Fabio Pittorru (24 August 1928 – 4 September 1995) was an Italian novelist, essayist, screenwriter, journalist and film director.

Biography

Born in

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, after the World War II Pittorru was very active in the local cultural scene, working as a documentarist and as a journalist. In the mid-1960s he moved to Rome, where he started a proficuous collaboration with Massimo Felisatti, writing some successful

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novels and several film screenplays. He was also very active on television, co-creating with Felisatti the crime TV-series '' Qui squadra mobile'', and writing a number of screenplays for television films. In 1974, he wrote and directed the

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''Amore mio spogliati... che poi ti spiego!''. Pittorru's literary works include biographies, historic essays and humorous novels.

Selected filmography

* '' Blow Hot, Blow Cold'', directed by

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(1970) * '' The Weekend Murders'', directed by

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(1970) * ''

When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong ''When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong'' () is a 1971 film directed by Bruno Corbucci. Plot While two prehistoric tribes are fighting against each other, Listra, a woman, is trying to persuade her 'husband' not to join the war. In ...

'', directed by

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(1971) * ''

The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave ''The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave'' () is a 1971 Italian '' gothic'' film directed by Emilio Miraglia. Plot Alan ( Anthony Steffen) is a wealthy aristocrat who has just been released from a mental institution following the death of his wi ...

'', directed by Emilio P. Miraglia (1971) * '' Shadows Unseen'', directed by Camillo Bazzoni (1972) * ''

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times ''The Red Queen Kills Seven Times'' () is a 1972 ''giallo'' film directed by Emilio Miraglia. Plot Two sisters, Kitty and Evelyn, are cursed by a family painting depicting a hundred year-cycle in which a Red Queen is raised from the dead to kill s ...

'', directed by Emilio P. Miraglia (1972) * ''

Fiorina la vacca ''Fiorina la vacca'' (''Fiorina the Cow'') is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Vittorio De Sisti. The film, loosely based on several works by Ruzante, is an example of the '' Decamerotici'' genre popular in the early 1970s. Plot ...

'', directed by

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(1972) * '' The Sicilian Checkmate'', directed by Florestano Vancini (1972) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1974) * '' The Body'', directed by

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(1974) * ''

Silent Action ''Silent Action'' () is a 1975 Italian ''poliziottesco'' film directed by Sergio Martino. The film's plot alludes to the Golpe Borghese, a failed Italian 1970 coup d'état. Plot Three army officials are murdered but made to look as if they c ...

'', directed by

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(1975) * ''

Calling All Police Cars ''Calling All Police Cars'' (, literally "...To All the Police Cars") is a 1975 Italian giallo/poliziottesco film. It stars Antonio Sabàto, Gabriele Ferzetti and Enrico Maria Salerno. The film is very graphic for its time, with excessive gore a ...

'', directed by

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(1975) * ''

Waves of Lust ''Waves of Lust'' (, also known as ''A Wave of Pleasure'') is a 1975 Italian erotic thriller drama film directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring John Steiner and Silvia Dionisio. Plot Irem and Barbara are a young Italian couple on vacation in Si ...

'', directed by

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(1975) * '' Sexycop'', directed by

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(1975) * '' El Macho'', directed by Marcello Andrei (1977) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1977)

Books

* ''Violenza a Roma'', with Massimo Felisatti. Garzanti, 1973. * ''Gli strateghi di Yalta'', with Massimo Felisatti. Fabbri, 1974. * ''La spartizione del mondo''. Fratelli Fabbri, 1974. * ''La Madama'', with Massimo Felisatti. Garzanti, 1974. * ''Per vincere ci vogliono i leoni''. with Massimo Felisatti. Mondadori, 1977. * ''Torquato Tasso: l'uomo, il poeta, il Cortigiano''. Bompiani, 1982. * ''Agrippina imperatrice: sorella di Caligola, moglie di Claudio, madre di Nerone''. Camunia, 1986. * ''Chi è senza peccato''. Wilson, 1987. * ''Ciano: i giorni contati''. Leonardo, 1991. * ''Il caso Vittoria Accoramboni''. Net, 2004.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pittorru, Fabio 1928 births 1995 deaths Writers from Ferrara 20th-century Italian male writers 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian novelists Italian essayists Italian male essayists Italian film directors Italian male non-fiction writers 20th-century Italian essayists