Roberto Bianchi Montero (7 December 1907 - 7 December 1986) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Bianchi Montero started acting as a teenager on stage and he was a member of an amateur theater group with whom he performed in several festivals. In 1930 he entered the stage company of Ettore Petrolini, and in 1934 he founded his own company. In 1936 he got his first film role, and in the late 1930s he also was assistant director for a number of films. After the Second World War, Bianchi Montero directed numerous genre films, usually low-budget productions, in which he often also collaborated to the screenplays. He particularly specialized in

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s and

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films. He was the father of the director

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Selected filmography

* ''

Then We'll Get a Divorce ''Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (Italian: ''Dopo divorzieremo'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Vivi Gioi and Lia Orlandini.Gundle p.197 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1940) * '' After Casanova's Fashion'' (1942) * ''

Faddija – La legge della vendetta ''Faddija – La legge della vendetta'' is a 1950 Italian crime melodrama film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero. Cast * Otello Toso * Luisa Rossi * William Tubbs * Piero Palermini * Olga Solbelli * Silvio Bagolini *Dario Dolci *Luisa Ross ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Cliff of Sin ''The Cliff of Sin'' ( it, La scogliera del peccato) is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Gino Cervi, Margarete Genske and Delia Scala. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Mont ...

'' (1950) * '' A Mother Returns'' (1952) * ''

The Island Monster ''The Island Monster'' (Italian: ''Il mostro dell'isola''/ ''The Monster of the Island'') is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Boris Karloff, Franca Marzi and Germana Paolieri. It was made at Cinecitta S ...

'' (1954) * ''

Goodbye Naples ''Goodbye Naples'' (Italian: ''Addio, Napoli!'') is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Tamara Lees, Andrea Checchi and Giorgio De Lullo.Chiti & Poppi p.19 The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...

'' (1955) * ''

La sceriffa ''La sceriffa'' (''The Sheriff'') is a 1959 Italian Western comedy in black-and-white, directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero. It stars Italian comedy star Ugo Tognazzi. It was released on 16 August 1959. The film starred several comedians and spawne ...

'' (1959) * '' La Pica sul Pacifico'' (1959) * '' Between Shanghai and St. Pauli'' (1962) * ''

Tharus Son of Attila ''Tharus Son of Attila'' ( it, Tharus figlio di Attila), also known as ''Colossus and the Huns'', is a 1962 Italian peplum film co-written and directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Jerome Courtland in the title role.Michele Giordano. ...

'' (1962) * ''Mondo Balordo'' (1964) documentary, released in U.S. 1966 * '' Oklahoma John'' (1965) * '' Desperate Mission'' (1965) * ''

The Last Tomahawk ''The Last Tomahawk'' or ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (german: Der letzte Mohikaner) is a 1965 Western adventure film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor and Marie France. It was a co-production between France, ...

'' (1965) * '' Seven Pistols for a Gringo'' (1966) * '' Blueprint for a Massacre'' (1967) * ''The Battle of the Damned'' (''Quella dannata pattuglia'') (1969) * '' 36 Hours to Hell'' (1969) * ''The Rangers'' (Rangers attacco ora X, 1970) * ''

Eye of the Spider ''Eye of the Spider'' ( it, L'occhio del ragno) is a 1971 Italian crime film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Klaus Kinski. Cast * Klaus Kinski - Hans Fischer * Antonio Sabàto - Paul Valéry / Frank Vogel * Van Johnson - Prof ...

'' (1971) * ''

So Sweet, So Dead ''So Sweet, So Dead'' ( it, Rivelazioni di un maniaco sessuale al capo della squadra mobile, also known as ''The Slasher is the Sex Maniac'' and ''Penetration'' (the US version with hardcore inserts involving Harry Reems and Kim Pope)) is a 1972 ...

'' (1972) * ''

The Secret Nights of Lucrezia Borgia ''The Secret Nights of Lucrezia Borgia'' (Italian:''Le notti segrete di Lucrezia Borgia'', Spanish:''Las noches secretas de Lucrecia Borgia'') is a 1982 Italian-Spanish historical film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Sirpa Lane, ...

'' (1982)

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* 1907 births 1986 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Male actors from Rome Film directors from Rome Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub