Giuseppe Moccia
Giuseppe Moccia ; also known as Pipolo or Pipollo (born June 22, 1933 in Viterbo , Italy, † August 20, 2006 in Rome ), was an Italian screenwriter and film director . His son Federico Moccia is also active in the film business.
Between 1958 and 2001 Giuseppe Moccia wrote the script for 96 films . Between 1964 and 1997 he also directed 21 films. Many of his films were made in collaboration with Franco Castellano ; they appeared under the name Castellano & Pipolo . Unloved by critics but successful with audiences, they wrote almost a hundred films together, including five of the 100 most financially successful Italian films. Giuseppe Moccia died of heart failure in 2006.
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1976: Hector, knight without fear and blame - also screenplay
- 1980: The Tamed Unruly (Il bisbetico domato) - also screenplay
- 1981: Asso - also screenplay (Asso - a heavenly player)
- 1981: Give the monkey sugar (Innamorato pazzo) - also screenplay
- 1982: The old Huns (Attila flagello di Dio) drove wildly - also script
- 1987: Der Grummbär - also script
- script
- 1963: Thursday
- 1964: The last two from the Rio Bravo
- 1966: That certain something for women (Come imparai ad amare le donne)
- 1972: Providenza! - Mousetrap for two weird birds (La vita a volte è molto dura, vero Provvidenza?)
- 1974: Colonel have a quirk
- 1974: The unbelievable adventures of the Italians in Russia (Una matta, matta, matta corsa in Russia)
- 1980: my wife is a witch
Web links
- Giuseppe Moccia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I registi, Gremese 2002, p. 99
- ^ Obituary in the Wiener Zeitung
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moccia, Giuseppe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pipolo; Pipollo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Viterbo , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 2006 |
| Place of death | Rome , Italy |