Rod E. Geiger (1915–2000) was an American
movie producer and director, Instrumental for his contributions to
Italian Neorealism
Italian neorealism (), also known as the Golden Age of Italian Cinema, was a national film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and the working class. They are filmed on location, frequently with non-professional actors. They p ...
, working with
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and ...
and
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such a ...
. Credited in the book "The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini, by Tag Gallagher" as the man who more than any single individual was to make Rossellini and the new Italian cinema famous around the world. He was also known for his marriage to
Katja of Sweden, a Swedish fashion designer.
He was born Roland Ernest Geiger in New York City in 1915 and died in
Tollarp, Sweden, 2000.
Filmography
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Give Us This Day'' (1949)
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Paisan'' (1946)
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Rome, Open City
''Rome, Open City'' (), also released as ''Open City'', is a 1945 Italian Italian neorealism, neorealist war film, war drama film directed by Roberto Rossellini and co-written by Sergio Amidei, Celeste Negarville and Federico Fellini. Set in Rom ...
'' (1945)
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1915 births
Film producers from New York (state)
Film directors from New York City
2000 deaths
20th-century American businesspeople
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