Duilio Coletti (28 December 1906 – 22 May 1999) was an Italian

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and

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. He directed 29 films between 1934 and 1977.

Career

Born in

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, he took a degree in medicine and surgery and practiced the profession for a short time. He entered the film industry as a screenwriter and assistant director in early 1930s, then made his directorial debut in 1935 with ''Pierpin''. Coletti specialized in films of great spectacular impact and was particularly appreciated in the direction of action movies. His film ''

Submarine Attack ''La Grande Speranza'' (''The Big Hope''), retitled ''Submarine Attack'' and ''Torpedo Zone'' in English, is a 1954 Italian anti-war film starring Lois Maxwell, Renato Baldini and Earl Cameron. It won the Special Prize of the Senate of Berlin, and ...

'' was entered into the 4th Berlin International Film Festival. He was a member of the jury at the

8th Berlin International Film Festival The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Swe ...

Selected filmography

* ''

The Fornaretto of Venice ''The Fornaretto of Venice'' (Italian: ''Il fornaretto di Venezia'') is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Roberto Villa, Elsa De Giorgi and Clara Calamai.Forgacs & Gundle p.162 It is an adaptation of the ...

'' (1939) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) * ''

The Mask of Cesare Borgia ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (Italian: ''La maschera di Cesare Borgia'') is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Osvaldo Valenti, Elsa De Giorgi and Carlo Tamberlani. Coletti asserted that the 1948 20th C ...

'' (1941) * '' The Adulteress'' (1946) * ''

Bullet for Stefano ''Bullet for Stefano'' ( it, Il Passatore, also known as ''The Ferryman'') is a 1947 Italian adventure-drama-crime film written and directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Rossano Brazzi and Valentina Cortese. It is loosely based on real-life eve ...

'' (1947) * ''

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'' (Cuore) (1948) * ''

The Earth Cries Out ''The Earth Cries Out'' ( it, Il grido della terra, also known as ''Exodus'') is a 1948 Italian action-drama film directed by Duilio Coletti. In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of a retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" ...

'' (Il grido della terra) (1948) * ''

The Wolf of the Sila ''The Wolf of the Sila'' (Italian: ''Il lupo della Sila'') is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Silvana Mangano, Amedeo Nazzari and Vittorio Gassman.Forgacs & Gundle p.166 Much of the film was shot on location around ...

'' (1949) * ''

Romanzo d'amore ''Romanzo d'amore'' is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Duilio Coletti. Cast * Rossano Brazzi as Enrico Toselli * Danielle Darrieux as Archduchess Louise of Austria * Olinto Cristina * Jone Morino * Vira Silenti * Elena ...

'' (1950) * '' Free Escape'' (1951) * ''

Wanda la peccatrice ''The Shameless Sex'' ( it, Wanda la peccatrice, also known as ''Wanda the Sinner'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Duilio Coletti. Plot Stefano, a naval officer for some time not operating on ships following a removal and therefo ...

'' (1952) * ''

The Piano Tuner Has Arrived ''The Piano Tuner Has Arrived'' (Italian: ''È arrivato l'accordatore'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Virgilio Riento.Segrave & Martin p.52 The film's sets were design ...

'' (1952) * '' Hell Raiders of the Deep'' (I sette dell'orsa maggiore), a.k.a. ''Human Torpedoes'' (1952) * ''

'' (1954) * '' Folgore Division'' (Divisione Folgore) (1954) * ''

Bella non piangere! Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in ...

'' (1955) * '' The House of Intrigue'' (Londra chiama Polo Nord), a.k.a. ''London Calling North Pole'' (1956) * ''

The Italians They Are Crazy ''The Italians They Are Crazy'' (Italian: ''Gli italiani sono matti'') is a 1958 Italian-German comedy film directed by Duilio Coletti and Luis María Delgado and starring Victor McLaglen, Folco Lulli and Gabriella Pallotta Gabriella Pallotta ( ...

'' (Gli italiani sono matti) (1958) * ''

Under Ten Flags ''Under Ten Flags'' ( it, Sotto dieci bandiere) is a 1960 Italian-American war film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Van Heflin, Charles Laughton, and Mylène Demongeot. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. ...

'' (1960) * '' Black City'' (Il re di Poggioreale) (1961) * ''

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'' (1968)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coletti, Duilio 1906 births 1999 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian film producers Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers