Castellano & Pipolo is the stage name used by the pair of Italian screenwriters and film directors
Franco Castellano
Franco Castellano (20 June 1925 – 28 December 1999) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 94 films between 1958 and 1997. He also directed 21 films between 1964 and 1992. Most of the films he co-wrote and co-directed ...
[ (1925–1999) and Giuseppe Moccia]67th Venice International Film Festival
The 67th annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 1 to 11 September 2010, at Venice Lido in Italy.
American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino was the jury president for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''Somewhere ...
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Biography
In Rome on Jan. 21, 2025 in the park of the Municipio III in the green area located in Via Renato Fucini, in front of house number 260, Roma Capitale dedicated a plaque to the duo Castellano and Pipolo, with a ceremony to unveil the toponymic plaque. The request to dedicate a street originated from a motion presented in the Julius Caesar Chamber by Hon. Marco Di Stefano Group Leader of Noi Moderati in the Capitoline Assembly, and approved by an overwhelming majority.
Selected filmography
* ''My Wife's Enemy
''My Wife's Enemy'' () is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini.
Cast
* Marcello Mastroianni - Marco Tornabuoni
* Giovanna Ralli - Luciana, sua moglie
* Vittorio De Sica - Ottavio Terenzi, padre di Marco
* Memmo Carotenuto - Na ...
'' (1959)
* ''Tipi da spiaggia
''Tipi da spiaggia'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Johnny Dorelli.
Cast
*Ugo Tognazzi: Pasubio Giovinezza
*Christiane Martel: Barbara Patton
* Giustino Durano: Nick Balmora
*Johnny Dorelli: Giorgio Binott ...
'' (1959)
* ''Guardatele ma non toccatele
''Guardatele ma non toccatele'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Ugo Tognazzi.
Cast
* Ugo Tognazzi - Maresciallo La Notte
* Caprice Chantal - Rebecca O'Connor
* Johnny Dorelli - Tenente Altieri
* Lynn Shaw ...
'' (1959
Events
January
* January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
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* '' Signori si nasce'' (1960)
* '' Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today'' (1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events January
* Janu ...
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* ''The Fascist
''The Fascist'' () is a 1961 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Luciano Salce.
It was coproduced with France. It was also the first feature film scored by Ennio Morricone.
Plot
In 1944, Italy is divided between the fascist puppet state ...
'' (1961
Events January
* January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union.
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
)
* ''5 marines per 100 ragazze
''5 marines per 100 ragazze'' is a 1961 Italian '' musicarello'' comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Virna Lisi.
Cast
* Virna Lisi as Grazia
* Mario Carotenuto as Admiral Michigan
* Hélène Chanel as Elena
* Little Tony as ...
'' (1962
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War.
Events January
* January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
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* ''Obiettivo ragazze
''Obiettivo ragazze'' is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.
Plot
Four ex-soldiers meet and reminisce about the times they were in the military: a parachutist mistaking his sergean ...
'' (1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
)
* '' The Thursday'' (1963)
* ''I due pericoli pubblici
''I due pericoli pubblici'' (lit. ''The two public enemies'') is a 1964 black-and-white Italian comedy film directed by Lucio Fulci starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.
Plot
Franco and Ciccio Introlia are two scammers. One day they disguise ...
'' (1964)
* '' Slalom'' (1965)
* ''The Man, the Woman and the Money
''Kiss the Other Sheik'' (, also known as ''The Man, the Woman and the Money'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film in three segments, directed by Eduardo De Filippo, Marco Ferreri, and Luciano Salce. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Catherine ...
'' (1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
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* ''I nuovi mostri
''I nuovi mostri'' ("the new monsters"), known as ''Viva l'Italia!'' in the English-language version, is a 1977 commedia all'italiana film composed by 14 episodes, directed by Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli. It is a sequel of '' I mos ...
'' (1977
Events January
* January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
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* '' Mia moglie è una strega'' (1980)
* '' Il ragazzo di campagna'' (1984)
References
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Italian screenwriters
Italian film directors
Italian television writers
Italian television directors
Italian male television writers
Films directed by Castellano & Pipolo
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