Camillo Mastrocinque (11 May 1901 – 23 April 1969) was an Italian

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and

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. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1968, and is known to horror film fans for directing '' Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) starring

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An Angel for Satan ''An Angel for Satan'' ( it, Un angelo per Satana) is a 1966 Italian horror film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. It stars Barbara Steele in a dual role, as Harriet Montebruno / Belinda, and is set in a small Italian village by a lake. It is bas ...

'' (1966) starring

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Selected filmography

* '' Queen of the Scala'' (1937) * ''

I Want to Live with Letizia ''I Want to Live with Letizia'' (Italian: ''Voglio vivere con Letizia'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Assia Noris, Gino Cervi and Umberto Melnati.Chiti & Poppi p.414 It was shot ...

'' (1938) * '' The Cuckoo Clock'' (1938) * '' Don Pasquale'' (1940) * '' The Last Dance'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

A Living Statue ''A Living Statue'' (Italian: ''La statua vivente'') is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Laura Solari, Fosco Giachetti and Camillo Pilotto.Gundle p.215 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ces ...

'' (1943) * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * '' Be Seeing You, Father'' (1948) * '' The Fighting Men'' (1950) * '' That Ghost of My Husband'' (1950) * '' Anna's Sin'' (1952) * ''

Toto in Hell ''Toto in Hell'' ( it, Totò all'inferno) is a 1955 Italian fantasy- comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Italian cult horror film director Lucio Fulci co-wrote the screenplay. Plot Antonio Marchi, a depressed thief, after several att ...

'' (1955) * '' Are We Men or Corporals?'' (1955) * '' Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy'' (1956) * '' Toto, Peppino and the Outlaws'' (1956) * ''

The Band of Honest Men ''The Band of Honest Men'' (original title: ''La banda degli onesti'') is a 1956 black and white Italian comedy film. The film is known as ''Die Bande der Ehrlichen'' in West Germany, and ''Totó e as Notas Falsas'' in Portugal. It was filmed in R ...

'' (1956) * '' Totò lascia o raddoppia?'' (1956) * '' The Lady Doctor'' (1957) * '' The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina'' (1958) * '' Toto in Paris'' (1958) * '' Men and Noblemen'' (1959) * '' Winter Holidays'' (1959) * '' La cambiale'' (1959) * '' Tough Guys'' (1960) * ''

Totòtruffa 62 ''Totòtruffa '62'' (also known as ''Totó Vigarista'') is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot summary Antonio is a poor man who has to support his daughter and especially he should pay her stay at a prestigious b ...

'' (1961) * '' Eighteen in the Sun'' (1962) * ''

Gli eroi del doppio gioco ''Gli eroi del doppio gioco'' (Italian for "Heroes of the double play") is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot The film tells the successful attempts of two families of cancelling the traces of their involvement w ...

'' (1962) * '' The Motorized'' (1962) * '' The Swindlers'' (1963) * '' Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) * ''

Te lo leggo negli occhi ''Te lo leggo negli occhi'' is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Cast *Agnès Spaak as Serenella * Dino as Dino *Nino Taranto as Gennaro *Mario Pisu as Dino's Father *Tecla Scarano as Filomena *Anna Campori as ...

'' (1965) * ''

'' (1966) * ''

The Most Beautiful Couple in the World ''The Most Beautiful Couple in the World'' (Italian: ''La più bella coppia del mondo'') is a 1968 Italian " musicarello" comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Walter Chiari, Paola Quattrini and Aldo Giuffrè Aldo Giuffr� ...

'' (1968)

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* * 1901 births 1969 deaths Italian film directors Italian male screenwriters Writers from Rome 20th-century Italian screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-director-stub