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
- Kamikaze ... (Story)
- Rimini Rimini ... (Screenplay)
- Stuff for the Rich ... (Screenplay)
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
- Assassination on the Tiber ... (Screenplay)
- The Gang That Sold America ... (Screenplay)
- Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective ... (Screenplay)
1978
- Little Italy ... (Screenplay)
- The Son of the Sheik ... (Screenplay)
- Odds and Evens ... (Screenplay)
1977
- The Swindle ... (Story)
- Messalina, Messalina! ... (Screenplay)
- Three Tigers Against Three Tigers ... (Screenplay)
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)
- Africa Express ... (Screenplay)
- Di che segno sei? ... (Writer)
- Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza ... (Screenplay)
- The Noon Vigilante ... (Screenplay)
1974
- Il trafficone ... (Writer)
- Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata ... (Screenplay)
- Trouble in Istamboel ... (Writer)
- 4 Crazy Draftees at the Army ... (Writer)
1973
- Storia de fratelli e de cortelli ... (Director)
- Battle of the Amazons ... (Writer)
- Bad Kids of the West ... (Writer)
- The Funny Face of the Godfather ... (Writer)
- Helen, Yes... Helen of Troy ... (Writer)
1972
- Panhandle 38 ... (Writer)
- The Forbidden Decameron ... (Writer)
- Nights of Boccaccio ... (Writer)
- Story of Fear and a Knife ... (Director)
- Sexy Sinners ... (Story)
- Sonny and Jed ... (Screenplay)
- Le mille e una notte all'italiana ... (Screenplay)
- Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor ... (Screenplay)
- The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire ... (Screenplay)
1971
- The Story of Romance and Knife ... (Story)
1970
- On the Day of the Lord ... (Screenplay)
- Who Gave You the License? ... (Story)
- Lady Barbara ... (Director)
- Tears of Love ... (Director)
- Amore formula 2 ... (Director)
- Two Whites in Dark Africa ... (Story)
- Three Supermen in the Jungle ... (Screenplay)
1969
- Isabella, Duchess of the Devils ... (Writer)
- Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) ... (Screenplay)
- Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard ... (Director)
- Zum Zum Zum 2 ... (Writer)
- Pensiero d'amore ... (Director)
- Il Terribile Ispettore ... (Screenplay)
1968
- The Great Silence ... (Screenplay)
- Man Only Cries for Love ... (Writer)
- Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! ... (Screenplay)
- Killer Adios ... (Story)
- La vuole lui... lo vuole lei ... (Director)
- Three Supermen in Tokyo ... (Story)
- Night of Hate ... (Screenplay)
- Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast ... (Writer)
- I Protect Myself Against My Enemies ... (Director)
1967
- Days of Violence ... (Screenplay)
- Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye ... (Writer)
- Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli ... (Writer)
- The World's Gold ... (Idea)
- Riderà! - Cuore matto ... (Story)
- Cuore matto... matto da legare ... (Director)
- Hate for Hate ... (Writer)
- Sailors on Deck ... (Screenplay)
- Addio, mamma! ... (Writer)
1966
- Kill or Be Killed ... (Screenplay)
- Viaggio di nozze all'italiana ... (Story)
- Trap for Seven Spies ... (Director)
1964
- Soldiers and corporals ... (Screenplay)
- The Two Gladiators ... (Writer)
- Sword of Damascus ... (Writer)
- The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules ... (Screenplay)
- 2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge ... (Story)
- Songs, Bullies and Chicks ... (Screenplay)
- I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully ... (Story)
1963
- Totò sexy ... (Director)
- The Black Duke ... (Screenplay)
- Sword of Zorro ... (Story)
- I 4 tassisti ... (Screenplay)
- Maskenball bei Scotland Yard ... (Screenplay)
- Arms of the Avenger ... (Story)
- 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
- The Sheriff ... (Story)
- A qualcuna piace calvo ... (Writer)
- Prepotenti più di prima ... (Screenplay)
- Caravan Petrol ... (Director)
- Simpatico mascalzone ... (Director)
- Terror of Oklahoma ... (Director)
1958
- I prepotenti ... (Screenplay)
- The Third ... (Screenplay)
- L'amore nasce a Roma ... (Director)
- Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè ... (Screenplay)
1957
- Pirate of the Half Moon ... (Screenplay)
- I dritti ... (Director)
1956
- Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge ... (Screenplay)
1955
- I due compari ... (Screenplay)
- Porta un bacione a Firenze ... (Screenplay)
1954
- Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno ... (Writer)
- La campana di San Giusto ... (Writer)
- Shack and puppets ... (Screenplay)
1953
- Finalmente libero ... (Director)
- Fermi tutti... arrivo io! ... (Story)
1952
- Dad Becomes Mom ... (Screenplay)
- The Dream of Zorro ... (Screenplay)
- Il tallone di Achille ... (Director)
- I, Hamlet ... (Story)
- È arrivato l'accordatore ... (Screenplay)
- The Passaguai Family Gets Rich ... (Screenplay)
- The Lucky Five ... (Screenplay)
1951
- Abbiamo vinto! ... (Story)
- Beauties in Capri ... (Screenplay)
- Milano miliardaria ... (Story)
- La famiglia Passaguai ... (Screenplay)
- Una bruna indiavolata! ... (Dialogue)
- Beauties on bicycles ... (Screenplay)
- La paura fa 90 ... (Screenplay)
1950
- La bisarca ... (Writer)
1949
- Come scopersi l'America ... (Writer)
- I peggiori anni della nostra vita ... (Director)
1948
- L'eroe della strada ... (Screenplay)
1947
- Dove sta Zaza? ... (Story)
- How I Lost the War ... (Screenplay)
1945
- The Rape of the Sabine ... (Story)
- L'innocente Casimiro ... (Screenplay)
1941
- Il vagabondo ... (Screenplay)