Nick Nostro
Nicola Nostro (born April 21, 1931 in Gioia Tauro , Calabria ; † June 15, 2014 there ) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Life
After graduating in literary studies, Nostro attended the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica and began in the film business as an assistant editor and then from 1956 as an assistant director for directors such as Roberto Bianchi Montero and Giorgio Simonelli . In the 1960s he directed a number of films under his own direction. These include films across all genres popular at the time : sandals and agent films as well as spaghetti westerns and adventure films .
Nick Nostro also used the names Nick Howard or Nik Nostro as a pseudonym .
Filmography (director)
- 1962: Il sangue e la sfida
- 1963: In Zorro's footsteps (La cieca di Sorrento)
- 1964: The Victorious Ten (Il trionfo dei dieci gladiatori)
- 1964: Spartacus and the 10 gladiators (Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori)
- 1966: Not a dollar for your life (Un Dollaro di fuoco)
- 1966: Tre notti violenti
- 1966: The red phantom strikes (Superargo contro Diabolikus)
- 1966: Agent Pik As - Orient time bomb (Asso di picche operazione controspionaggio)
- 1968: From Django - with the best recommendations (Uno dopo l'altro)
- 1971: Grazie zio, ci provo anch'io
Web links
- Nick Nostro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Nick Nostro in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano: i registi. Gremese 2002, p. 310
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nostro, Nick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nostro, Nicola (real name); Howard, Nick (pseudonym); Nostro, Nik (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gioia Tauro , Calabria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th June 2014 |
| Place of death | Gioia Tauro , Calabria |