Duilio Coletti (28 December 1906 – 22 May 1999) was an Italian
film director and
screenwriter. He directed 29 films between 1934 and 1977.
Career
Born in
Penne, Abruzzo, he took a degree in medicine and surgery and practiced the profession for a short time.
He entered the film industry as a screenwriter and assistant director in early 1930s, then made his directorial debut in 1935 with ''Pierpin''.
[ Coletti specialized in films of great spectacular impact and was particularly appreciated in the direction of action movies.][
His film '' Submarine Attack'' was entered into the 4th Berlin International Film Festival.]8th Berlin International Film Festival
The 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Sw ...
.
Selected filmography
* '' The Fornaretto of Venice'' (1939)
* '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940)
* '' The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (1941)
* '' The Adulteress'' (1946)
* '' Bullet for Stefano'' (1947)
* ''Heart
The heart is a muscular organ found in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon diox ...
'' (Cuore) (1948)
* '' The Earth Cries Out'' (Il grido della terra) (1948)
* '' The Wolf of the Sila'' (1949)
* '' Romanzo d'amore'' (1950)
* ''Free Escape
''Free Escape'' (Italian: ''Libera uscita'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Nino Taranto, Ludmilla Dudarova and Laura Gore.Sorrenti p.21
The film's sets were designed by Alberto Boccianti. It was made at Cine ...
'' (1951)
* '' Wanda la peccatrice'' (1952)
* ''The Piano Tuner Has Arrived
''The Piano Tuner Has Arrived'' (Italian: ''È arrivato l'accordatore'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Virgilio Riento.Segrave & Martin p.52
The film's sets were design ...
'' (1952)
* ''Hell Raiders of the Deep
''Hell Raiders of the Deep'' (Original Italian title: ''I sette dell'Orsa maggiore'' 'The Seven Men of Great Bear') is 1953 Italian film based on the events of the Raid on Alexandria in 1941 by frogmen of the Decima Flottiglia MAS human torpedoes ...
'' (I sette dell'orsa maggiore), a.k.a. ''Human Torpedoes'' (1952)
* '' Submarine Attack'' (1954)
* ''Folgore Division
''Folgore Division'' ( it, Divisione Folgore) is a 1955 Italian war film directed by Duilio Coletti. It is based on actual events and depicts the 185th Airborne Division Folgore during the battle of El-Alamein. The screenwriter and military advis ...
'' (Divisione Folgore) (1954)
* '' Bella non piangere!'' (1955)
* ''The House of Intrigue
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Haworth Pictures Corporation was a film studio established by Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa in March 1918 ...
'' (Londra chiama Polo Nord), a.k.a. ''London Calling North Pole'' (1956)
* ''The Italians They Are Crazy
''The Italians They Are Crazy'' (Italian: ''Gli italiani sono matti'') is a 1958 Italian-German comedy film directed by Duilio Coletti and Luis María Delgado and starring Victor McLaglen, Folco Lulli and Gabriella Pallotta.Parish p.91
Cast
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'' (Gli italiani sono matti) (1958)
* '' Under Ten Flags'' (1960)
* '' Black City'' (Il re di Poggioreale) (1961)
* ''Anzio
Anzio (, also , ) is a town and '' comune'' on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about south of Rome.
Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Is ...
'' (1968)
References
External links
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1906 births
1999 deaths
Italian film directors
20th-century Italian screenwriters
Italian film producers
Italian male screenwriters
20th-century Italian male writers