Luigi Zampa (2 January 1905 – 16 August 1991) was an Italian film director.

Biography

Son of a worker, Zampa studied filmmaking from 1932 to 1937 at the Italian film school

Centro sperimentale di cinematografia The Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Experimental Film Centre or Italian National film school) was established in 1935 in Italy and aims to promote the art and technique of cinematography and film. The centre is the oldest film school in ...

in Rome. He directed several Italian neorealism films in the 1940s. In 1949 he filmed ''

Alarm Bells ''Alarm Bells'' (Italian: ''Campane a martello'') is a 1949 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Gina Lollobrigida, Yvonne Sanson and Eduardo De Filippo. Location shooting took place on Ischia in the Gulf of Naples. The fil ...

'' on

Ischia Ischia ( , , ) is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about from Naples. It is the largest of the Phlegrean Islands. Roughly trapezoidal in shape, it measures approximately east to ...

, and also shot a separate British version under the title '' Children of Chance''. During the 1950s and 1960s, he became a director of several successful films belonging to the

Commedia all'italiana Commedia all'italiana (, pl. Commedie all'italiana, "Comedy in the Italian way") or Italian-style comedy is an Italian film genre born in Italy in the 1950s and developed in the 1960s and 1970s. It is widely considered to have started with Mar ...

genre, some starring

Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...

Filmography

as director

*1933 Risveglio di una città *1941

L'attore scomparso ''L'attore scomparso'' ("The Actor Died") is a 1941 Italian film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Vivi Gioi. It is a remake of the German film ''Was wird hier gespielt?'' (1940) based on the eponymous play by Theo Lingen. Cast * Vivi Gioi ...

*1942

C'è sempre un ma! ''C'è sempre un ma!'' is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Carla Del Poggio. Cast * Carla Del Poggio as Carla * Adriana Benetti as Giulia * Rubi Dalma as Laura * Jone Morino as Isabella * Ar ...

*1942 The Adventures of Fra Diavolo (''Fra' Diavolo'') *1942 Signorinette *1945

L'abito nero da sposa ''L'abito nero da sposa'' () is a 1945 Italian historical drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Fosco Giachetti. It is based on the play ''The Cardinal'' by Louis N. Parker. Cast * Fosco Giachetti as Il cardinale Giovanni de Medici * ...

*1946

A Yank in Rome ''A Yank in Rome'' ( it, Un americano in vacanza) is a 1946 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Valentina Cortese. Cast * Valentina Cortese as Maria, La maestrina * Andrea Checchi as Roberto * Leo Dale as Dick * Adolfo Cel ...

(''Un Americano in vacanza'') *1947 To Live in Peace (''Vivere in pace'') *1947

L'onorevole Angelina ''Angelina'' ( it, L'onorevole Angelina) is a 1947 film directed by Luigi Zampa. The star of the film is Anna Magnani, who won ''Volpi Cup'' prize for "Best Actress" at the Venice Film Festival. Zampa was nominated for a ''Golden Lion''. The film ...

*1948 Difficult Years (''Anni difficili'') *1949 ''

'' (Campane a martello) *1949 Children of Chance *1950 The White Line (''Cuori senza frontiere'') *1951

Rome-Paris-Rome ''Rome-Paris-Rome'' ( it, Signori, in carrozza!) is a 1951 French-Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Aldo Fabrizi, Sophie Desmarets and Peppino De Filippo. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location in ...

(''Signori, in carrozza!'') *1951

His Last Twelve Hours ''His Last Twelve Hours'' (French: ''Pour l'amour du ciel'', Italian: ''È più facile che un cammello...'') is a 1951 French-Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Jean Gabin, Mariella Lotti and Elli Parvo. The film's sets w ...

(''È più facile che un cammello...'') *1952

The City Stands Trial ''The City Stands Trial'' ( it, Processo alla città) is a 1952 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Amedeo Nazzari, is based on a revisiting of the Cuocolo murders and the struggle for control of Naples by the Camorra in the ...

(''Processo alla città'') *1953

We, the Women ''We, the Women'' (also known as ''Of Life and Love'' and in it, Siamo donne) is a 1953 Italian portmanteau film divided into five segments and directed by five different directors. Four of these segments focus upon alleged events in the privat ...

(''Siamo donne'') episode Isa Miranda *1953

Easy Years ''Easy Years'' ( it, Anni facili) is a 1953 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Nino Taranto. Cast *Nino Taranto as Professor Luigi De Francesco *Clelia Matania as Rosina, his wife *Giovanna Ralli as Teresa, his daughter *Gino Buzz ...

(''Anni facili'') *1954

Of Life and Love ''Of Life and Love'' ( it, Questa è la vita) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo Fabrizi, Giorgio Pastina, Mario Soldati and Luigi Zampa. Plot The film tells four episodes from stories written by Luigi Pirandello (from the work: '' ...

(''Questa è la vita'') *1955

Woman of Rome ''Woman of Rome'' ( it, La romana) is a 1954 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa, and starring Gina Lollobrigida. Plot Beautiful but poor Adriana, during the fascist era, finds work as a model for a painter. She becomes the lover of a chauffeur ...

(''La Romana'') *1955

The Art of Getting Along ''The Art of Getting Along'' ( it, L'arte di arrangiarsi) is a 1954 comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi. Following '' Difficult Years'' and ''Easy Years'', it is the third and final chapter in the trilogy about Italian p ...

(''L'arte di arrangiarsi'') *1955

Girls of Today ''Girls of Today'' ( it, Ragazze d'oggi) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Marisa Allasio. Cast * Marisa Allasio as Anna Bardellotti *Lili Cerasoli as Sofia Bardellotti *Paolo Stoppa as Giuseppe Bardellotti ...

(''Ragazze d'oggi'') *1958

Ladro lui, ladra lei ''Ladro lui, ladra lei'' is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa. Starring Alberto Sordi and Sylva Koscina, it tells the story of a young woman in Rome who is first sucked into a life of crime by a released convict and then has an ...

*1958

The Love Specialist ''The Love Specialist'' ( it, La Ragazza Del Palio) is an Italian-French movie filmed in 1958, and released in the U.S. in 1959 with the title ''The Love Specialist''. Plot Diana Dixon, a Texan girl (played by Dors), wins a quiz show jackpot, ...

(''La ragazza del palio'') *1959 The Magistrate (''Il magistrato'') *1960

The Traffic Policeman ''The Traffic Policeman'' ( it, Il vigile) is a 1960 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Alberto Sordi in the lead role. A representative of the ''commedia all'italiana'' genre, it tells the story of a traffic policeman and ...

(''Il vigile'') *1962

Roaring Years ''Roaring Years'' ( it, Gli anni ruggenti) is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa, set in the 1930s during the Fascist period of Benito Mussolini. It stars Nino Manfredi and Gino Cervi, and was inspired by the satirical comedy "T ...

(''Gli anni ruggenti'') *1963

Shivers in Summer ''Shivers in Summer'' ( it, Frenesia dell'estate) is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring among others Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman - Captain Nardoni * Sandra Milo - Yvonne * Michèle Mercier - Gigi * ...

(''Frenesia dell'estate'') *1965 A Question of Honour (''Una questione d'onore'') *1966 Il Marito di Olga, episode of I nostri mariti *1968 Be Sick... It's Free (''Il medico della mutua'') *1968

Anyone Can Play ''Anyone Can Play'' ( it, Le dolci signore) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring two Bond girls Ursula Andress and Claudine Auger. Cast * Ursula Andress as Norma * Virna Lisi as Luisa * Claudine Auger as Esmerelda ...

(''Le dolci signore'') *1970 Let's Have a Riot (''Contestazione generale'') *1971

A Girl in Australia ''A Girl in Australia'' ( it, Bello onesto emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata andsome honest emigrant in Australia would marry chaste fellow-countrywoman}) is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa, with stars Alberto ...

(''Bello, onesto, emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata'') *1973 Hospitals: The White Mafia (''Bisturi, la mafia bianca'') *1975

The Flower in His Mouth ''The Flower in His Mouth'' ( it, Gente di rispetto) is a 1975 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Jennifer O'Neill. Plot Teacher Elena Bardi transfers herself from Sondrio in a Sicilian town, where she is harassed by a ma ...

(''Gente di rispetto'') *1977 Il mostro *1979 Tigers in Lipstick (''Letti selvaggi'')

script only

* ''Un mare di guai'' (1939) *''

A Thousand Lire a Month ''A Thousand Lire a Month'' (Italian: ''Mille lire al mese'') is a 1939 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Umberto Melnati and Osvaldo Valenti.Nowell-Smith p.119 It is a rema ...

'' (1939) * '' Dora Nelson'' (1939) * ''

One Hundred Thousand Dollars ''One Hundred Thousand Dollars'' (Italian: ''Centomila dollari'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Assia Noris, Amedeo Nazzari and Lauro Gazzolo.Gundle p.169 It was shot at the Palatino Stu ...

'' (1940)

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