Pasquale Squitieri (27 November 1938 – 18 February 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in Naples, Squitieri graduated in law, then was briefly involved in stage, as author ("''La battaglia''") and even actor (directed by

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). He made his film debut with '' Io e Dio'', produced by

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, and, after two

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s he signed as William Redford, he focused on drama films centered on political and social issues. His film ''

Il prefetto di ferro ''Il prefetto di ferro'' (internationally released as ''I Am the Law'' and ''The Iron Prefect'') is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film tells the story of Cesare Mori, an Italian prefect that before and during the ...

'' won the

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for

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in 1978. '' Li chiamarono... briganti!'', a film about the brigand

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, was suspended from the cinemas and it is not available on the

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market. Squitieri was the partner of

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since 1974. His 1980 film ''

Savage Breed ''Savage Breed'' ( it, Razza selvaggia) is a 1980 Italian drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. It was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Saverio Marconi as Mario Gargiulo * Stefano Madia as Umberto Saraceni * ...

'' was entered into the

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. Since 2003 he had been romantically linked to the actress and singer Ottavia Fusco, whom he had married in December 2013.

Selected filmography

*'' Io e Dio'' (1969) *''

Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold ''Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold'' ( it, La vendetta è un piatto che si serve freddo), also known as ''Death's Dealer'', is a 1971 Italian Western film directed by Pasquale Squitieri and starring Klaus Kinski. Plot Jeremias was 12 years ol ...

'' (1971) *''

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'' (1972) *''

I guappi ''I guappi'' (internationally released as ''Blood Brothers'') is a 1974 Italian historical drama film with "poliziotteschi" and " noir" elements. This film marks the meeting between Claudia Cardinale and the director Pasquale Squitieri, who soon b ...

'' (1974) *'' The Climber'' (1975) *''

'' (1977) *''

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'' (1978) *''

L'arma ''L'arma'' (released in English as ''The Gun'' and on home video as ''Sniper'') is a 1978 Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale and Stefano Satta Flores, and was directed by Pasquale Squitieri. Cast *Stefano Satta Flores: Luigi *Claudia Card ...

'' (1978) *''

'' (1980) *''

Claretta ''Claretta'' (English title ''Claretta Petacci'') is a 1984 Italian historical drama film directed and written by Pasquale Squitieri. The film entered the competition at the 41° Venice International Film Festival. For her role of Claretta Petac ...

'' (1984) *''

The Repenter ''Il pentito'' (internationally released as ''The Repenter'' and ''The Squealer'') is a 1985 Italian crime-drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film is loosely based on actual events involving, among others, pentito Tommaso Buscetta, judg ...

'' (1985) *''

Naso di cane ''Naso di cane'' (also known as ''A Dog's Nose'') is a 1986 Italian crime-drama television miniseries, written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri and starring Luca De Filippo. It is loosely based on a novel of the same name written by Attilio Ver ...

'' (1986) (TV miniseries) *''

The Third Solution ''The Third Solution'' ( it, Russicum - I giorni del diavolo, also known as ''Russicum'') is a 1988 Italian crime-thriller film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri and starring Treat Williams. Plot Cast * Treat Williams as Mark Hendrix ...

'' (1988) *''

Gli invisibili ''The Invisible Ones'' ( it, Gli invisibili) is a 1988 Italian drama film written and directed by Pasquale Squitieri. It is loosely based on the novel ''Gli invisibili'' by Nanni Balestrini. The film was entered into the main competition at the ...

'' (1988) *''

Atto di dolore ''Atto di dolore'' is an Italian film released in 1990. It stars Claudia Cardinale. Plot In Milan, Elena (Cardinale), widowed, has to raise her two children Martina and Sandro alone. Life takes a turn for the worse when Sandro becomes a drug addic ...

'' (1990) *'' Il colore dell'odio'' (1990) *'' Geografia della fame'' (1991) *'' Li chiamarono... briganti!'' (1999) *'' L'avvocato de Gregorio'' (2003) *''

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'' (2011)

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* 1938 births 2017 deaths Film people from Naples Italian film directors Spaghetti Western directors {{Italy-film-director-stub