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Vittorio Cottafavi(1914-1998)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Vittorio Cottafavi in Maria Zef (1981)
The son of an army officer and landowner, Cottafavi (christened Benedetto Vittorio Emmanuele Secondo) was already endowed with a university education in law, philosophy and literature by the time he graduated from the famous Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome in 1938.

He began his professional career in the film industry as a clapper boy. After progressing to write motion picture screenplays and working as assistant director under Alessandro Blasetti and Vittorio De Sica, he became a director in his own right in 1943. Many of his films have been lavishly-produced, including several tongue-in-cheek "sword-and sandal" costume spectaculars dealing with mythological subjects and usually involving the Roman Empire or Ancient Egypt. From the mid-60s, Cottafavi concentrated exclusively on directing TV series and mini-series under contract to RAI (Radio Televisione Italiana).
BornJanuary 30, 1914
DiedDecember 14, 1998(84)
BornJanuary 30, 1914
DiedDecember 14, 1998(84)
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Known for

Traviata '53 (1953)
Traviata '53
6.7
  • Director
  • 1953
Renata Chiappino in Maria Zef (1981)
Maria Zef
6.8
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1981
I cento cavalieri (1964)
I cento cavalieri
6.3
  • Director
  • 1964
The Executioner of Lille (1952)
The Executioner of Lille
6.4
  • Director
  • 1952

Credits

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Director

  • Il diavolo sulle colline (1985)
    Il diavolo sulle colline
  • Renata Chiappino in Maria Zef (1981)
    Maria Zef
  • Con gli occhi dell'occidente (1979)
    Con gli occhi dell'occidente
  • I Persiani (1975)
    I Persiani
  • Incontro con il padre
  • La torta di Riccio
  • Sotto il placido Don
  • L'allodola
  • Vestire gli ignudi
  • Napoleone a Sant'Elena (1973)
    Napoleone a Sant'Elena
  • Ferruccio De Ceresa in La scuola delle mogli (1973)
    La scuola delle mogli
  • La folie Almayer (1973)
    La folie Almayer
  • A come Andromeda (1972)
    A come Andromeda
  • Antigone (1971)
    Antigone
  • La signora dalle camelie

Writer

  • Il diavolo sulle colline (1985)
    Il diavolo sulle colline
  • Renata Chiappino in Maria Zef (1981)
    Maria Zef
  • Con gli occhi dell'occidente (1979)
    Con gli occhi dell'occidente
  • La torta di Riccio
  • Sotto il placido Don
  • Napoleone a Sant'Elena (1973)
    Napoleone a Sant'Elena
  • Ferruccio De Ceresa in La scuola delle mogli (1973)
    La scuola delle mogli
  • A come Andromeda (1972)
    A come Andromeda
    • (1972)
  • Antigone (1971)
    Antigone
  • I lupi
  • Le troiane (1967)
    Le troiane
  • I cento cavalieri (1964)
    I cento cavalieri
  • Ettore Manni, Reg Park, and Fay Spain in Hercules and the Captive Women (1961)
    Hercules and the Captive Women
  • Toro bravo (1960)
    Toro bravo
  • Linda Cristal, Ettore Manni, and Georges Marchal in Legions of the Nile (1959)
    Legions of the Nile

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Fantasmi del mare (1948)
    Fantasmi del mare
  • Fiamme sul mare (1948)
    Fiamme sul mare
  • Unknown Men of San Marino (1948)
    Unknown Men of San Marino
  • The Children Are Watching Us (1943)
    The Children Are Watching Us
    • (uncredited)
  • Men of the Mountain (1943)
    Men of the Mountain
  • Giorni felici (1942)
    Giorni felici
  • Annette Bach in Merchant of Slaves (1942)
    Merchant of Slaves
  • Nozze di sangue (1941)
    Nozze di sangue
  • Il cavaliere di Kruja (1940)
    Il cavaliere di Kruja

Personal details

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    • January 30, 1914
    • Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
    • December 14, 1998
    • Anzio, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

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