Mario Zampi

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Mario Zampi (born November 1, 1903 in Rome , † December 1, 1963 in London ) was an Italian film director and film producer .

Live and act

Zampi emigrated to Great Britain at the age of 19, where he began working as a film editor for the British subsidiary of Warner Bros. In 1937 he founded the production company Two Cities Film.

He shot his directorial debut, the spy drama 13 Men and a Gun , in an English and an Italian version in Italy. The Second World War hindered Zampi's development, as he was classified as an enemy alien in Great Britain .

After the war he worked as a director and producer for various film companies. He achieved his first major success with the comedy Who last laughs , the biggest box-office hit of the British cinema season in 1951. Zampi continued to direct and produce humorous material without being able to repeat the success of Who last laughs .

His son Giulio Zampi (1923-2003) worked with him as a production manager and editor.

Filmography

  • 1938: 13 Men and a Gun
  • 1940: Spy for a Day
  • 1947: The Phantom Shot
  • 1948: The Fatal Night
  • 1950: Come Dance with Me
  • 1950: Shadow of the Past
  • 1951: Who Laughs Last ( Laughter in Paradise )
  • 1952: Top Secret / Meeting Point Moscow ( Top Secret )
  • 1954: The Castle Ghost ( Happy Ever After )
  • 1954: Ho scelto l'amore
  • 1956: Now and forever ( Now and Forever )
  • 1957: The Ugly Truth ( The Naked Truth )
  • 1959: Too many crooks ( Too Many Crooks )
  • 1960: Bottoms Up
  • 1961: Beautiful widows are dangerous ( Five Golden Hours )

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 8: T - Z. David Tomlinson - Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Place of birth according to Kay Less. IMDb, however, gives Sora (Latium) as the place of birth.
  2. ↑ Date of death December 1, 1963 according to Kay Less. IMDb, however, states December 2nd.

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personal data
SURNAME Zampi, Mario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian film director and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH December 1, 1963
Place of death London