Giacomo Gentilomo (5 April 1909 – 16 April 2001) was an Italian

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and

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Biography

Born in

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, at very young age Gentilomo moved to

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, where at 21 years old he entered the cinema industry, working as a script survivor and an assistant director. Active between 1933 and 1937 as a film editor, in 1939 he debuted as a director with ''Il Carnevale di Venezia''. In 1945 his film ''O sole mio'' got critical acclaim, but later his career was mainly devoted to genre films, and failed to achieve significant critical interest. Dissatisfied with cinema, in the mid-1960s Gentilomo decided to abandon films and to fulfill his passion for painting.

Filmography

* '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (directed by

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, 1934) * '' I Love You Only'' (directed by Mario Mattoli, 1935) *''

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'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' Sinfonia di Roma'' (1937, short) * ''

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'' (directed by

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, 1937) * ''

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'' (1939) * '' Ecco la radio!'' (1940) * ''

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'' (1940) * '' Brivido'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Pazzo d'amore'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

O sole mio "O sole mio" () is a well-known Neapolitan song written in 1898. Its Neapolitan language lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the music was composed by Eduardo di Capua (1865–1917) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (1878–1972).. The title tran ...

'' (1946) * '' The Lovers'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

Snow White and the Seven Thieves ''Snow White and the Seven Thieves'' ( it, Biancaneve e i sette ladri) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It is loosely based on the novella ''Il ladro'' by Anton Germano Rossi. Cast * Peppino De Filippo: Peppino Bi ...

'' (1949) * ''

Hawk of the Nile ''Hawk of the Nile'' ( it, Lo sparviero del Nilo) is a 1950 Italian adventure film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Enzo Fiermonte and Silvana Pampanini. Plot In the first half of the nineteenth century the young Leila left Paris, wher ...

'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' El Sakr'' (1950) * '' The Young Caruso'' (1951) * ''

The Accusation ''The Accusation'' ( it, Atto d'accusa) is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. Cast * Lea Padovani as Irene * Marcello Mastroianni as Renato La Torre * Andrea Checchi as Inspector Constantini * as Miss Inghirami * Em ...

'' (1951) * '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (1952) * ''

Immortal Melodies ''Immortal Melodies'' ( it, Melodie immortali, also known as ''Mascagni'') is a 1952 Italian musical-biographical melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Pierre Cressoy and Carla Del Poggio. It is based on real life events of c ...

'' (1953) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1954) * ''

Appassionatamente ''Appassionatamente'' (i.e. "Passionately") is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Amedeo Nazzari and Myriam Bru. It is loosely based on the drama play ''La Dame de Saint-Tropez'' by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois ...

'' (1954) * '' Una voce una chitarra e un pò di luna'' (1956) * ''

La trovatella di Pompei ''La trovatella di Pompei'' (i.e. "The foundling of Pompei") is a 1957 Italian melodrama film co-written and directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Massimo Girotti and Alessandra Panaro. Plot Pompeii. Maria, is a girl raised by the loving ...

'' (1957) * ''

The Dragon's Blood ''The Dragon's Blood'' ( it, Sigfrido) is a 1957 Italian fantasy film co-written and directed by Giacomo Gentilomo. It is based on Richard Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen''. Plot The dying Siegland reaches the house of the dwarf Mime, beggi ...

'' (1957) * ''

Knight Without a Country ''Knight Without a Country'' ( it, Il cavaliere senza terra, also known as ''The Faceless Rider'') is a 1959 Italian adventure film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Gérard Landry and Constance Smith. Plot Cast * Gérard Landry as ...

'' (1958) * ''

Maciste contro il vampiro ''Goliath and the Vampires'' ( it, Maciste contro il vampiro) is a 1961 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Sergio Corbucci and Giacomo Gentilomo. Plot Set in the ancient world, this film follows a powerful muscular man out to battle a vampire a ...

'' (1961) * '' The Last of the Vikings'' (1961) * ''

Charge of the Black Lancers ''Charge of the Black Lancers'' ( it, I lancieri neri) is a 1962 adventure film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and starring Mel Ferrer, Yvonne Furneaux and Leticia Román. Cast * Mel Ferrer as Andrea * Yvonne Furneaux as Jassa * Leticia Ro ...

'' (1962) * ''

Brennus, Enemy of Rome ''Brenno il nemico di Roma'' ( ''Brennus, Enemy of Rome'' and ''Battle of the Spartans'') is a 1963 film about the sack of Rome in 387 BC. This film was written by Adriano Bolzoni, Arpad DeRiso and Nino Scolaro and was directed by Giacomo Gen ...

'' (1963) * ''

Slave Girls of Sheba ''Slave Girls of Sheba'' ( it, Le verdi bandiere di Allah, lit=The Green Flag of Allah) is a 1963 adventure film directed by Giacomo Gentilomo and Guido Zurli. Cast * José Suárez: Omar * Linda Cristal: Olivia * Cristina Gaioni: Ursula * ...

'' (1963) * '' Hercules Against the Moon Men'' (1964)

References

External links

* 1909 births 2001 deaths Italian film directors Italian film editors {{italy-film-director-stub