Giuliano Montaldo (born 22 February 1930) is an Italian

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Biography

While he was still a young student, Montaldo was recruited by the director

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for the role of leading actor in the film '' Achtung! Banditi!'' (1951). Following this experience he began an apprenticeship as an assistant director of Lizzani and Gillo Pontecorvo, as well as appearing in the 1955 '' Gli Sbandati''. In 1960 he made his debut as a director with ''Tiro al piccione'', a film about the partisan resistance, which entered for a competition in

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in 1961. In 1965 he wrote and directed '' Una bella grinta'', a cynical representation of the economic boom of Italy, winning the Special Prize of the Jury at 15th Berlin International Film Festival. He then directed the production '' Grand Slam'' (

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) which starred an international cast including

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, and

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. His cinema career continued with ''Gott mit uns'' (1969), '' Sacco and Vanzetti'' (1971), ''Giordano Bruno'' (1973), a trilogy about the abuses of the military, judicial and religious power; '' Tempo di uccidere'' (1989–1991), with actor

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. In 1982 he directed the television

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'' Marco Polo'', which won the

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for Outstanding Miniseries. In 1971 he was a member of the jury at the 7th Moscow International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

* '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (1952) * '' At the Edge of the City'' (1953) * '' Tiro al piccione'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1964) - documentary * '' Extraconiugale'', episode "La moglie svedese" (1964) * '' Una bella grinta'' (1965) * '' Ad ogni costo'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1969) * '' Gli intoccabili'' (1969) * '' Sacco and Vanzetti'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1973) * '' L'Agnese va a morire'' (1976) * '' Circuito chiuso'' (1978) - TV film * ''

Il giocattolo ''A Dangerous Toy'' (originally titled ''Il giocattolo'') is a 1979 Italian crime drama film written and directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It was co-produced by Sergio Leone. The toy of the title is a gun. The film chronicles how a frustrated and shy ...

'' (1979) * '' Arlecchino'' (1982) - short subject * '' Marco Polo'' (1982) - miniserie TV * ''

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'' (1984) - short subject * ''

Il giorno prima ''Il giorno prima'' (internationally released as ''Control'' and ''Mind Control'') is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo and starring Burt Lancaster and Ben Gazzara. The story was written by Piero Angela Piero Domenico An ...

'' (1987) * '' Gli occhiali d'oro'' (1987) * '' Tempo di uccidere'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1992) - documentary * '' Le stagioni dell'aquila'' (1997) - documentary * ''

I Demoni di San Pietroburgo ''The Demons of St. Petersberg'' ( it, I demoni di San Pietroburgo) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. Cast * Miki Manojlović: Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлови ...

'' (2008) * ''

L'industriale ''The Entrepreneur'' ( it, L'industriale) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. The film premiered out of competition at the 2011 Rome Film Festival. It won three Italian Golden Globes for best film, cinematography and best m ...

'' (2011)

References

External links

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Il Dizionario online del cinema
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