Giuseppe Mercanti, best known as Pino Mercanti (16 February 1911 – 3 September 1986), was an Italian director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Mercanti was a pioneer of the Sicilian cinema as the leading filmmaker and the artistic director of the production company O.F.S. (a.k.a. Organizzazione Filmistica Siciliana), founded by the brothers Francesco and Girolamo Gorgone with the purpose of promoting the production of films on Sicilian soil. Following the bankruptcy of the company, Mercanti moved to Rome, where he directed a number of melodramas, adventure films,

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s and other genre films, often international co-productions. He was sometimes credited as Joseph Trader.

Selected filmography

* ''

For the Love of Mariastella ''For the Love of Mariastella'' ( it, Malacarne, also known as ''Turi della tonnara'') is a 1946 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Pino Mercanti. Based on a story of the Sicilian writer Giuseppe Zucca, it was mainly shot in the tonn ...

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I cavalieri dalle maschere nere ''I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I Beati Paoli)'' (also known as ''The Knights of the Black Masks'' and ''The Sect of the Hooded'') is a 1948 Italian adventure film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Otello Toso and Lea Padovani. It is loosel ...

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Serenata amara ''Serenata amara'' (t.l. ''Bitter serenade'') is a 1952 Italy, Italian Musical film, musical melodrama film. Plot The film tells a story of friendship between two boxers, Mario (Claudio Villa) and Fabrizio (Walter Santesso), disturbed by their ...

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La voce del sangue ''La voce del sangue'' is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Pino Mercanti. Cast * Paul Muller as Count Franco Sampieri * Franca Marzi as Elsa Di Lauro * Otello Toso as Carlo Mattei * Evi Maltagliati as Giulia Scala * Lyla Rocco as Lu ...

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Revenge of a Crazy Girl ''Revenge of a Crazy Girl'' ( it, La vendetta di una pazza) is a 1951 Italian historical melodrama film written and directed by Pino Mercanti. It is loosely based on the novel ''La vendetta di una pazza'' written by Carolina Invernizio. Cast ...

'' (1952) * ''

I cinque dell'Adamello ''I cinque dell'Adamello'' (i. e. "The Five from the Adamello") is a 1954 Italian war drama film written and directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Fausto Tozzi and Nadia Gray.Alberto Albertazzi. "I cinque dell'Adamello". ''Intermezzo'' (10/11). 1 ...

'' (1954) * ''

Tears of Love ''Tears of Love'' (Italian: ''Lacrime d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian Musical film, musical melodrama film directed by Pino Mercanti and starring Achille Togliani, Katina Ranieri and Otello Toso.Chiti & Poppi p.201 Cast * Achille Togliani as Mario B ...

'' (1954) * '' Primo applauso'' (1957) * '' Knight of 100 Faces'' (1960) * '' The Black Duke'' (1963) * '' Gentlemen of the Night'' (1964) * '' Tres dólares de plomo'' (1965) * '' Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula'' (1966)

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* 1911 births 1986 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Film people from Palermo 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub