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Giuliano Montaldo
Director

Giuliano Montaldo

22 Feb 1930Born
5 Sep 2023Died
93Age at death
50Credits

Biography

Born in 1930 in Genoa. Still a young student in 1950 when director Carlo Lizzani gave him a role in the film Achtung Banditi!. Following this experience he traveled to Rome where, after acting in film and theatre, he became the Assistant Director of Lizzani, Gillo Pontecorvo, Sergio Leone, Francesco Rosi. In 1960 he made his debut as a Director with Tiro Al piccione, a film about the Partisan Resistance, on competition at the 1961 Venice Film Festival. In 1964 he directed La Moglie Svedese, an episode of the film Extraconiugale.

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With his second movie, Una Bella Grinta, won the special prize of the jury at the Berlin Film Festival in 1965, a film about a social climber in Italy during the time of the economic miracle. That year he also directed the second unit of Pontecorvo's masterpiece The Battle Of Algiers.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2023One Hour OnlyFilm: Giuliano
  2. 2020Vera & GiulianoFilm
  3. 2018The Legal DeathFilm
  4. 2017Everything You WantFilm: Giorgio
  5. 2016L'abbiamo fatta grossaFilm: Generale
  6. 2013The Haunting of HelenaFilm
  7. 2011The EntrepreneurFilm: Director, Screenplay
  8. 2009L'oro di CubaFilm: Director, Screenplay
  9. 2009Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema ParadisoFilm
  10. 2008The Demons of St. PetersburgFilm: Director, Screenplay
  11. 2006The CaimanFilm: Franco Caspio
  12. 2004Western all'italianaFilm
  13. 1997Years of the EagleFilm: Director
  14. 1996CelluloideFilm: Civalleri (uncredited)
  15. 1995Rome, November 12, 1994Film: Director
  16. 1995Un eroe borgheseFilm: Roberto Calvi
  17. 1993The Long SilenceFilm: Procuratore Capo
  18. 1989Time to KillFilm: Director, Screenplay
  19. 1987The Gold Rimmed GlassesFilm: Director, Screenplay
  20. 1987ControlFilm: Director, Screenplay
  21. 1986Un’isolaSeries: Screenplay (2 episodes)
  22. 1985Cinecittà CinecittàSeries: Director #2 (1 episode)
  23. 1984Farewell to Enrico BerlinguerFilm: Director
  24. 1984SabatoventiquattromarzoFilm: Director
  25. 1983TurandotFilm: Director
  26. 1983ArlecchinoFilm: Director
  27. 1982Marco PoloSeries: Screenplay, Director (8 episodes)
  28. 1979A Dangerous ToyFilm: Director, Screenplay
  29. 1978Closed CircuitFilm: Director, Screenplay
  30. 1976And Agnes Chose to DieFilm: Director, Screenplay
  31. 1973Giordano BrunoFilm: Director, Screenplay
  32. 1971Sacco & VanzettiFilm: Director, Screenplay
  33. 1970The Fifth Day of PeaceFilm: Director, Writer
  34. 1969Machine Gun McCainFilm: Director, Writer
  35. 1967Grand SlamFilm: Director
  36. 1965The RecklessFilm: Screenplay, Director
  37. 1964ExtraconiugaleFilm: Screenplay, Director
  38. 1963Nudi per vivereFilm: Director
  39. 1961Duel of ChampionsFilm: Screenplay
  40. 1961Pigeon ShootFilm: Director, Screenplay
  41. 1961The AssassinFilm
  42. 1957The Most Wonderful MomentFilm: Don Grazzini
  43. 1957The Doll that Took the TownFilm
  44. 1955AbandonedFilm: Scattered Soldier from Tuscany
  45. 1955The Girls of San FredianoFilm: Venturini
  46. 1954High SchoolFilm: Professore di religione
  47. 1954Chronicle of Poor LoversFilm: Alfredo Campolmi
  48. 1953At the Edge of the CityFilm: don Antonio
  49. 1953The Blind Woman of SorrentoFilm: Don Pietro Lisandrini
  50. 1951Attention! Bandits!Film: Lorenzo

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