Mario Morra (born 1935) is an Italian film editor, director and screenwriter. Born in

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, Morra began working as an assistant editor in the early 1960s, and made his debut as film editor in 1964.Roberto Poppi. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registi''. Gramese, 2002. He gradually established himself up as one of the most representative of his profession, very active in

art film An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primarily f ...

s as well as in less ambitious works. In 1990 he was nominated to

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for Best Editing for Giuseppe Tornatore's '' Cinema Paradiso''. In the 1970s and 1980s, Morra was also director or writer of several successful documentaries and

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s, often in collaboration with

Antonio Climati Antonio Climati (November 14, 1931 – August 9, 2015) was an Italian cinematographer, filmmaker and film editor. He was best known for photographing and directing many mondo films during the 1970s and 1980s, as well as for having worked as a dir ...

like Turbo Time a documentary about the world of car and motorcycle racing..

Selected filmography

* '' Red Roses for the Fuhrer'' (1968)

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