Amleto Palermi (11 July 1889 – 20 April 1941) was an Italian

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and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1914 and 1942. He directed ''

The Old Lady ''The Old Lady'' ( it, La vecchia signora) is a 1932 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi. It features Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film. Cast * Emma Gramatica as Maria * Nella Maria Bonora as Bianchina * Maurizio D'Ancora as ...

'', which starred

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in his first sound film.

Selected filmography

* '' The Story of a Poor Young Man'' (1920) * ''

A Woman's Story ''A Woman's Story'' or ''The Story of One Woman'' (Italian: ''La storia di una donna'') is a 1920 Italian silent drama film directed by Eugenio Perego and starring Pina Menichelli, Luigi Serventi and Livio Pavanelli. A single mother has to work ...

'' (1920) * '' The Second Wife'' (1922) * ''

La dama de Chez Maxim's ''La dama de Chez Maxim's'' is a 1923 Italian silent comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Carmen Boni, Alfredo Martinelli and Pina Menichelli. It is an adaptation of the 1899 play '' La Dame de chez Maxim'' by Georges Feydeau. ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Last Days of Pompeii ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. The novel was inspired by the painting ''The Last Day of Pompeii'' by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulwer-Lytton had seen in Milan. It culminates in ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Flight in the Night ''The Flight in the Night'' (German: ''Die Flucht in die Nacht'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Conrad Veidt, Robert Scholz and Angelo Ferrari.Soister & Battle p.193-196 It was based on the play '' Henry IV' ...

'' (1926) * '' Floretta and Patapon'' (1927) * ''

The Confessions of a Woman ''The Confessions of a Woman'' (Italian: ''Le confessioni di una donna'') is a 1928 Italian silent drama film directed by Amleto Palermi.Bayman p.90 The film relates a woman falling into high-class prostitution, and her eventual redemption. It i ...

'' (1928) * ''

'' (1932) * '' Zaganella and the Cavalier'' (1932) * '' La segretaria per tutti'' (1933) *''

Nini Falpala ''Ninì Falpalà'' is a 1933 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Dina Galli, Renzo Ricci and Elsa De Giorgi.Chiti & Poppi p.237 It is based on a play by Augusto Novelli, and was shot at the Caesar Film ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

The Matchmaker ''The Matchmaker'' is a 1954 play by Thornton Wilder, a rewritten version of his 1938 play ''The Merchant of Yonkers''. History The play has a long and colorful history. John Oxenford's 1835 one-act farce ''A Day Well Spent'' had been exte ...

'' (1934) * '' God's Will Be Done'' (1936) * ''

Il signor Max ''Il Signor Max'' is a 1937 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica and Assia Noris. Plot Gianni is a poor, young newspaper salesman in Rome. However, during his vacations h ...

'' (1937) * '' To Live'' (1937) * ''

The Two Misanthropists ''The Two Misanthropists'' (Italian: ''I due misantropi'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" historical comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Camillo Pilotto, María Denis and Nino Besozzi.Chiti & Poppi p.119-20 It was shot at t ...

'' (1937) * ''

The Black Corsair ''The Black Corsair'' is an 1898 adventure novel written by Italian novelist Emilio Salgari. Set in the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy, the novel narrates the exploits of Emilio Roccanera, Lord of Ventimiglia and his attempts to ave ...

'' (1937) * ''

Naples of Olden Times ''Naples of Olden Times'' (Italy: ''Napoli d'altri tempi'') is a 1938 Italian musical comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Vittorio De Sica, Emma Gramatica and Elisa Cegani.Gundle p.153 It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. Synopsis At ...

'' (1938) * '' Departure'' (1938) * ''

The Two Mothers ''The Two Mothers'' (Italian: ''Le due madri'') is a 1938 Italian drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Vittorio De Sica, María Denis and Renato Cialente.Cardullo p.268 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets ...

'' (1938) * ''

Naples Will Never Die ''Naples Will Never Die'' (Italian: ''Napoli che non muore'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Fosco Giachetti, Marie Glory and Paola Barbara.Liehm p.22 A young French tourist on holiday in Naples meets and fa ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Sons of the Marquis Lucera ''The Sons of the Marquis Lucera'' (Italian: ''I figli del marchese Lucera'') is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Armando Falconi, Caterina Boratto and Sergio Tofano. It is based on a play of the same name by Gh ...

'' (1939) * ''

Saint John, the Beheaded ''Saint John, the Beheaded'' (Italian: ''San Giovanni decollato'') is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and Giorgio Bianchi and starring Totò, Titina De Filippo and Silvana Jachino.Moliterno p.316 It was based on a play by ...

'' (1940) * '' The Sinner'' (1940) * '' The Happy Ghost'' (1941)

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* 1889 births 1941 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Writers from Rome 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-director-stub