Goffredo Alessandrini (20 November 1904 – 16 May 1978) was an Italian scriptwriter and film director. He also acted, edited, and produced some films. He practiced athletics in his youth, and won a title of Italian champion on 110 meters hurdles in 1925.

Biography

He started in films collaborating with

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and was one of the most important film directors under

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. His films received several awards at the

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during the Fascist era: the Mussolini Cup for Best Italian film in 1938, for ''Luciano Serra pilota'', and in 1939 for ''Abuna Messias''. He received the Biennale Award in 1942, for ''Noi Vivi'' and ''Addio Kira!'' His most remembered and important works are two anti-Communist films (combined to comprise 4 hours), both based on

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's ''

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''. Without Rand's permission, ''We the Living'' was made into a pair of films, ''Noi vivi'' and ''Addio, Kira'' in 1942, by Scalara Films, Rome. This was despite resistance from the Italian government under Mussolini. These films were eventually pulled from theatres as the Italian and German governments, which abhorred Communism, discovered that the stories also contained an anti-Fascist message. These films were re-edited into a new version which was approved by Rand and re-released as ''We the Living'' in 1986. The original two films, which in combination ran more than four hours, were cut into a single, 3-hour film. He made two films in

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in the early 1960s. He was married to

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from 1935 until 1950.

Filmography

Director

Script writer

Actor

* 1950 : '' Sangue sul sagrato'' : ''Renato'' * 1965 : ''I Tre volti'' : ''Direttore dell'agenzia (segment "Latin Lover")'' * 1965 : ''La Celestina P… R...'' : ''Montesti''

Producer

* 1953 : '' Opinione pubblica''

Editor

* 1931 : '' La Segretaria privata''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alessandrini, Goffredo 1904 births 1978 deaths Italian male hurdlers Italian film directors Italian expatriates in Egypt Italian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Italian sportsmen