Romolo Marcellini

Romolo Marcellini (born October 6, 1910 in Montecosaro , † June 3, 1999 in Civitanova Marche ) was an Italian film director and screenwriter .

Life

Marcellini completed a degree in economics and initially worked as a journalist. In 1934 he wrote his first screenplay; After working for documentary strips, which also took him to Africa, he became assistant director for Gallones Scipione l'Africano in 1937 and shot some scenes himself, such as the battle scene. His documentary La grande olimpiade about the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome was made in 1961 nominated for an Oscar . In addition to his feature films , which often contained documentary elements, he worked as a short film director well into old age .

Filmography (selection)

• 1934: Stadio - screenplay - director: Carlo Campogalliani
• 1937: Scipione l'Africano - assistant director - directed by Carmine Gallone
• 1937: Sentinelle di bronzo
• 1939: Grano fra due battaglie
• 1939: La conquista dell'aria
• 1940: L'uomo della legione
• 1940: I pirati del golfo
• 1942: MAS
• 1943: Inviati speciali - war report
• 1948: war against war! (Guerra alla guerra)
• 1951: Five Girls and a Man (A Tale of Five Cities) (Episode: Rome)
• 1953: Dieci anni della nostra vita (documentary film)
• 1955: The Rommel Treasure (Il tesoro di Rommel)
• 1957: The betrothed of death (I fidanzati della morte)
• 1959: Love has many faces (Le orientali)
• 1960: The great games (La grande olimpiade) (documentary)
• 1963: Two Italians watch the USSR (Russia sotto inchiesta) (documentary) (co-director)
• 1963: The Taboos of the World (I tabù) (Documentary)
• 1965: I tabù n.2 (documentary film)
• 1969: Nell'anno della luna
• 1980: Racconti dei cinque cerchi

Web links

• Romolo Marcellini in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del Cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 265