Fausto Tozzi
Fausto Tozzi (born October 29, 1921 in Rome , † December 10, 1978 there ) was an Italian actor and screenwriter .
Life
Fausto Tozzi trained as an accountant in Rome and initially worked in administration. Screenwriter Sergio Amidei hired him as a stenographer , through which he found contacts with film.
After the end of the Second World War , Tozzi worked for four years as a screenwriter and assistant director . In 1950 he began his acting career and then appeared in numerous films, including Benito Juárez in the Karl May film The Aztecs Treasure . In 1958 he wrote the screenplay for the boxer film Welker Lorbeer .
Filmography (selection)
- 1947: Under the Sun of Rome (Sotto il sole di Roma) (screenplay)
- 1949: Heaven over the Swamps (Cielo sulla palude) (screenplay)
- 1960: The revenge of the Borgias (La notte del grande assalto)
- 1960: Love at the end of the world (Questo amore ai confini del mondo)
- 1961: Constantine the Great (Costantino il grande)
- 1961: In the steel network of Dr. Mabuse
- 1961: El Cid (El Cid)
- 1961: Degenduell (La congiura dei dieci)
- 1961: Aladdin's Adventure (Le Meraviglie di Aladino)
- 1963: Marschier or krepier (Marcia o crepa)
- 1965: Michelangelo - Inferno and Ecstasy (The Agony and the Ecstasy)
- 1966: The Aztec Treasure
- 1966: The pyramid of the sun god
- 1966: Only one woman on board (The Sailor from Gibraltar)
- 1967: His profile is not a saint (El hombre que mató a Billy el Niño)
- 1969: The Odyssey (L'Odissea) (TV miniseries)
- 1969: A touch of sensuality (The Appointment)
- 1970: The Hellhounds (La spina dorsale del diavolo)
- 1972: The Valachi Papers (The Valachi Papers)
- 1973: Testament in lead (Crazy Joe)
- 1973: Wild horses (Valdez il mezzosangue)
- 1975: Settlement in San Francisco (Gli esecutori)
- 1979: The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion)
Web links
- Fausto Tozzi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Tozzi, Fausto |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ross, Frank (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 29, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |
DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1978 |
Place of death | Rome , Italy |