... (Writer)
- Story of Fear and a Knife ... (Director)
- The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire ... (Screenplay)
1971
- The Story of Romance and Knife ... (Story)
1970
- Two Whites in Dark Africa ... (Story)
- Who Gave You the License? ... (Story)
- Tears of Love ... (Director)
- On the Day of the Lord ... (Screenplay)
- Three Supermen in the Jungle ... (Screenplay)
- Amore formula 2 ... (Director)
- Lady Barbara ... (Director)
1969
- Isabella, Duchess of the Devils ... (Writer)
- Zum Zum Zum 2 ... (Writer)
- Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard ... (Director)
- Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) ... (Screenplay)
- Pensiero d'amore ... (Director)
- Il Terribile Ispettore ... (Screenplay)
1968
- The Great Silence ... (Screenplay)
- Man Only Cries for Love ... (Writer)
- Night of Hate ... (Screenplay)
- Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! ... (Screenplay)
- Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast ... (Writer)
- I Protect Myself Against My Enemies ... (Director)
- Three Supermen in Tokyo ... (Story)
- Killer Adios ... (Story)
- La vuole lui... lo vuole lei ... (Director)
1967
- Days of Violence ... (Screenplay)
- The World's Gold ... (Idea)
- Hate for Hate ... (Writer)
- Cuore matto... matto da legare ... (Director)
- Riderà! - Cuore matto ... (Story)
- Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye ... (Writer)
- Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli ... (Writer)
- Sailors on Deck ... (Screenplay)
- Addio, mamma! ... (Writer)
1966
- Viaggio di nozze all'italiana ... (Story)
- Kill or Be Killed ... (Screenplay)
- Trap for Seven Spies ... (Director)
1964
- Sword of Damascus ... (Writer)
- The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules ... (Screenplay)
- I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully ... (Story)
- 2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge ... (Story)
- The Two Gladiators ... (Writer)
- Soldiers and corporals ... (Screenplay)
- Songs, Bullies and Chicks ... (Screenplay)
1963
- Totò sexy ... (Director)
- Sword of Zorro ... (Story)
- Arms of the Avenger ... (Story)
- The Black Duke ... (Screenplay)
- I 4 tassisti ... (Screenplay)
- Maskenball bei Scotland Yard ... (Screenplay)
- Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro 1963 ... (Story)
1962
- Canzoni a tempo di Twist ... (Story)
- Vino, whisky e acqua salata ... (Writer)
- Beauties on Motor Scooters ... (Screenplay)
- Toto at Night ... (Director)
1961
- Cacciatori di dote ... (Director)
1960
- A Soldier and a Half ... (Screenplay)
- La banda del buco ... (Story)
1959
- Caravan Petrol ... (Director)
- Prepotenti più di prima ... (Screenplay)
- Terror of Oklahoma ... (Director)
- A qualcuna piace calvo ... (Writer)
- The Sheriff ... (Story)
- Simpatico mascalzone ... (Director)
1958
- L'amore nasce a Roma ... (Director)
- The Third ... (Screenplay)
- Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè ... (Screenplay)
- I prepotenti ... (Screenplay)
1957
- Pirate of the Half Moon ... (Screenplay)
- I dritti ... (Director)
1956
- Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge ... (Screenplay)
1955
- Porta un bacione a Firenze ... (Screenplay)
- I due compari ... (Screenplay)
1954
- La campana di San Giusto ... (Writer)
- Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno ... (Writer)
- Shack and puppets ... (Screenplay)
1953
- Finalmente libero ... (Director)
- Fermi tutti... arrivo io! ... (Story)
1952
- È arrivato l'accordatore ... (Screenplay)
- The Dream of Zorro ... (Screenplay)
- Dad Becomes Mom ... (Screenplay)
- Il tallone di Achille ... (Director)
- The Lucky Five ... (Screenplay)
- The Passaguai Family Gets Rich ... (Screenplay)
- I, Hamlet ... (Story)
1951
- Abbiamo vinto! ... (Story)
- Beauties in Capri ... (Screenplay)
- La paura fa 90 ... (Screenplay)
- La famiglia Passaguai ... (Screenplay)
- Milano miliardaria ... (Story)
- Beauties on bicycles ... (Screenplay)
- Una bruna indiavolata! ... (Dialogue)
1950
- La bisarca ... (Writer)
1949
- I peggiori anni della nostra vita ... (Director)
- Come scopersi l'America ... (Writer)
1948
- L'eroe della strada ... (Screenplay)
1947
- How I Lost the War ... (Screenplay)
- Dove sta Zaza? ... (Story)
1945
- The Rape of the Sabine ... (Story)
- L'innocente Casimiro ... (Screenplay)
1941
- Il vagabondo ... (Screenplay)