Mario Vitale (1923–2003) was an Italian

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.Bondanella p.158 Vitale was a

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chosen by

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

to star alongside

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in the 1950 film ''

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''. He played prominent roles in several other films until the mid-1950s.

Filmography

References

Bibliography

* Bondanella, Peter. ''The Films of Roberto Rossellini''. Cambridge University Press, 1993.

External links

* 1923 births 2003 deaths Italian male film actors People from Salerno 20th-century Italian people {{Italy-film-actor-stub