Mario Amendola
Mario Amendola (born December 8, 1910 in Recco ( Genoa ), † December 22, 1992 in Rome ) was an Italian screenwriter and film director .
Life
With over 150 scripts and almost 40 films under her own direction, Amendola is one of the most prominent figures in Italian commercial cinema from the 1950s to the 1980s .
In his youth, Amendola went to Turin and found the opportunity to work as an actor and soon as a writer for comic scenes. His style and style of comedy soon caught the attention of well-known artists. He soon wrote for the revues of Wanda Osiris and, with Ruggero Maccari, became the regular author for Erminio Macario . Also Renato Rascel or Walter Chiari used after the Second World War, his talent for comedy and musical films , which he later with their "followers" as Franco Villa , Totò or Franco & Ciccio continued.
Together with Bruno Corbucci he wrote the film series about the scruffy detective Tony Marroni , which was also very successful in Germany. His self-directed films, however, were rarely shown in German-speaking countries.
From 1949 he directed 37 films from time to time using his own scripts.
Filmography (selection)
- script
- 1951: Riot in the family bath (La famiglia Passaguai) - directed by Aldo Fabrizi
- 1951: Zorro, the hero (Il sogno di Zorro)
- 1952: A car doesn't make a millionaire (Cinque poveri in automobile) - Director: Mario Mattòli
- 1952: Angels from the basement apartment (Gli angeli del quartiere) - Director: Carlo Borghesio
- 1957: The Corsair of the Red Crescent (Il corsaro della mezzaluna) - Director: Giuseppe Maria Scotese
- 1960: Barracks whispers (Un militare e mezzo) - Director: Stefano Vanzina
- 1963: Cesare Borgia (Il duca nero) - Director: Pino Mercanti
- 1963: Taxi driver (I quattro tassisti) - Director: Giorgio Bianchi
- 1963: Masked ball at Scotland Yard
- 1963: The Devil with Sword and Dagger (I diavoli di Spartivento) - Director: Leopoldo Savona
- 1963: Zorro with the three swords (Le tre spade di Zorro)
- 1964: Titan of Gladiators (I due gladiatori) - Director: Mario Caiano
- 1964: Maciste, the hero of Sparta (Maciste, gladiatore di Sparta)
- 1965: Zorro's cruel oath (El Zorro cabalga otra vez)
- 1966: Keep your hands off the doll (Europa canta)
- 1966: For a handful of lead (Uccidi o muori)
- 1967: His change is lead (I giorni della violenza)
- 1967: The Merciless Two (Odio per odio)
- 1967: He who laughs last, laughs best ( Riderà! ) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1968: Three great guys ( Tre supermen a Tokyo ) - Director: Bitto Albertini
- 1968: In the dust of the sun (Spara, gringo, spara)
- 1968: Killer adios (Killer, adios)
- 1968: corpses pave his way (Il grande silenzio)
- 1969: Isabella - With a bare chest and a pointed sword (Isabella, duchessa dei diavoli) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1971: Frying pan caliber 38 (… e alla fine lo chiamarono Jerusalem l'implacabile)
- 1972: The red sun of vengeance (La banda JS: cronaca criminale del Far West)
- 1973: Women who were called killers (Le amazzoni - donne d'amore e di guerra)
- 1974: Herr General, you can see us (4 marmittoni alle grandi manovre) - Director: Marino Girolami
- 1975: Stetson - Three first class scoundrels (Il bianco, il giallo, il nero)
- 1976: Africa Express (Africa Express)
- 1976: The knitted hat (Squadra antiscippo) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1976: Hippi Nico von der Kripo (Squadra antifurto) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1977: Messalina - Empress and Whore (Messalina, Messalina!) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1977: The super bull clears up the desert (Il figlio dello sceicco) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1977: The superb bull strikes again (Squadra antitruffa) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1977: Safari Express (Safari Express) - Director: Duccio Tessari
- 1978: Two cannot be stopped (Pari e dispari)
- 1978: The super bull chases the godfather (Squadra antimafia) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1979: A great bull against America (Squadra antigangsters) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1979: The great bull chases the ripper (Assassinio sul Tevere) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1980: Two dead pants cream off (Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1980: Penalty for the super bull (Delitto a Porta Romana) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1980: The Cuckoo (Il lupo e l'agnello) - Director: Francesco Massaro
- 1980: Cast off - we're drinking (Mi faccio la barca) - Director: Sergio Corbucci
- 1981: A rascal out of control (Delitto al ristorante cinese) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1981: Two aces trump (Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro)
- 1982: Banana Joe (Banana Joe)
- 1982: Bud, the crook fright (Cane e gatto)
- 1982: The rascal off Highway 101 (Delitto sull'autostrada)
- 1982: The Bewitched House (La casa stregata) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1983: Don Camillo and the rascal (Il diavolo e l'acquasanta) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1984: Formula one and hot girls (Delitto in formula Uno) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1984: A super donkey on Ku'Damm (Delitto al Blue Gay) - Director: Bruno Corbucci
- 1984: Breakdance Sensation 1984 (Dance music) - Director: Vittorio De Sisti
- 1986: Aladin (Superfantagenio)
- also directing
- 1959: Terror in Oklahoma (Il terrore dell'Oklahoma)
- 1959: Tina cleans up (La sceriffa)
- 1964: The winner of Samarkand (Il ladro di Damasco)
- 1966: Honeymoon in Italian (Viaggio di nozze all'italiana)
- 1967: Great heart, hold on tight (Cuore matto)
- 1968: My life depends on a dollar (Dai nemici mi guardo io!)
- 1970: Opportunity makes jealousy (Lacrime d'amore)
- 1974: SOS - The captain is crazy (Pasqualino Cammarata… capitano di fregata)
Web links
- Mario Amendola in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, pp. 21/22
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amendola, Mario |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Recco |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22nd December 1992 |
| Place of death | Rome |