Carlo Innocenzi (29 April 1899 – 24 March 1962) was an Italian composer.

Life and career

Born in

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, Innocenzi is best known as a composer of musical scores for films; he composed over 150 film scores since 1933.Boco Fedora. ''Gli Umbri: 99 biografie di donne e uomini illustri dalla Latinità al Novecento''. Perugia, 1999. . From 1958 till his death, he focused on

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scores. Innocenzi also composed several pop songs, and some of them were not only commercial hits but also became instant classics, notably "Mille lire al mese" and "Valeria ragazza poco seria". He was married to Sonia Pearlwing, who under the name of Marcella Rivi was the author of the lyrics for several songs composed by him.

Selected filmography

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A Thousand Lire a Month ''A Thousand Lire a Month'' (Italian: ''Mille lire al mese'') is a 1939 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Umberto Melnati and Osvaldo Valenti.Nowell-Smith p.119 It is a rema ...

'' (1939) * '' The First Woman Who Passes'' (1940) * '' Light in the Darkness'' (1941) * '' Disturbance'' (1942) * '' Invisible Chains'' (1942) * '' Two Hearts'' (1943) * '' Un uomo ritorna'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Welcome, Reverend!'' (1950) * '' Song of Spring'' (1951) * '' Auguri e figli maschi!'' (1951) * ''

The Passaguai Family ''The Passaguai Family'' (Italian: ''La Famiglia Passaguai'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film written, starring and directed by Aldo Fabrizi. It also featured Peppino De Filippo, Ave Ninchi and Giovanna Ralli. It was followed by a sequel '' The Pa ...

'' (1951) * ''

Una bruna indiavolata! ''Una bruna indiavolata!'' is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. Cast * Silvana Pampanini as Clara * Ugo Tognazzi as Carlo Soldi * Nando Bruno as Autista del taxi * Carlo Sposito as Giulio Scanagatta * Rocco D' ...

'' (1951) * ''

Three Girls from Rome ''Three Girls from Rome'' ( it, Le ragazze di Piazza Spagna, released as ''Girls of the Spanish Steps'' in the UK) is a 1952 Italian classic comedy drama film directed by Luciano Emmer. Cast *Lucia Bosè as Marisa *Cosetta Greco as Elena *Lilian ...

'' (1952) * '' The Passaguai Family Gets Rich'' (1952) * ''

Article 519, Penal Code ''Article 519, Penal Code'' (Italian: ''Art. 519 codice penale'', French: ''Violence charnelle'') is a 1952 French-Italian crime film directed by Leonardo Cortese and starring Henri Vidal, Cosetta Greco and Paolo Stoppa.Domenico p.280 The film' ...

'' (1952) * '' One of Those'' (1953) * '' My Life Is Yours'' (1953) * ''

Past Lovers ''Past Lovers'' (Italian: ''Amanti del passato'') is a 1953 Italian melodrama film that was directed by Adelchi Bianchi and starring Lia Amanda, Vittorio Sanipoli and Irene Genna."Amanti del passato". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche''. Vol. XXXI ...

'' (1953) * '' Matrimonial Agency'' (1953) * ''

Of Life and Love ''Of Life and Love'' ( it, Questa è la vita) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo Fabrizi, Giorgio Pastina, Mario Soldati and Luigi Zampa. Plot The film tells four episodes from stories written by Luigi Pirandello (from the work: '' ...

'' (1954) * ''

Tears of Love ''Tears of Love'' (Italian: ''Lacrime d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian Musical film, musical melodrama film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Achille Togliani, Katina Ranieri and Otello Toso.Chiti & Poppi p.201 Cast * Achille Togliani as Mario B ...

'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

The Island Monster ''The Island Monster'' (Italian: ''Il mostro dell'isola''/ ''The Monster of the Island'') is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Boris Karloff, Franca Marzi and Germana Paolieri. It was made at Cinecitta ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Boatman of Amalfi ''The Boatman of Amalfi'' (Italian: ''Il barcaiolo di Amalfi'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Mino Roli and starring Mario Vitale, Franca Marzi and Guido Celano.Lancia p.203 The film's sets were designed by the art director Massimil ...

'' (1954) * ''

It Happened at the Police Station ''It Happened at the Police Station'' (Italian: ''Accadde al commissariato'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Walter Chiari.Lanzoni p.18 Cast * Nino Taranto as Police Commis ...

'' (1954) * '' The Prince with the Red Mask'' (1955) * '' The Courier of Moncenisio'' (1956) * ''

Il seduttore ''Il seduttore'' (translation: ''The Seducer'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Rossi. It was adapted from the play by Diego Fabbri. Plot Alberto is forced to face his wife and his two lovers at the same time. Cast * Alb ...

'' (1956) * ''

The Knight of the Black Sword ''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere dalla spada '') is a 1956 Italian historical adventure film directed by and Luigi Capuano and starring Marina Berti, Steve Barclay Stephen Paul Barclay (born 3 May 1972) is a Br ...

'' (1956) * ''

Andalusia Express ''Andalusia Express'' (Italian:''Il mondo sarà nostro'', Spanish:''El expreso de Andalucía'') is a 1956 Italian-Spanish drama film directed by Francisco Rovira Beleta and starring Jorge Mistral, Marisa de Leza and Mara Berni. Synopsis A form ...

'' (1956) * '' Supreme Confession'' (1956) * ''

The Lady Doctor ''The Lady Doctor'' ( it, Totò, Vittorio e la dottoressa, also known as ''Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot Michele and Gennaro work as attendants in the investigation agency ...

'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Il marito'' (1959) * ''

Attack of the Moors ''Attack of the Moors'' ( it, I Reali di Francia), also known as ''The Kings of France'', is a 1959 Italian adventure film directed by Mario Costa and starring Chelo Alonso, Rik Battaglia and Gérard Landry. Plot Cast * Chelo Alonso as ...

'' (1959) * ''

La cambiale ''La cambiale'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot Commander Bruscatelli, before being imprisoned, leaves the Posalaquaglia cousins a bill of exchange which they give to Temistocle Bisogni in compensation for t ...

'' (1959) * '' The Two Rivals'' (1960) * ''

The Loves of Hercules ''The Loves of Hercules'' ( it, Gli amori di Ercole) is a 1960 international co-production film starring Jayne Mansfield and her then husband Mickey Hargitay. The film was distributed internationally as ''Hercules vs. the Hydra''. Plot While H ...

'' (1960) * ''David and Goliath'' (1960) * ''

Mill of the Stone Women ''Mill of the Stone Women'' ( it, Il mulino delle donne di pietra) is a 1960 Italian horror film directed by Giorgio Ferroni, starring Pierre Brice and Scilla Gabel. It follows a journalist writing a story on a sculptor in 19th-century Holland ...

'' (1960) * ''

Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...

'' (1961) * '' The Centurion'' (1961) * ''

Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops ''Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops'' (Italian: ''Maciste nella terra dei ciclopi'') is a 1961 Italian Gothic horror film starring Gordon Mitchell and Chelo Alonso. Plot Queen Capys is doomed to a life of slavery by the Powers of Darkness until ...

'' (1961) * '' Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan'' (1961) * '' The Vengeance of Ursus'' (1961) * ''

The Seven Revenges ''The Seven Revenges'' ( it, Le sette sfide, also known as ''Ivan the Conqueror'') is a 1961 Italian adventure film directed by Primo Zeglio. It features American actress Elaine Stewart and was filmed in Yugoslavia. Plot The leaders of Circas ...

'' (1961) * '' Revolt of the Mercenaries'' (1961) * '' Goliath Against the Giants'' (1961) * ''

The Fury of Hercules ''The Fury of Hercules'' ( it, La furia di Ercole) is a 1962 peplum film written and directed by Gianfranco Parolini. Plot Hercules is reached by the slave Daria, who informes him that his country has fallen into the hands of the tyrant Meniste ...

'' (1962)

References

External links

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