Aldo Lado

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Aldo Lado (born December 5, 1934 in Fiume , now Croatia ) is an Italian film director , screenwriter and film producer .

Life

Lado worked as an assistant director from 1962 to 1971 , among others for Anatole Litvak , Bernardo Bertolucci and Maurizio Lucidi . He made his directorial debut with the thriller Malastrana filmed in Prague ; The following Giallo The Child also impressed with its meticulous decorations and high production standards. His Night Train , created in 1975, set new standards in the representation of violence. With the dawn of the 1980s, Lado also increasingly worked for television, for example in the 26-part adventure series La pietra di Marco Polo . A pseudonym of Lados was that of George B. Lewis used for the science fiction film Battle for the 5th Galaxy .

Filmography (selection)

Director
  • 1971: Malastrana (La corta notte delle bambole di vetro)
  • 1972: The Child - The city becomes a nightmare (Chi l'ha vista morire?)
  • 1972: La cosa buffa
  • 1973: Sepolta viva
  • 1974: La cugina
  • 1975: Night Train - The last train into the night (L'ultimo treno della notte)
  • 1976: Action Winners (L'ultima volta)
  • 1979: Delitto in via Teulada (TV movie)
  • 1979: Battle for the 5th galaxy (L'umanoide)
  • 1981: Disobedience (La disubbidienza)
  • 1982: The Marco Polo Stone (La pietra di Marco Polo) (TV series)
  • 1986: I figli dell'ispettore (TV movie)
  • 1987: Scirocco (Scirocco)
  • 1989: Rito d'amore
  • 1991: La stella nel parco
  • 1992: Tropic of Fear (Alibi perfetto)
  • 1993: Venerdì nero
  • 1994: The Bloody Road to Power (La chance)
script

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 233.
personal data
SURNAME Lado, Aldo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lewis, George B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Fiume , Croatia