Alfredo Giannetti (1924–1995) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in

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for his work in ''

Divorce Italian Style ''Divorce Italian Style'' ( it, Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian dark comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. The screenplay is by Germi, Ennio De Concini, Alfredo Giannetti, and Agenore Incrocci, based on Giovanni Arpino's novel '' Un de ...

''.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Railroad Man ''The Railroad Man'' ( it, Il Ferroviere) is a 1956 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi. Plot Train operator Andrea Marcocci witnesses the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock, ...

'' (1956) * ''

A Man of Straw ''A Man of Straw'' ( it, L'uomo di paglia) is a 1958 Italian drama film directed by Pietro Germi. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Pietro Germi - Andrea * Franca Bettoia - Rita * Luisa Della Noce - Luisa * Edoardo Nevo ...

'' (1958) * ''

'' (1961) * '' L'immorale'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1971) *The Automobile (1971) * '' Febbre da cavallo'' (1976) * '' Il bandito dagli occhi azzurri'' (1980)

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* 1924 births 1995 deaths 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Best Original Screenplay Academy Award winners Italian film directors Italian television directors 20th-century Italian male writers {{Screen-writer-stub