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 Joe · 1966Navajo 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 Neretva · 1969The 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 Suspicion · 1970Investigation 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 Owl · 1968The 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-Continis · 1970The 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 Law · 1977I 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 Heaven · 1971The 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 Way · 1967We 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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