Ugo Amadoro

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Ugo Costanzo Gregorio Amadoro (* 5. February 1908 in Luco dei Marsi , L'Aquila , † after 1977) was an Italian film director of short films and assistant director and animator .

Life

Amadoro came to Rome in 1932 and was responsible for INCOM productions until the 1950s, especially as technical director of the Instituto Luce in the field of animation, where he also directed one of the few shadow play films, Pinocchio (1930). For feature films, he gained experience as assistant director to Carlo Campogalliani and Vittorio De Sica . During the 1960s he made the special effects possible for some films and directed part of the horror film Seddok himself - in the 1940s he had already made four short films independently. His only self-directed feature film, Piume al vento from 1950, deals with an episode from the First World War. His directorial work for it was described as very reserved .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1930: Pinocchio (animation film)
  • 1940: Due popoli, una terra (short film)
  • 1942: La mecca dei desideri (short film)
  • 1946: La vita risorge (short film)
  • 1946: Piccola repubblica (short film)
  • 1950: Piume al vento (director, screenplay)
  • 1961: Seddok, the strangler with the devil's claws ( Seddok ) (special effects and direction of the monster scenes)
  • 1964: Maciste e la regina di Samar (special effects)
  • 1977: Gli uccisori (special effects)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/Cultura%20e%20Spettacoli/10_pinocchio/
  2. ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 20
  3. ^ F. Gabella, in: Intermezzo 9/10, May 31, 1951
personal data
SURNAME Amadoro, Ugo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Amadoro, Ugo Costanzo Gregorio (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian short film director and assistant director as well as animation filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH February 5, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Luco dei Marsi , L'Aquila Province
DATE OF DEATH after 1977