Giuseppe "Beppe" Cino (born 3 February 1947), is an Italian director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

Caltanissetta Caltanissetta (Sicilian language, Sicilian: ''Cartanissètta)'' is an Italian comune with a population of 58,012 inhabitants, serving as the capital of the Province of Caltanissetta, free municipal consortium of Caltanissetta in Sicily. The earl ...

, Cino formed at the

Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia The (; CSC), also referred to as the (), is an Italian national film school headquartered in Rome, with satellite educational hubs in five other Italian regions. It was established in 1935 and aims to promote the art and technique of cinemat ...

in Rome, graduating in 1970. The same year he started as intense activity as documentarist and as assistant director, notably collaborating with

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and Steno. He debuted as a director with the experimental drama ''Il cavaliere, la morte e il diavolo'', which he also wrote and produced.

Selected filmography

* '' Il cavaliere, la morte e il diavolo '' (1983) * '' La Casa del Buon Ritorno''/ ''House of the Blue Shadows'' (1986) * '' Breath of Life'' (1990) * '' Miracle in Palermo!'' (2004)

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* 1947 births 20th-century Italian people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters People from Caltanissetta Living people Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia alumni Giallo film directors Italian male screenwriters {{italy-film-bio-stub