Fernando Cerchio (7 August 1914 – 19 August 1974) was an Italian

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and

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. He directed more than 30 films between 1940 and 1972.

Selected filmography

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Men of the Mountain ''Men of the Mountain'' () is a 1943 Italian war drama film directed by Aldo Vergano and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Mariella Lotti and Mario Ferrari.Ben-Ghiat p.291 Along with '' The Three Hundred of the Seventh'', it was one of a handful of films ...

'' (1943) * ''

Mistress of the Mountains ''Mistress of the Mountains'' () is a 1950 Italian drama film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Vivi Gioi, Adriano Rimoldi and Camillo Pilotto. Plot In a small town in upper Lombardy near the Swiss border, smuggling is considered lega ...

'' (1950) * '' The Crossroads'' (1951) * ''

The Tired Outlaw ''The Tired Outlaw'' (Italian: ''Il bandolero stanco'') is a 1952 Italian comedy western film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Renato Rascel, Lauretta Masiero and Lia Di Leo.Curti p.77 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gi ...

'' (1952) * ''

Son of the Hunchback ''Son of the Hunchback'' (, ) is a 1952 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Rossano Brazzi, Milly Vitale and Gabrielle Dorziat.Parish p.498 The film's sets were designed by the art director Giancarlo ...

'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

Farewell, My Beautiful Lady ''Farewell, My Beautiful Lady'' () is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Gino Cervi, Alba Arnova and Armando Francioli.Chiti & Poppi p.19 It presents a love triangle between a Colonel of the Bersagl ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Count of Bragelonne ''The Count of Bragelonne'' (French: ''Le Vicomte de Bragelonne'', Italian: ''Il Visconte di Bragelonne'') is a 1954 Franco-Italian film directed by Fernando Cerchio. It is a film adaptation of the novel '' Le Vicomte de Bragelonne'' by Alexandre ...

'' (1954) * '' Desert Warrior'' (1957) * ''

The Mysteries of Paris ''The Mysteries of Paris'' () is a novel by Eugène Sue. It was published serially in 90 parts in ''Journal des débats'' from 19 June 1842 until 15 October 1843, making it one of the first serial novels (''feuilleton'') published in France. I ...

'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

Head of a Tyrant ''Head of a Tyrant'' or ''Judith and Holofernes'' () is a 1959 historical film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Massimo Girotti, Isabelle Corey and Renato Baldini.Parish p.53 An Italian-French co-production, it is part of the boom in Swor ...

'' (1959) * ''

Cleopatra's Daughter ''Cleopatra's Daughter'' () is a 1960 list of historical drama films, historical drama film set in Ancient Egypt, Egypt during the reign of the pharaoh Khufu (r. 2589-2566 BC). The film stars Debra Paget and was directed by Fernando Cerchio. For ...

'' (1960) * '' Queen of the Nile'' (1961) * ''

Invasion 1700 ''Invasion 1700'' (, , also known as ''With Fire and Sword'' and ''Daggers of Blood'') is a 1962 Italian-French historical epic film directed by Fernando Cerchio. It is based on the 1884 Polish historical novel '' With Fire and Sword'' written by H ...

'' (1962) * '' Toto vs. Maciste'' (1962) * '' Toto and Cleopatra '' (1963) * '' Toto vs. the Black Pirate'' (1964) * '' Mutiny at Fort Sharpe'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1967) * ''

Il marchio di Kriminal ''Il marchio di Kriminal'' ( The Mark of Kriminal) is a 1967 film. It is the follow-up to ''Kriminal'' (1966). Plot The bandit Kriminal accidentally discovers in an ancient porcelain statuette a fragment of a map relating to the place where a fa ...

'' (1967)

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* 1914 births 1974 deaths Italian film directors Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian screenwriters People from Luserna San Giovanni 20th-century Italian male writers Italian comedy film directors Parody film directors Italian parodists {{Italy-film-director-stub