Nicola "Nick" Nostro (21 April 1931 – 15 June 2014) was an Italian film director who wrote many of his screenplays.
Career
Born in
Gioia Tauro,
Calabria
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, after his degree in literature Nostro studied direction at the
Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome.
He entered the film industry as an assistant editor and script supervisor, then, from 1956, he was assistant director for
Roberto Bianchi Montero and
Giorgio Simonelli.
In the 1960s, he directed a number of films, crossing all the most popular genres of the time, including
peplum,
eurospy,
Spaghetti Western
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s and adventure films.
He retired in the early 1970s.
Filmography
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Blood and Defiance'' (1962)
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Vendetta at Sorrento'' (1963)
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Triumph of the Ten Gladiators'' (1964)
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Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators
''Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators'' ( it, Gli invincibili dieci gladiatori, link=no) is a 1964 international co-production sword-and-sandal film directed by Nick Nostro and co-written by Nostro, Alfonso Balcázar and Sergio Sollima.
Plot
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'' (1964)
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Operation Counterspy
''Operation Counterspy'' ( it, Asso di picche - Operazione controspionaggio, es, As de pic, operación Contraespionaje, french: As de pic) is a 1965 Italian-Spanish-French Eurospy film written and directed by Nick Nostro and starring George Ardis ...
'' (1965)
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Dollar of Fire
''Dollar of Fire''/''Epitaph for a Fast Gun'' ( it, Un dollaro di fuoco, es, Un dólar de fuego) is a 1966 Italian-Spanish western film directed by Nick Nostro and starring Miguel de la Riva, Dada Gallotti and Alberto Farnese.Weisser p.96
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'' (1965)
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Web of Violence
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'' (1966)
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Superargo Versus Diabolicus
''Superargo Versus Diabolicus'' ( it, Superargo contro Diabolikus, es, Superargo, el hombre enmascarado, link=no) is a 1966 superhero film written and directed by Nick Nostro. It had the sequel in 1968, ''Superargo and the Faceless Giants'' dir ...
'' (1966)
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Day After Tomorrow'' (1968)
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Grazie zio, ci provo anch'io
''Grazie'' is the nineteenth album by Italian pop singer, Gianna Nannini. It was released in 2006. As of 2006, the album has sold 400,000 copies in Italy.
Track listing
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'' (1971)
References
Further reading
* Paolo Albiero. "Un ragazzo di Calabria a Cinecittà". ''Cine 70 e dintorni'', n. 9, April 2007.
External links
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1931 births
2014 deaths
Italian film directors
People from Gioia Tauro
Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico alumni
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