Mario Morra (born 1935) is an Italian film editor, director and screenwriter.
Born in
Rome, Morra began working as an assistant editor in the early 1960s, and made his debut as film editor in 1964.
[Roberto Poppi. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registi''. Gramese, 2002.] He gradually established himself up as one of the most representative of his profession, very active in
art films as well as in less ambitious works.
In 1990 he was nominated to
BAFTA Award for
Best Editing
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress# ...
for
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema.Katz, Ephraim, "Italy," ''The Film Encyclopedia'' (New York: HarperRes ...
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Cinema Paradiso
''Cinema Paradiso'' ( it, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, , literally "New Paradise Cinema") is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centers on the friendship between a young b ...
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In the 1970s and 1980s, Morra was also director or writer of several successful documentaries and
Mondo films, often in collaboration with
Antonio Climati like
Turbo Time
''Turbo Time'' is a 1983 Italian documentary film directed by Antonio Climati as James Davis and written by Mario Morra and .
Plot
Documentary about the world of car and motorcycle racing, accompanied by interviews with several champions of thes ...
a documentary about the world of car and motorcycle racing..
Selected filmography
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Red Roses for the Fuhrer
''Red Roses for the Fuhrer'' (Italian: ''Rose rosse per il führer'') is 1968 Italian war drama film directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring James Daly, Pier Angeli and Peter van Eyck.Allen p.179 It is also known as ''Code Name, Red Roses''.
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'' (1968)
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External links
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1935 births
Italian film editors
Writers from Rome
Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
Italian film directors
Living people
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