Filippo Walter Ratti (1914–1981) was an Italian

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and

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. After working as an

assistant director The role of an assistant director (AD) on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have ...

for several years, he made his directoral debut in 1946. The following year he directed the biopic ''

Eleonora Duse Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse ( , ; 3 October 185821 April 1924), often known simply as Duse, was an Italian actress, rated by many as the greatest of her time. She performed in many countries, notably in the plays of Gabriele D'Annunzio and Henr ...

''. In 1962 he directed '' Ten Italians for One German'', a portrayal of the 1944

Ardeatine massacre The Ardeatine massacre, or Fosse Ardeatine massacre (), was a mass killing of 335 civilians and political prisoners carried out in Rome on 24 March 1944 by German occupation troops during the Second World War as a reprisal for the Via Rasell ...

in Rome.Gordon p.224

Selected filmography

Director

* ''

'' (1947) * '' The Black Mask'' (1952) * '' It's Never Too Late'' (1953) * '' Ten Italians for One German'' (1962) * '' Erika'' (1971) *'' La notte dei dannati'' (1971) * ''Crazy Desires of a Murderer'' (1977)

References

Bibliography

* Gordon, Robert. ''The Holocaust in Italian Culture, 1944–2010''. Stanford University Press, 2012.

External links

* 1914 births 1981 deaths 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian film directors Writers from Rome 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-bio-stub