Ugo Pirro

Writing

Ugo Pirro

Born April 26, 1920 · Salerno, Campania, Italy

Died January 18, 2008 · aged 87

Ugo Pirro (April 20, 1920 – January 18, 2008) was an Italian screenwriter and novelist. His screenplays include films Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion and The Garden of the Fizi-Continis, which both won Academy Awards as Best Foreign Film.

Known For

Navajo JoeNavajo Joe · 1966
Navajo Joe
★ 6.21966
MovieWestern
The sole survivor of a bloody massacre vows revenge on his attackers and on the men who killed his wife.
The Battle of NeretvaThe Battle of Neretva · 1969
The Battle of Neretva
★ 6.71969
MovieDramaWar
In January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great offensive against Yugoslav Partisans in Western Bosnia. The only way out for Partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river Neretva.
Investigation of a Citizen Above SuspicionInvestigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion · 1970
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
★ 8.21970
MovieDramaThriller
Rome, Italy. After committing a heinous crime, a senior police officer exposes evidence incriminating him because his moral commitment prevents him from circumventing the law and the social order it protects.
The Day of the OwlThe Day of the Owl · 1968
The Day of the Owl
★ 7.11968
MovieDramaCrime
Set in Sicily, this violent crime drama tells the tale of an Italian cop who heads to a small island town to look into the death of a construction supplier. Once there he is shocked by the influence the Mafia has over the people and even himself.
The Garden of the Finzi-ContinisThe Garden of the Finzi-Continis · 1970
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
★ 7.01970
MovieDramaHistory
In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As anti-Semitism intensifies under Fascism, they must ultimately face the horrors of the Holocaust.
I Am the LawI Am the Law · 1977
I Am the Law
★ 6.61977
MovieDramaHistory
Sicily, Fascist Italy, 1925. Dictator Benito Mussolini appoints Cesare Mori, a man as tough as he is honest, as the new police prefect of Palermo and entrusts him with the arduous task of putting an end to the Mafia, a sinister criminal organization that has sown terror on the island for centuries.
The Working Class Goes to HeavenThe Working Class Goes to Heaven · 1971
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
★ 7.81971
MovieDrama
After losing a finger in a work accident, an Italian worker becomes increasingly involved in political and revolutionary groups.
We Still Kill the Old WayWe Still Kill the Old Way · 1967
We Still Kill the Old Way
★ 6.71967
MovieMysteryDrama
A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.

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