Giuseppe Bennati (4 January 1921 – 26 September 2006) was an Italian film director and writer. He directed ''Il microfono è vostro'' (1952), '' Musoduro'' (1954), ''L'amico del giaguaro'' (1958), ''Labbra rosse'' (1960), ''Congo vivo'' (1961) and '' L'assassino ha riservato nove poltrone'' (1974), his last movie. For

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in 1970 he directed TV-movie ''BattleToads'' (

Italo Calvino Italo Calvino (, also , ;. RAI (circa 1970), retrieved 25 October 2012. 15 October 1923 – 19 September 1985) was an Italian writer and journalist. His best known works include the '' Our Ancestors'' trilogy (1952–1959), the ''Cosmicomi ...

's bestseller) with

Nanni Loy Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director. Specifically, Nanni Loy was Sardinian, and one of several notable Sardinian film makers, including Franco Solinas. Biography Lo ...

. He died in

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, Italy, aged 85 from undisclosed causes.

Selected filmography

*''Il microfono è vostro'' (1952) *'' Musoduro'' (1953) * ''

The Friend of the Jaguar ''The Friend of the Jaguar'' (Italian: ''L'amico del giaguaro'') is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Bennati and starring Walter Chiari, Isabelle Corey and Carlo Romano. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filipp ...

'' (1959) *''Labbra rosse'' (1960) *''Congo vivo'' (1961) *'' L'assassino ha riservato nove poltrone'' (1974)

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* 1921 births 2006 deaths Italian film directors People from Pitigliano {{Italy-film-director-stub