Edoardo Anton
Edoardo Anton (actually Edoardo Antonelli , born January 7, 1910 in Rome , † May 16, 1986 ibid) was an Italian screenwriter and film director .
Life
Anton initially followed in the footsteps of his father Luigi Antonelli (1882–1942), who as a playwright had devoted himself to the comedic subject. First pieces such as Non è ancora primavera and La ragazza del bersagliere were created. He also wrote about films as a journalist. In 1935 he wrote his first screenplay, Il serpente a sonagli, based on his own play; by 1980 he worked on around 70 films, mostly comedies in this capacity. His work as a director is mainly Italian versions of various co-productions , none of which is considered significant. Anton also worked as a radio play author for the Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche , where he worked from 1937 to 1941.
Filmography (selection)
Director (and screenplay)
- 1949: La montagna di cristallo , Italian version of Der gläserne Berg (The Glass Mountain)
- 1951: Il lupo della frontiera (co-director)
- 1953: Conspiracy in Algiers (Dramma nella Kasbah) (Italian version)
- 1954: Ridere! Ridere! Ridere!
- 1954: Angela, the devil (Angela) (Italian version)
- 1954: La stella dell'India , Italian version of The Castle of Traitors (Star of India)
- 1961: The Rape of the Sabine Women (Il ratto delle Sabine)
- 1963: Follie d'estate (co-director) (new version of Ridere! Ridere! Ridere! With additional scenes)
script
- 1941: Princess Cinderella (Cenerentola e il signor Bonaventura)
- 1957: The Sheik's Son (Los amantes del desierto)
- 1963: Masked ball at Scotland Yard
- 1964: Full of heart and empty pockets (… e la donna creò l'uomo)
Web links
- Edoardo Anton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anton at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 28
- ↑ http://www.lombardiabeniculturali.it/archivi/unita/MIUD0671BD/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anton, Edoardo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Antonelli, Edoardo (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1986 |
| Place of death | Rome |