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Pietro Germi

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Pietro Germi

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Italian screenwriter, director, actor (1914–1974)

Person · Open Library

Born
1914
Works
2

Top works

  • Sedotta e abbandonata
  • Sedotta e abbondonata

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Directing · Genoa, Liguria, Italy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pietro Germi (14 September 1914, Genoa - 5 December 1974) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. Germi was born in Genoa, Liguria, to a lower-middle class family. He was a messenger and briefly attended nautical school before deciding on a career in acting. He studied acting and directing at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. During…

Known for

  • Marcello, una vita dolce — Self (archive footage)2006
  • A Man Named John — Pontiff's Father1965
  • The Lovemakers — Stefano1961
  • Blood Feud — Bolognesi1961
  • Lipstick — Commissario Fioresi1960
  • Five Branded Women — Partisan Commander1960
  • The Facts of Murder — Il Dott. Ingravallo1959
  • Man of Straw — Andrea1958
  • The Railroad Man — Andrea Marcocci1956
  • Cinépanorama — Self1956

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Italy
Active from
1914
Active to
1974

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4
Total plays
5

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Key facts

Born
( 1914-09-14 ) 14 September 1914, Genoa , Kingdom of Italy
Died
5 December 1974 (1974-12-05) (aged 60), Rome , Italy
Occupations
Screenwriter film director actor
Years active
1939–1974
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Pietro Germi ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro ˈdʒɛrmi]; 14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor, noted for his development of the neorealist and commedia all'italiana genres.

His 1961 film Divorce Italian Style earned him a Best Original Screenplay Oscar and a Best Director nomination at the 35th Academy Awards. Seven of his films competed at the Cannes Film Festival, with his 1966 comedy The Birds, the Bees and the Italians winning the Palme d'Or.

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

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