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Also known as Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli

Italian film director and screenwriter (1915–2010)

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Mario Monicelli (1915–2010) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Born in Rome, he began his professional work in 1935 and continued until his death. He was educated at the University of Pisa and held citizenship in the Kingdom of Italy and Italy. Monicelli’s notable works include *Big Deal on Madonna Street*, *Casanova 70*, *The Organizer*, and *The Rogues*. He was also associated with *I Compagni*, *Capelli lunghi*, *I soliti ignoti*, and *La grande guerra*.

Monicelli received several awards, including the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, the Golden Lion, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, and the Silver Bear for Best Director. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. He was a relative of Alberto Mondadori and Arnoldo Mondadori. Monicelli died in Rome in 2010 by suicide.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1915
Died
2010
Works
10

Top works

  • I Compagni
  • Capelli lunghi
  • I soliti ignoti
  • Mario Monicelli, La grande guerra
  • Con il cinema non si scherza

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Directing · Rome, Italy

Mario Monicelli (May 16, 1915 – November 29, 2010) was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana (Comedy Italian style). Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Monicelli,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

  • Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Opera Prima — Self2021
  • Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret — Self - Réalisateur (archive footage)2019
  • Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit — Self (archive footage)2017
  • Vittorio Gassman, le flamboyant — Self2015
  • Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth — Self2014
  • Monicelli: La versione di Mario — Self (archive footage)2012
  • Noi c'eravamo — Self2011
  • Voi siete qui — Self2011
  • Maestro di che! — Self2011

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Italy
Active from
1915
Active to
2010

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
13
Total plays
25

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mario+Monicelli">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
( 1915-05-16 ) 16 May 1915, Rome , Kingdom of Italy
Died
29 November 2010 (2010-11-29) (aged 95), Rome, Italy
Occupations
Screenwriter film director actor
Years active
1935–2010
Awards
Silver Bear for Best Director , 1957: Fathers and Sons , 1976: Caro Michele , 1981: Il Marchese del Grillo , Golden Lion , 1959: The Great War , Career Golden Lion , 1991: Lifetime Achievement

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Encyclopedic overview

Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli ( Italian: [ˈmaːrjo moniˈtʃɛlli]; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Considered one of the greatest Italian directors of his genre, he was one of the masters of the commedia all'italiana ("Italian-style comedy"), was nominated six times for an Academy Award, and received the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1991.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mario Monicelli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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