Giorgio Capitani (29 December 1927 – 25 March 2017) 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 A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 2012. He also wrote for 12 films. He was born in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, France.

Selected filmography

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The Flame That Will Not Die ''The Flame That Will Not Die'' (Italian: ''Fiamma che non si spegne'') is a 1949 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Gino Cervi, María Denis and Leonardo Cortese.Bonsaver & Gordon p.104 It is based on the story of S ...

'' (1949, dir.

Vittorio Cottafavi Vittorio Cottafavi (30 January 1914 – 14 December 1998) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1943 and 1985. His film '' Il diavolo sulle colline'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at th ...

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A Woman Has Killed ''A Woman Has Killed'' (Italian: ''Una donna ha ucciso'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama crime film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. While on a train journey a young woman tells another passenger how she murdered her husband, a British army officer.B ...

'' (1952, dir.

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Milady and the Musketeers ''Milady and the Musketeers'' (Italian: ''Il boia di Lilla'', also known as ''Vengeance of the Musketeers'' and ''La vita avventurosa di Milady'') is 1952 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Rossa ...

'' (1952, dir.

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For You I Have Sinned ''For You I Have Sinned'' ( it, Per salvarti ho peccato) is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Costa and starring Pierre Cressoy, Milly Vitale and Frank Latimore.Parish & Canham p.63 Cast * Pierre Cressoy as Guido * Milly Vitale ...

'' (1953, dir. Mario Costa) * '' Piscatore 'e Pusilleco'' (1954) * '' The Valiant'' (1962, dir.

Roy Ward Baker Roy Ward Baker (born Roy Horace Baker; 19 December 1916 – 5 October 2010) was an English film director. His best known film is ''A Night to Remember (1958 film), A Night to Remember'' (1958) which won a Golden Globe for Golden Globe Award for ...

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Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele ''Axel Munthe, The Doctor of San Michele'' (german: Axel Munthe – Der Arzt von San Michele) is a 1962 biographical drama film directed by Giorgio Capitani, Rudolf Jugert and Georg Marischka. It stars O.W. Fischer in the title role along with Ro ...

'' (1962) * ''

Samson and His Mighty Challenge ''Samson and His Mighty Challenge'' is a 1964 Italian sword-and-sandal film, released in 1965 at the very tail end of the peplum craze. Its original title was ''Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus gli invincibili'' (''Hercules, Samson, Maciste, and ...

'' (1964) * ''

The Ruthless Four ''The Ruthless Four'' ( it, Ognuno per sé, lit=Everyone for Himself) is a 1968 Western film directed by Giorgio Capitani and starring Van Heflin. Cast * Van Heflin as Sam Cooper * Gilbert Roland as Mason * Klaus Kinski as Brent the Blonde ...

'' (1968) * ''

The Archangel ''The Archangel'' ( it, L'arcangelo) is a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani and starring Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman as Fulvio Bertuccia * Pamela Tiffin as Gloria Bianchi * Irina Demick as Sig.ra Tarocchi Rod ...

'' (1969) * '' Sex Pot'' (1975) * ''

Pane, burro e marmellata ''Pane, burro e marmellata'' (translation: "Bread, Butter and Marmalade") is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani and starring Enrico Montesano. Cast * Enrico Montesano as Bruno Desantis * Rossana Podestà as Simona * Claudi ...

'' (1977) * ''

Lobster for Breakfast ''Aragosta a colazione'' (internationally released as ''Lobster for Breakfast'') is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. For his performance in this film and in '' Il ladrone'', Enrico Montesano was awarded with a Special Davi ...

'' (1979) * ''

I Hate Blondes ''I Hate Blondes'' (Italian: ''Odio le bionde'') is a 1980 Italian crime comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. Plot Cast * Enrico Montesano as Emilio Serrantoni * Jean Rochefort as Donald * Corinne Cléry as Angelica * Marina Lang ...

'' (1980)

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