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Giuseppe Bennati

Born January 4, 1921 · Pitigliano, Italy

Died September 27, 2006 · aged 85

Giuseppe Bennati was an Italian film director and screenwriter, active primarily during the 1950s and 1960s. He began his career directing documentaries and made his feature film debut with Il microfono è vostro (The Microphone Is Yours, 1951). Bennati is perhaps best known for the giallo film L'assassino ha riservato nove poltrone (The Killer Reserved Nine Seats, 1974), a thriller set in a haunt…

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The Killer Reserved Nine SeatsThe Killer Reserved Nine Seats · 1974
The Killer Reserved Nine Seats
★ 5.51974
MovieMysteryThriller
A rich man gathers together friends and relatives at the abandoned theatre he owns, but the party isn't fun for long since apparently one of them is a murderer.
L'amico del giaguaroL'amico del giaguaro · 1959
L'amico del giaguaro
★ 6.51959
MovieComedy
A grown man named Augusto escapes from an orphanage and after several unsuccessful attempts at holding down a job, decides to start a gang and make a living by stealing from the rich.
Non scherzare con le donneNon scherzare con le donne · 1955
Non scherzare con le donne
★ 6.31955
MovieComedy
The HuntThe Hunt · 1953
The Hunt
★ 9.01953
MovieDrama
A young poacher is wrongly accused of killing the father of the woman he loves.
The Suitcase of DreamsThe Suitcase of Dreams · 1953
The Suitcase of Dreams
★ 6.71953
MovieComedyHistory
A former silent film actor who has saved old movies of his time from destruction uses them to set up recreational performances at schools. After an accidental fire and the risk of prison, he meets a rich producer who helps him to build a film museum.
EruptionEruption · 1962
Eruption
★ 7.01962
MovieDrama
In Congo during the revolution, an Italian journalist is in love with the wife of a Belgian businessman.
Operazione notteOperazione notte · 1955
Operazione notte
★ 10.01955
MovieCrimeDrama
An unemployed young man has a relationship with the mistress of a rich industrialist. In order to escape her protector, he decides to commit a robbery in the company of a friend...
The MineThe Mine · 1958
The Mine
★ 3.71958
MovieDrama
Elsa Martinelli plays a resident of a seaside village who falls in love with rootless stranger Antonio Ciffariello. The stranger soon learns that he'll have to fight over Elsa's affections with hotheaded villager Luis Pena. Meanwhile, a fisherman who illegally uses dynamite nearly causes tragedy to the entire community.

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