Mario Serandrei (23 May 1907 – 17 April 1966) was an Italian

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edi ...

and

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. Born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, he started in the film industry in 1931 as an

assistant director The role of an assistant director 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 t ...

. He edited over two hundred films during his career, and worked steadily until his death in 1966. As an editor, Serandrei's credits included

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's '' Il bidone'' (1955),

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's ''

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'' (1958) and '' Hercules Unchained'' (1959),

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's '' Estate violenta'' (1959), '' La ragazza con la valigia'' (1961) and ''

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'' (1962), and the

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film of ''

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'' (1963). He enjoyed a long working relationship with director

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, editing '' Ossessione'' (1943), ''

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'' (1951), '' Senso'' (1954), '' Rocco and His Brothers'' (1960) and ''

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'' (1963). At the end of his career, he edited many films directed by

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, including '' Black Sunday'' (1960) (which he also co-wrote), ''

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'' (1963), and ''

Blood and Black Lace ''Blood and Black Lace'' ( it, 6 donne per l'assassino, lit=6 Women for the Murderer) is a 1964 ''giallo'' film directed by Mario Bava and starring Eva Bartok and Cameron Mitchell. The story concerns the brutal murders of a Roman fashion hous ...

'' (1965).

Selected filmography

* ''

Before the Jury ''Before the Jury'' (Italian title:''Corte d'Assise'') is a 1931 Italian crime film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Marcella Albani, Lia Franca and Carlo Ninchi. It was made at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film is a precursor to the lat ...

'' (1931) * '' Abandonment'' (1940) * '' Two on a Vacation'' (1940) * '' The Betrothed'' (1941) * '' A Pistol Shot'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) *'' Headlights in the Fog'' (1942) * ''

The Jester's Supper ''La cena delle beffe'' (''The Jesters' Supper'') is an opera in four acts composed by Umberto Giordano to an Italian libretto by Sem Benelli adapted from his 1909 The Jester's Supper (play), play of the same name. The opera premiered on 20 Decem ...

'' (1942) * '' Street of the Five Moons'' (1942) * '' Farewell Love!'' (1943) * '' The Priest's Hat'' (1944) * '' The Ways of Sin'' (1946) * ''

The Unknown Man of San Marino ''The Unknown Man of San Marino'' (Italian: ''Lo Sconosciuto di San Marino'') is a 1946 Italian drama film directed by Michał Waszyński and starring Anna Magnani, Vittorio De Sica and Antonio Gandusio.Sieglohr p.156 It was shot at the Icet Stu ...

'' (1946) * '' The Models of Margutta'' (1946) * '' Last Love'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1947) * '' Prelude to Madness'' (1948) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' Torment'' (1950) * ''

The Beggar's Daughter ''The Beggar's Daughter'' ( it, La figlia del mendicante) is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Paola Barbara, Franca Maj and Steve Barclay. It is based on a novel of the same name by Carolina ...

'' (1950) * '' Pact with the Devil'' (1950) * '' Women and Brigands'' (1950) * '' Nobody's Children'' (1951) * ''

Without a Flag ''Without a Flag'' (Italian: ''Senza bandiera'') is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Lionello De Felice and starring Massimo Serato, Paolo Stoppa and Walter Rilla. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. It wa ...

'' (1951) * '' Red Shirts'' (1952) * '' Who is Without Sin'' (1952) * '' Falsehood'' (1952) * ''

Woman of the Red Sea ''Woman of the Red Sea'' or ''Africa Under the Seas'' (Italian: ''Africa sotto i mari'') is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Roccardi and starring Sophia Loren, Steve Barclay and Umberto Melnati. For the release of the film Loren ...

'' (1953) * '' Captain Phantom'' (1953) * '' Too Young for Love'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' The Three Thieves'' (1954) * ''

A Parisian in Rome ''A Parisian in Rome'' (Italian: ''Una parigina a Roma'', German: ''Begegnung in Rom'') is a 1954 Italian-German comedy film directed by Erich Kobler and starring Barbara Laage, Alberto Sordi and Anna Maria Ferrero.Fava p.80-81 The film's sets ...

'' (1954) * '' Mata Hari's Daughter'' (1954) * '' The Beach'' (1954) * '' Goodbye Naples'' (1955) * '' The White Angel'' (1955) * '' Melancholic Autumn'' (1958) * '' Legs of Gold'' (1958) * ''

Revolt of the Mercenaries ''Revolt of the Mercenaries'' (Italian: ''La rivolta dei mercenari'') is a 1961 Italian-Spanish historical adventure film directed by Piero Costa and starring Virginia Mayo, Conrado San Martín and Susana Canales.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.139 The fi ...

'' (1961) * ''

The Legion's Last Patrol ''Marcia o Crepa'' (March or Die), known as ''The Legion's Last Patrol'' in the UK and ''Commando'' in the US, is a 1962 European (Italian, German, Spanish) co-production war film about the Algerian War of Independence. It was released in 1964 ...

'' (1962) * ''

'' (1963) * '' Beautiful Families'' (1964)

References

* Italian film editors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Film people from Naples 1907 births 1966 deaths 20th-century Italian male writers {{film-editor-stub