

Antonio Pietrangeli
Directing
January 19, 1919
Rome - Italy
July 12, 1968
Antonio Pietrangeli (born 19 January 1919 in Rome, died 12 July 1968 in Gaeta) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Pietrangeli was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre. He started writing film reviews for famous Italian cinema magazines such as Bianco e nero and Cinema. As a screenwriter, Pietrangeli's work included Ossessione directed byVisconti, Fabiola by Blasetti, Europa '51 by Rossellini, and La lupa by Lattuada. His directing debut was Il sole negli occhi (1953). Career highlights include Io la conoscevo bene (1965) and Adua e le compagne (1960). He drowned in the sea of Gaeta in 1968 while working on Come, quando, perché, which was completed by Valerio Zurlini. [wikipedia]
The Filmography


The Queens

I Knew Her Well

The Magnificent Cuckold

The Visitor

The Girl from Parma

Ghosts of Rome

The Island Princess

Where Is Freedom?

Empty Eyes

The World Condemns Them

Girls Marked Danger

Last Meeting

La Terra Trema
