Armando Crispino
Armando Crispino (born October 18, 1925 in Biella , † October 6, 2003 in Rome ) was an Italian screenwriter and film director .
Life
Crispino graduated in law , was one of the founders of the Cineclub in Turin and then worked as a film critic for L'Unità alongside his friend Raf Vallone . In 1950 he went to Rome and began to work occasionally as an assistant director and sometimes as a screenwriter; he cooperated with various important authors, especially with Antonio Pietrangeli . In 1966 he made his directorial debut with the comedy Le piacevoli notti , for which he was responsible with Luciano Licignani , and in the years that followed he made eight films in various genres, which were technically convincing and had a flair for audience appeal. Crispino also took occasional television jobs.
Crispino had been married since 1963 and had two children.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1966: Merry Nights (Le piacevoli notte) (co-director)
- 1967: John il Bastardo
- 1968: El Alamein suicide mission (Commandos)
- 1972: The Secret of the Yellow Tomb (L'etrusco uccide ancora)
- 1975: Autopsy - Hospital of the Living Corpses (Macchie solari)
- 1975: Casanova Frankenstein (Frankenstein all'Italiana)
Screenwriter
- 1966: May they rest in peace (Requiescant)
Web links
- Armando Crispino in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Crispino at mymovies
- Article about Crispino (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 127
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crispino, Armando |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Biella |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 2003 |
| Place of death | Rome |