Nicola Manzari
Nicola Manzari (born November 14, 1908 in Bari , † April 28, 1991 in Rome ) was an Italian playwright , screenwriter and film director .
Life
Manzari had already been successful as a playwright for several years when he began working as a screenwriter in 1940; initially with a work based on his own comedy, Tutto per la donna . By the mid-1950s he produced numerous, afterwards occasional, works of craftsmanship, but clear conventionality and regular audience success; from the 1960s also for television. In 1942 and the following year, Manzari also directed twice. He was also active on the radio.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1942: Una notte dopo l'opera
- 1943: Quarta pagina
script
- 1940: Tutto per la donna
- 1951: women and rebels (Donne e briganti)
- 1956: The female slaves of Carthage (Le schiave di Cartagine)
- 1956: Totò, Peppino and the easy girl (Totò, Peppino e… la malafemmina)
- 1970: The law of silence (E venne il giorno dei limoni neri)
- 1975: An eye for an eye (La città sconvolta: caccia spietata ai rapitori)
Web links
- Nicola Manzari in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, p. 264
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manzari, Nicola |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian playwright, screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 14, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bari |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1991 |
| Place of death | Rome |