Armando Crispino (18 October 1924 – 6 October 2003) was an Italian
film director
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and
screenwriter
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He was born in
Biella
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. He directed nine films between 1966 and 1975. He also wrote for nine films between 1965 and 1975. He also directed two Italian horror films, ''
Autopsy
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and ''
The Dead Are Alive
''The Dead Are Alive'' ( it, L'etrusco uccide ancora / ''The Etruscan Kills Again'') is a 1972 giallo film by Italian director Armando Crispino, with music by Riz Ortolani, and starring Alex Cord, Samantha Eggar and John Marley. It was released i ...
''.
Selected filmography
* ''
Pleasant Nights
''Pleasant Nights'' ( it, Le piacevoli notti) is a 1966 Italian comedy film directed by Armando Crispino and Luciano Lucignani and starring Vittorio Gassman and Gina Lollobrigida.
Plot
Three comedic tales set in the Middle Ages.
Cast
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'' (1966 - director)
* ''
Commandos
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'' (1968 - director)
* ''
The Dead Are Alive
''The Dead Are Alive'' ( it, L'etrusco uccide ancora / ''The Etruscan Kills Again'') is a 1972 giallo film by Italian director Armando Crispino, with music by Riz Ortolani, and starring Alex Cord, Samantha Eggar and John Marley. It was released i ...
'' (1972 - director) (aka "The Etruscan Kills Again")
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* '']Autopsy
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'' (1975 - director) (aka "Macchie Solari"/ "Sunspots")
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1924 births
2003 deaths
People from the Province of Biella
Italian film directors
Giallo film directors
Italian male screenwriters
20th-century Italian male writers
20th-century Italian screenwriters
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