Giuseppe Masini
Giuseppe Masini (born August 1, 1916 in Pisa ) is an Italian filmmaker.
Life
Masini studied law at the "Accademia d'Arte Drammatica" in Florence . From the 1940s he worked parallel to his military career in the Air Force as an assistant to Giovacchino Forzano and Luigi Chiarini . He then made a name for himself as a documentary filmmaker for the Istituto Luce and directed advertising films for the armed forces. In 1952 he directed his first feature film, L'ingiusta condanna , based on his own script , which was only followed by two more cinema works until he directed the Italian version of The Lady of Atlantis in 1961 . In the 1960s he wrote three scripts; otherwise he was active as a production manager, u. a. Antonio Margheritis in some films .
After giving up his film career in 1969 in favor of his military, he returned behind the cameras in 1992 for a number of television films on the history of aviation.
Masini is also the author of a book on the Italian Air Force.
Filmography (selection)
- 1957: Heaven in Flames (Il cielo brucia) (Director, Screenplay)
- 1960: The Lady of Atlantis (Antinea l'amante della città sepolta) (director of the Italian version)
- 1960: The sword of the red giant (I giganti della Tessaglia)
- 1967: Death Doesn't Count Dollars (La morte non conta i dollari) (screenplay)
Web links
- Giuseppe Masini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, p. 275
- ↑ http://catalogo.casd.difesa.it/Document.htm&numrec=031017079929980
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Masini, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pisa |