Silvio Narizzano

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Silvio Narizzano

Born February 8, 1927 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Died July 26, 2011 · aged 84

Silvio Narizzano is among the vanguard of early English Canadian filmmakers that also included Sidney J. Furie, Ted Kotcheff, Norman Jewison, Lindsay Shonteff, and Arthur Hiller. Born in Montreal, his first theatrical work was with the city's Mountain Playhouse before joining the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He was the first among the aforementioned Canadian filmmakers to emigrate to England…

Known For

Georgy GirlGeorgy Girl · 1966
Georgy Girl
★ 6.21966
MovieComedyDrama
A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer while attempting to please her glamorously stuck-up roommate Meredith.
FanaticFanatic · 1965
Fanatic
★ 6.61965
MovieHorrorThriller
A young woman is terrorized by her former fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death. Also known as Die! Die! My Darling!
BlueBlue · 1968
Blue
★ 5.91968
MovieRomanceWestern
A young man is torn between the woman he loves and his loyalty to his father, the leader of a Mexican gang.
RedneckRedneck · 1973
Redneck
★ 4.41973
MovieDramaAction
Franco Nero and Telly Savalas star in the story of a trio of jewel thieves on the lam after a heist goes very wrong. Wrecking their car they take another unaware that there is a teenager hiding in the back. As the flight becomes more frantic, the young man is discovered, upsetting the balance of the thieves.
Come Back, Little ShebaCome Back, Little Sheba · 1977
Come Back, Little Sheba
★ 7.01977
MovieDramaTV Movie
An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger.
The Class Of Miss MacMichaelThe Class Of Miss MacMichael · 1978
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
★ 5.21978
MovieDramaComedy
A dedicated teacher tries to reach out to juvenile delinquent students at a London alternative school.
The Sky is FallingThe Sky is Falling · 1975
The Sky is Falling
★ 4.71975
MovieDramaFantasy
Chicken, a desperate hippie junkie living in a small Spanish village, is finding it difficult to separate fantasy and reality. This isn't helped by the villagers practising magic and child sacrifice, or his involvement with a group of boozy expatriates lost in their own dreams and regrets.
Poet GamePoet Game · 1972
Poet Game
1972
MovieDramaTV Movie
Mercurial, hard-drinking poet Hugh Saunders (Sir Anthony Hopkins) awaits his fortieth birthday, trying to preserve his art and his marriage against the temptations of celebrity and addiction.

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