Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and screenwriter. Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, the son of the director Armando, he debuted as assistant director in the films of his father, and later collaborated with, among others,

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and

Raffaello Matarazzo Raffaello Matarazzo (17 August 1909 – 17 May 1966) was an Italian filmmaker. Life Matarazzo started writing film reviews for the Roman newspaper ''Il Tevere'' before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines. His first films w ...

. He made his directorial debut in 1964, with ''

In ginocchio da te "In ginocchio da te" () is a 1964 Italian song composed by Franco Migliacci (lyrics) and Bruno Zambrini (music), arranged by Ennio Morricone and performed by Gianni Morandi. Background Morandi initially didn't want to record the song, conside ...

'', a

musicarello The musicarello (; plural: musicarelli) is a film subgenre which emerged in Italy and which is characterised by the presence in main roles of young singers, already famous among their peers, and their new record album. In the films there are alm ...

with

Gianni Morandi Gianni Morandi (; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer. Early life Gian Luigi Morandi was born in a little village called Monghidoro on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. His father Renato was active within the I ...

which was panned by critics but which got a large commercial success. Fizzarotti then directed several films of the same genre, starring some of the most important Italian singers of the time.Renato Venturelli, ''Nessuno ci può giudicare: il lungo viaggio del cinema musicale italiano'', Fahrenheit 451, 1998. . His career also include the

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

'' I'll Sell My Skin Dearly'' and ''

Sgarro alla camorra ''Sgarro alla camorra'' (i.e. "Offence to the Camorra") is a 1973 Italian musical- crime film written and directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti and starring Mario Merola at his film debut. It is regarded as the first sceneggiata film and as a ...

'', the first sceneggiata film, which marked the film debut of Mario Merola.

Selected filmography

* ''

Naples Is Always Naples ''Naples Is Always Naples'' (Italian: ''Napoli è sempre Napoli'') is a 1954 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Armando Fizzarotti and starring Lea Padovani, Renato Baldini and Ubaldo Lay.Chiti & Poppi p.244 The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1954) *''

'' (1964) * ''

Tears on Your Face ''Tears on Your Face'' (Italian: ''Una lacrima sul viso'') is a 1964 Italian " musicarello" film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. It is named after the Bobby Solo's hit song " Una lacrima sul viso".Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - Dizionario dei ...

'' (1964) *''

Se non avessi più te ''Se non avessi più te'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. Cast *Gianni Morandi as Gianni Traimonti * Laura Efrikian as Carla Todisco * Anna Maria Polani as Isabel de Villalba *Nino Taranto as Ten. An ...

'' (1965) *''

Non son degno di te ''Non son degno di te'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. Cast *Gianni Morandi as Gianni Traimonti * Laura Efrikian as Carla Todisco * Gino Bramieri as Ginone Traimonti *Nino Taranto as Antonio Todisco ...

'' (1965) *''

Perdono "Perdono" (also released under the title "Xdono"; ) is a 2001 song recorded by Italian singer Tiziano Ferro. Released on May 12, 2001, it was the singer's debut single and the lead single from his album '' Rosso Relativo'', which was released f ...

'' (1966) *'' Nessuno mi può giudicare'' (1966) *'' Mi vedrai tornare'' (1966) *'' Stasera mi butto'' (1967) *''

Soldati e capelloni ''Soldati e capelloni'' is a 1967 Italian " musicarello" comedy film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti, written by Augusto Caminito and Giovanni Grimaldi, produced by Franco Cittadini and Stenio Fiorentini and starred by Franco Lantieri, Brizi ...

'' (1967) *''

Vendo cara la pelle ''I'll Sell My Skin Dearly'' ( it, Vendo cara la pelle) is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti Ettore Maria Fizzarotti (1916–1985) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples, th ...

'' (1968) *''

Chimera Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Greek for " she-goat") originally referred to: * Chimera (mythology), a fire-breathing monster of Ancient Lycia said to combine parts from multiple animals * Mount Chimaera, a fire-spewing region of Lycia or Cilicia ...

'' (1968) *'' Il suo nome è Donna Rosa'' (1969) *'' Mezzanotte d'amore'' (1970) *''

Angeli senza paradiso ''Angeli senza paradiso'' ("''Angels without Paradise''") is a 1970 Italian "musicarello" directed by Ettore Maria Fizzarotti. It is an unofficial remake of the 1933 film '' Gently My Songs Entreat'' by Willi Forst.Daniele Magni, ''Cuori matti - ...

'' (1970) *''

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'' (1971) *''

'' (1973)

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* 1916 births 1985 deaths Italian film directors Film people from Naples 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-director-stub