Carlo Infascelli (31 August 1913 - 30 October 1984) was an Italian producer, director, screenwriter and journalist.

Life and career

Born in

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, Infascelli started his career as a producer in the early 1940s. Shortly after the end of the World War II, following a journey to Sweden he bought the rights to import and distribute several 1930s and 1940s Swedish films in Italy, and from then he started an intense activity of importer, making the Italian audience discover directors such as

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and

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. In the 1950s, starting from ''

Half a Century of Song ''Half a Century of Song'' ( it, Canzoni di mezzo secolo) is a 1952 Italian anthology comedy film by Domenico Paolella. Plot Cast * Marco Vicario * Cosetta Greco * Anna Maria Ferrero * Franco Interlenghi * Maria Fiore * Flora Mariel * Olga Vil ...

'', he got large success with a series of musical

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comedy films directed by

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. Starting from 1963 he also wrote and directed a number of films, mainly comedies. He abandoned the cinema industry in 1977, following the death of his son Roberto.

Selected filmography

* '' Cavalcade of Song '' (1953) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' Red and Black'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955)

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* 1910s births 1984 deaths Italian film producers Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Film people from Rome Journalists from Rome 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-bio-stub