Pasquale Squitieri (27 November 1938 – 18 February 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Squitieri graduated in law, then was briefly involved in stage, as author ("''La battaglia''") and even actor (directed by

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). He made his film debut with '' Io e Dio'', produced by

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, and, after two

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s he signed as William Redford, he focused on drama films centered on political and social issues. Squitieri's film '' Il prefetto di ferro'' won the

David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David (Donatello, bronze), David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (the Academy of Italian Cin ...

for Best Film in 1978. '' Li chiamarono... briganti!'', a film about the brigand

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, was suspended from the cinemas and it is not available on the

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market. Squitieri was the partner of

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since 1974. His 1980 film '' Savage Breed'' was entered into the

12th Moscow International Film Festival The 12th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1981. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Brazilian film '' O Homem que Virou Suco'' directed by João Batista de Andrade, the Vietnamese film '' The Abandoned Field: Free ...

. Since 2003, Squitieri had been romantically linked to actress and singer Ottavia Fusco, whom he had married in December 2013.

Selected filmography

*'' Io e Dio'' (1969) *'' Django Defies Sartana'' (1970) *'' Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold'' (1971) *''

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'' (1972) *'' Blood Brothers'' (1974) *'' The Climber'' (1975) *'' Il prefetto di ferro'' (1977) *''

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'' (1978) *'' L'arma'' (1978) *'' Savage Breed'' (1980) *'' Claretta'' (1984) *''

The Repenter ''Il pentito'' (internationally released as ''The Repenter'' and ''The Squealer'') is a 1985 Italian crime-drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film is loosely based on actual events involving, among others, pentito Tommaso Buscetta, ju ...

'' (1985) *'' Naso di cane'' (1986) (TV miniseries) *'' The Third Solution'' (1988) *'' Gli invisibili'' (1988) *'' Atto di dolore'' (1990) *'' Il colore dell'odio'' (1990) *'' Geografia della fame'' (1991) *'' Li chiamarono... briganti!'' (1999) *'' L'avvocato de Gregorio'' (2003) *''

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'' (2011)

References

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* 1938 births 2017 deaths Film people from Naples Italian film directors Spaghetti Western directors {{Italy-film-director-stub