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Renato Castellani (1913–1985)

Writer | Director | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Spent his formative years in Argentina. Worked as a screenwriter for Mario Soldati and Alessandro Blasetti in 1930's Italy, having first studied architecture in Milan. Gained prominence during the immediate post-war period, as director of optimistic, up-beat escapist films -- where love conquered all... See more trivia »

Born:

in Finale Ligure, Liguria, Italy

Died:

(age 72) in Rome, Lazio, Italy
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1987 L'isola del tesoro (TV mini-series)
 
1982 Verdi (TV mini-series)
– Il vecchio mago (1982) (teleplay)
– Celeste Aida (1982) (teleplay)
– Gli anni difficili (1982) (teleplay)
– La Signora Verdi (1982) (teleplay)
– Inventare il vero (1982) (teleplay)
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1978 Il furto della Gioconda (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.3 (1978)
– Episode #1.2 (1978)
– Episode #1.1 (1978)
 
1971 The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (TV series)
 
1969 A Brief Season (writer)
 
1969 The Archangel (screenplay / story)
 
1967 Ghosts - Italian Style (dialogue)
 
1964 Marriage Italian Style (screenplay)
 
1964 Countersex ( - uncredited / segment "Donna d'affari, Una")
 
1963 Mare matto (writer)
 
1961 The Brigand
 
1959 ...and the Wild Wild Women (screenplay)
 
1958 Auferstehung (writer)
 
1957 I sogni nel cassetto
 
1954 Romeo and Juliet (adaptation)
 
1952 Due soldi di speranza (screenplay / story)
 
1950 It's Forever Springtime (screenplay / story)
 
1949 Fabiola (uncredited)
 
1948 Sotto il sole di Roma (writer)
 
1946 Professor, My Son
 
1946 Notte di tempesta (adaptation)
 
1946 Malìa (adaptation / screenplay)
 
1945 In High Places (screenplay)
 
1944 The Mountain Woman (screenplay)
 
1944 Zazà (screenplay)
 
1942 Malombra (screenplay / as R. Castellani)
 
1942 A Pistol Shot (screenplay)
 
1942 La cena delle beffe (screenplay)
 
1941 La corona di ferro (screenplay / as R. Castellani / story / as R. Castellani)
 
1940 A Romantic Adventure (dialogue / screenplay)
 
1940 Centomila dollari (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1939 An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (screenplay)
 
1939 Il documento (screenplay)
 
1939 Department Store (screenplay)
 
1939 Due milioni per un sorriso (screenplay)
 
1939 The Knight of San Marco (screenplay)
 
1939 Castles in the Air (adaptation)
 
1939 Unknown of Monte Carlo (writer)
 
1939 Heartbeat (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1938 L'orologio a cucù (screenplay)
 
1938 The Woman of Monte Carlo (screenplay and dialogue)
 
Show ShowDirector (19 titles)
1982 Verdi (TV mini-series)
– Il vecchio mago (1982)
– Celeste Aida (1982)
– Gli anni difficili (1982)
– La Signora Verdi (1982)
– Inventare il vero (1982)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1978 Il furto della Gioconda (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.3 (1978)
– Episode #1.2 (1978)
– Episode #1.1 (1978)
 
1971 The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (TV series)
 
1969 A Brief Season
 
1967 Ghosts - Italian Style
 
1964 Tre notti d'amore (segment "Vedova, La")
 
1964 Countersex (segment "Donna d'affari, Una")
 
1963 Mare matto
 
1961 The Brigand
 
1959 ...and the Wild Wild Women
 
1957 I sogni nel cassetto
 
1954 Romeo and Juliet
 
1952 Due soldi di speranza
 
1950 It's Forever Springtime
 
1948 Sotto il sole di Roma
 
1946 Professor, My Son
 
1944 The Mountain Woman
 
1944 Zazà
 
1942 A Pistol Shot
 
1941 La corona di ferro (assistant director - as R. Castellani)
 
1940 Centomila dollari (assistant director)
 
1939 An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (assistant director)
 
1939 Department Store (assistant director)
 
1936 The Last Roll-Call (assistant director)
 
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1942 A Pistol Shot (uncredited)
 
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R. Castellani
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Trivia:

Spent his formative years in Argentina. Worked as a screenwriter for Mario Soldati and Alessandro Blasetti in 1930's Italy, having first studied architecture in Milan. Gained prominence during the immediate post-war period, as director of optimistic, up-beat escapist films -- where love conquered all... See more »

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