Roberto Savarese (1910–1996) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He also worked as an assistant or

second unit director Second unit is a discrete team of filmmakers tasked with filming shots or sequences of a production, separate from the main or "first" unit. The second unit will often shoot simultaneously with the other unit or units, allowing the filming stag ...

, as he did on Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''

The Wages of Fear ''The Wages of Fear'' (french: Le Salaire de la peur) is a 1953 French thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Yves Montand, and based on the 1950 French novel ''Le Salaire de la peur'' (lit. "The Salary of Fear") by Georges A ...

'' in 1953.Lloyd p.92

Selected filmography

* '' La principessa del sogno'' (1942) * '' Lascia cantare il cuore'' (1943) * '' Seven Years of Happiness'' (1943) * '' The Fighting Men'' (1950) * ''

Mamma Mia, What an Impression! ''Mamma Mia, What an Impression!'' (Italian: ''Mamma mia, che impressione!'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Roberto Savarese and starring Alberto Sordi, Giovanna Pala and Carlo Giustini. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Tit ...

'' (1951) * ''

'' (1953) * '' Dinanzi a noi il cielo'' (1957) * '' Battaglie sui mari: 1940-1945'' (1961)

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. * Lloyd, Christopher. ''Henri-Georges Clouzot: French Film Directors''. Manchester University Press, 2007.

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* 1910 births 1996 deaths Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Film people from Rome 20th-century Italian screenwriters {{Italy-film-bio-stub