Directing

Albino Cocco

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Known For

Rocco and His Brothers · 1960

★ 8.01960

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.

As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life.

In the early days of Nazi Germany, a powerful noble family must adjust to life under the new dictatorship regime.

A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.

Death in Venice · 1971

Death in Venice

★ 7.21971

MovieDrama

Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as Aschenbach.

Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.

Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.

Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men. A woman offers to take an injured man to the hospital. A widowed father and his son seek for a new wife/mother. A man seeks revenge for a woman's honor. A bored housewife tries to explain to her husband that he's not as romantic as he used to be.

Filmography

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Rocco and His Brothers · 1960

Rocco and His Brothers

★ 8.01960

MovieDramaRomance

When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.

Script Supervisor

As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life.

First Assistant Director

In the early days of Nazi Germany, a powerful noble family must adjust to life under the new dictatorship regime.

Assistant Director

A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.

Assistant Director

Death in Venice · 1971

Death in Venice

★ 7.21971

MovieDrama

First Assistant Director

First Assistant Director

Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.

First Assistant Director

Script Supervisor

Conversation Piece · 1974

Conversation Piece

★ 7.31974

MovieDramaRomance

A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.

First Assistant Director

Victims of oppressive town boss Honey are offered help by an unusual alliance of gunmen and circus performers

Assistant Director

The Taming of the Shrew · 1967

The Taming of the Shrew

★ 6.91967

MovieComedyRomance

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.

Assistant Director

Hannibal · 1959

Hannibal

★ 5.61959

MovieHistoryAdventure

A Carthaginian general attempts to cross the Alps with an army of elephants in order to conquer Rome.

Second Assistant Director

Sergio Benvenuti is a shy seller of contracts for a Roman company of music, but because of his character he cannot find even a customer, so he asks for help from a fellow named Nadia.

First Assistant Director

Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder.

Assistant Director

In the Pope's Eye · 1980

In the Pope's Eye

★ 6.61980

MovieComedy

The Pope is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they should be, and so he decides to set up a Vatican television station and entice them back into the religion of their ancestors. In order to particularly grab the wandering flock, a priest invites the comedians from "The Other Sunday," an actual comedy program on Italian television, to perform on this new channel.

First Assistant Director

Sandra returns to her hometown to take care of family business, but childhood memories and secrets soon overcome her.

Second Assistant Director

Emilio Brentani leads a peaceful and uneventful life with his older sister Amalia. Until he meets Angiolina Zarri, a beautiful but fickle, wayward and coquettish young woman. Unfortunately for him, Emilio falls madly in love with her.

First Assistant Director

Beyond Good and Evil · 1977

Beyond Good and Evil

★ 5.71977

MovieDrama

The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his Jewish companion Paul Ree meet a beautiful young Russian intellectual and draw her into a ménage-à-trois.

Assistant Director

Mid-Century Loves · 1954

Mid-Century Loves

★ 5.21954

MovieDramaRomance

Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.

Antonio Mittica (segment "Guerra 1915-18")

The Best of Enemies · 1961

The Best of Enemies

★ 6.91961

MovieComedyWar

During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met upon by an enemy Italian patrol that allows them to go free. But, when the Brits are given orders to attack the Italians, lots of problems ensue.

Script Supervisor

A mentally disturbed woman arrives in Rome to find a city fragmented by autocratic law, leftist violence, and her own increasingly unhinged mission to find the most dangerous liaison of all.

Assistant Director

Bianco, rosso e Verdone · 1981

Bianco, rosso e Verdone

★ 7.31981

MovieComedy

Three very different Italians travel to their hometowns on election day: Pasquale, a Southern immigrant living in Munich, finds a country far removed from the one he left behind; Roman civil servant Furio's relentless nitpicking threatens to push his wife Magda over the edge; young Mimmo's journey is repeatedly interrupted by concerns about his grandmother's health.

First Assistant Director

One on Top of the Other · 1969

One on Top of the Other

★ 6.41969

MovieMysteryThriller

A San Francisco doctor encounters a prostitute who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife.

First Assistant Director

The Lovemakers · 1961

The Lovemakers

★ 6.31961

MovieDrama

The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando buys out his other relatives in order to gain full control over the dead man's property. But Ferdinando's nephew Amerigo holds out. Amerigo's stance is weakened when he heads for Florence and meets prostitute Bianca.

First Assistant Director