Goffredo Alessandrini (20 November 1904, in

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– 16 May 1978, in

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) was an Italian scriptwriter and film director. He also acted, edited, and produced some films. He practiced

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in his youth, and won a title of Italian champion on

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in 1925.

Biography

He started in films collaborating with

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and was one of the most important film directors under Italian Fascism. His films received several awards at the

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during the Fascist era: the Mussolini Cup for Best Italian film in 1938, for ''Luciano Serra pilota'', and in 1939 for ''Abuna Messias''. He received the Biennale Award in 1942, for ''Noi Vivi'' and ''Addio Kira!'' His most remembered and important works are two anti-Communist films (combined to comprise 4 hours), both based on

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's '' We the Living''. Without Rand's permission, ''We the Living'' was made into a pair of films, ''Noi vivi'' and ''Addio, Kira'' in 1942, by Scalara Films, Rome. This was despite resistance from the Italian government under Mussolini. These films were eventually pulled from theatres as the Italian and

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governments, which abhorred Communism, discovered that the stories also contained an anti-Fascist message. These films were re-edited into a new version which was approved by Rand and re-released as ''We the Living'' in 1986. The original two films, which in combination ran more than four hours, were cut into a single, 3-hour film. He made two films in

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in the early 1960s. He was married to

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from 1935 until 1950.

Filmography

Director

* 1928 : '' Sole e terra madre'' * 1929 : '' Diga di Maghmod'' * 1931 : ''

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'' * 1934 : '' Seconda B'' * 1935 : ''

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'' * 1936 : ''

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'' * 1936 : ''

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'' * 1938 : '' Luciano Serra, Pilot'' * 1939 : '' The Widow'' * 1939 : ''

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'' * 1940 : '' Bridge of Glass'' * 1941 : ''

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'' * 1941 : '' Blood Wedding'' * 1942 : '' Giarabub'' * 1942 : '' Noi vivi'' * 1942 : '' Addio Kira!'' * 1945 : ''

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'' * 1945 : ''

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'' * 1947 : '' Fury'' * 1948 : '' L'Ebreo errante'' * 1950 : '' Amina'' * 1950 : ''

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'' (''Sangue sul sagrato'') * 1952 : '' Red Shirts'' * 1953: ''

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'' * 1954 : ''

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'' * 1957 : '' Desert Warrior'' (''Los amantes del desierto'') with Ricardo Montalban * 1962 : ''Rumbos malditos'' * 1962 : ''Mate Cosido'' * 1986 : '' We the Living'' AKA ''Ayn Rand's We the Living''

Script writer

* 1931 : ''

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'' * 1931 : ''

'' * 1935 : ''

'' * 1938 : '' Luciano Serra pilota'' * 1939 : '' La Vedova'' * 1941 : ''

'' * 1941 : '' Nozze di sangue'' * 1942 : '' Noi vivi'' * 1942 : '' Addio Kira!'' * 1945 : ''

'' * 1947 : '' Furia'' * 1948 : '' L'Ebreo errante'' * 1986 : '' We the Living''

Actor

* 1950 : '' Sangue sul sagrato'' : ''Renato'' * 1965 : ''

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'' : ''Direttore dell'agenzia (segment "Latin Lover")'' * 1965 : '' La Celestina P… R...'' : ''Montesti''

Producer

* 1953 : '' Opinione pubblica''

Editor

* 1931 : '' La Segretaria privata''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alessandrini, Goffredo 1904 births 1978 deaths Italian male hurdlers Italian film directors Italian expatriates in Egypt