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Selected filmography

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'' (1923) *''

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The House of Pulcini ''The House of Pulcini'' (Italian:''La casa dei pulcini'') is a 1924 Italian silent film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Diomira Jacobini, Amleto Novelli and Franz Sala.Poppi p.84 Cast * Diomira Jacobini as Lauretta * Amleto Novelli a ...

'' (1924) * '' Voglio tradire mio marito'' (1925) * '' Saetta, principe per un giorno'' (1925) * ''

Maciste against the Sheik ''Maciste against the Sheik'' (Italian:''Maciste contro lo sceicco'') is a 1926 Italian silent adventure film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Franz Sala and Felice Minotti. It was part of the long-running Maciste serie ...

'' (1925) * ''

Kif Tebbi ''Kif Tebbi'' is a 1928 Italian silent war film directed by Mario Camerini. The film portrays the Italo-Turkish War. A young Italian-educated Libyan nobleman is summoned to fight for the Ottoman Empire when war breaks out in 1911, but eventually ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Figaro and His Great Day ''Figaro e la sua gran giornata'' (in English, ''Figaro and his Great Day'') is a 1931 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Gianfranco Giachetti, Leda Gloria and Ugo Ceseri.Celli & Cottino-Jones p.192 It was shot at the C ...

'' (1931) * '' The Last Adventure'' (1932) * ''

What Scoundrels Men Are! ''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' ( it, Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!) is a 1932 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini. The film was a great success, De Sica and Lia Franca became stars and the song ''Parlami d'amore Mari ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' T'amerò sempre'' (1933) *''

The Three-Cornered Hat ''El sombrero de tres picos'' (''The Three-Cornered Hat'' or ''Le tricorne'') is a ballet choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Manuel de Falla. It was commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev and premiered in 1919. It is not only a ballet with S ...

'' (1935) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) *'' The Great Appeal'' (1936) *'' I'll Give a Million'' (1936) *''

But It's Nothing Serious ''But It's Nothing Serious'' (Italian: ''Ma non è una cosa seria'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica, Elisa Cegani and Assia Noris.Cardullo p.268 It is based on a ...

'' (1936) *''

Il signor Max ''Il Signor Max'' is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica and Assia Noris. Plot Gianni is a poor, young newspaper salesman in Rome. However, during his vacations he poses as Count ...

'' (1937) *'' The Man Who Couldn't Say No'' (1938) *''

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'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) *''

The Document ''The Document'' (Italian: ''Il documento'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Ruggero Ruggeri, Armando Falconi and María Denis.Stewart p.71 It was made at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. ...

'' (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) * '' A Romantic Adventure'' (1940) * '' The Betrothed'' (1941) *'' Love Story'' (1942) * '' T'amerò sempre'' (1942) * ''

Two Anonymous Letters ''Due lettere anonime'', internationally released as ''Two Anonymous Letters'', is a 1945 Italian war- melodrama film directed by Mario Camerini. For this film Andrea Checchi won a Silver Ribbon for Best Actor. Cast * Clara Calamai: Gina * An ...

'' (1945) * '' L'angelo e il diavolo'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1947) *'' The Street Has Many Dreams'' (1948) *''

Outlaw Girl ''Il Brigante Musolino'' (Italian: ''The Brigand Musolino''), released in the US as ''Outlaw Girl'', is a 1950 Italian crime drama film inspired by the life of the Calabrian outlaw Giuseppe Musolino. It was directed and written by Mario Camerini ...

'' (1950) * '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951) * ''

Wife For a Night ''Wife for a Night'' ( it, Moglie per una notte) is a 1952 Italian film starring Gina Lollobrigida. It was based on the play ''The Dazzling Hour'' by Anna Bonacci, which was later updated for the Billy Wilder film ''Kiss Me, Stupid''. Plot The la ...

'' (1952) Thompson, Howard, * '' Sunday Heroes'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1954) * ''

The Miller's Beautiful Wife ''The Miller's Beautiful Wife'' ( it, La bella mugnaia) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Camerini, that stars Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren and Vittorio de Sica. A remake of the director's 1934 film, 'Il capello a tre punt ...

'' (1955) * '' The Awakening'' (1956) * '' Count Max'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1957) * '' The Awakening'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1959) *'' And Suddenly It's Murder!'' (1960) * ''

The Italian Brigands ''I briganti italiani'' (internationally released as ''The Italian Brigands'' and ''Seduction of the South'') is a 1962 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Mario Camerini. It was shot in Cerreto Sannita.''Una passeggiata nella storia'', Di Lauro ...

'' (1960) * '' Il mistero del tempio indiano'' (1963) *'' Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance'' (1963) *'' Imperfect Murder'' (1966) * ' (1971) * '' Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi'' (1972)

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