Marcello Ciorciolini (16 January 1922 – 5 September 2011) was an Italian screenwriter, director, playwright, television and radio author and lyricist.

Life and career

Born in

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, Ciorciolini began his career in 1950 as a radio writer, often collaborating with Alberto Talegalli. Shorty later he entered the cinema industry as screenwriter, specializing in the comedy genre and also directing a number of films. As a lyricist he was author of several hits, notably Mina's "Una zebra a pois" and " Ti guarderò nel cuore", the theme song of ''

Mondo cane ''Mondo Cane'' (literally "Doggish World" or "Dog's World", a mild Italian profanity) is a 1962 Italian mondo documentary film and directed by the trio of Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara, and Franco E. Prosperi, with narration by Stefano S ...

''. Between 1970s and 1980s he was mainly active as an author of television variety shows. On stage, he was active as an author of revues and comedy plays, and more sporadically of dramas. Ciorciolini was one of the favorite authors of the comic duo

Franco and Ciccio Franco () and Ciccio () were a comic comedy duo formed by Italian actors Franco Franchi (1928–1992) and Ciccio Ingrassia (1922–2003), particularly popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Their collaboration began in 1954 in the theater field, and e ...

, with whom he collaborated in television, cinema and even for some songs.

Selected filmography

;Screenwriter * ''

Il coraggio ''Il coraggio'' is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella. Plot Commendatore Aristide Paoloni is a man all of a piece, strong and brave, who prides himself on saving lives. His specialty is to avoid drowning suicides that are ...

'' (1955) * ''

Terror of the Red Mask ''Terror of the Red Mask'' ( it, Il terrore della maschera rossa) is a 1960 Italian swashbuckler film co-written and directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Lex Barker and Chelo Alonso. It was shot at the De Paolis Studios in Rome. The film's ...

'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' The Vengeance of Ursus'' (1961) * ''

Two Mafiamen in the Far West ''Two Mafiamen in the Far West'' ( it, Due mafiosi nel Far West) is a 1964 in film, 1964 Italy, Italian comedy film, comedy western film directed by Giorgio Simonelli. Its stars Franco and Ciccio, and Fernando Sancho. Cast * Franco Franchi as ...

'' (1964) * '' I due toreri'' (1965) * ''

Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger ''Two Mafiosi Against Goldfinger '' or ''Due mafiosi contro Goldginger'' is a 1965 Eurospy comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is a spoof of the 1964 James Bond film, '' Goldfinger''. It was pick ...

'' (1965) * ''

Two Sergeants of General Custer ''Two Sergeants of General Custer'' ( it, I due sergenti del generale Custer) is a 1965 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Cast * Franco Franchi as Franco La Pera * ...

'' (1965) * ''

Two Sons of Ringo ''Two Sons of Ringo'' ( it, I due figli di Ringo) is a 1966 Italian western-parody film starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It was the last film directed by Giorgio Simonelli who, for health reasons, left the production just before the end of ...

'' (1966) ;Director and screenwriter * ''

Con rispetto parlando ''Con rispetto parlando'' is a 1965 Italian black tragicomedy film written and directed by Marcello Ciorciolini for Turris Film. It stars Aroldo Tieri, Scilla Gabel, Renzo Palmer, Giusi Raspani Dandolo and Carlo Giuffré. Plot A girl returns to ...

'' (1965) * ''

Black Box Affair ''Black Box Affair'' ( it, Black Box Affair - Il mondo trema, es, Amenaza black box) is a 1966 Italian-Spanish Eurospy film written and directed by Marcello Ciorciolini Marcello Ciorciolini (16 January 1922 – 5 September 2011) was an Ital ...

'' (1966) * '' I barbieri di Sicilia'' (1967) * ''

Tom Dollar ''Tom Dollar'' is a 1967 comedy film, comedic Eurospy, spy film written and directed by Marcello Ciorciolini and starring Maurice Poli in the title role. It is based on a fotoromanzo, starring the same Poli, published in over 30 countries.Marco G ...

'' (1967) * ''

Ciccio Forgives, I Don't ''Ciccio perdona... Io no!'' (internationally known as ''Ciccio Forgives, I Don't'') is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Marcello Ciorciolini starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is a Spaghetti Western parody of '' God Forgives... ...

'' (1968) * ''

The Nephews of Zorro ''The Nephews of Zorro'' ( it, I nipoti di Zorro, also known as ''The Cousins of Zorro'') is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Marcello Ciorciolini starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Cast * Franco Franchi: Franco La Vacca * Ciccio I ...

'' (1968) * ''

Indovina chi viene a merenda? ''Indovina chi viene a merenda?'' (i.e. "Guess who's coming to tea?") is a 1969 Italian war-comedy film written and directed by Marcello Ciorciolini and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. Plot Sicily 1943: to avoid war, Franco and Ciccio hi ...

'' (1969) * ''

Meo Patacca "Meo Patacca" (Meo is a pet name and is short for Bartolomeo) or ''Roma in feste ne i Trionfi di Vienna'' ("Rome in jubilation for the Triumphs of Vienna") is the name of a poem in rhymes written by Giuseppe Berneri (1637–1700). The poem Th ...

'' (1972)

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* 1922 births 2011 deaths 20th-century Italian people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Writers from Rome Italian lyricists Italian television writers Italian radio writers Italian dramatists and playwrights Italian male dramatists and playwrights Italian male screenwriters Male television writers {{Italy-bio-stub