Carlo Ausino (20 July 1938 – 22 November 2020) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Biography

Ausino was born in

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in 1938. At the age of one, his family moved to the

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region, to the cities of

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and

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. In the 1960s, he began working in the film industry and for

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. In 1969, he directed his first film, titled ''L'ora della pietà''. Subsequently, his career largely consisted of smaller-budget films. He managed to reach national attention with the films ''La città dell'ultima paura'' and ''Prima che il sole tramonti''. Other genres in his repertoire included romantic, erotic, and horror films. Carlo Ausino died in Turin on 22 November 2020 at the age of 82.

Filmography

Director and screenwriter

*''L'ora della pietà'' (1969) *''La città dell'ultima paura'' (1975) *''Prima che il sole tramonti'' (1976) *''

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'' (1977) *'' Tony: Another Double Game'' (1980) *''La villa delle anime maledette'' (1982) *''Nebuneff'' (1988) *''Racconto di natale'' (1997) *''Una favola moderna'' (2001) *''Killer's Playlist'' (2006)

Director

*''Senza scrupoli 2'' (1990)

References

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