Romolo Marcellini (6 October 1910 – 3 June 1999) was an Italian

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

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. He directed 22 films between 1937 and 1969.

Selected filmography

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Sentinels of Bronze ''Sentinels of Bronze'' (Italian: ''Sentinelle di bronzo'') is a 1937 Italian war film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Fosco Giachetti, Giovanni Grasso and Doris Duranti. History In the 1930s and 1940s, early Somali actors and film te ...

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Special Correspondents ''Special Correspondents'' is a 2016 satirical comedy film written, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais. The film stars Gervais, Eric Bana, Vera Farmiga, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin Pollak, Benjamin Bratt, America Ferrera and Raúl Castillo. T ...

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A Tale of Five Cities ''A Tale of Five Cities'' ( and released as ''A Tale of Five Women'' in the US) is a 1951 British-Italian international co-production comedy drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini, Emil E. Reinert, Wolfgang Staudte, Montgomery Tully, Irma ...

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Rommel's Treasure ''Rommel's Treasure'' () is a 1955 Italian-American drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Dawn Addams, Paul Hubschmid and Isa Miranda.Parish p.276 Synopsis In post-war Cairo a variety of different people seek a stash of valuables ...

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Engaged to Death ''Engaged to Death'' () is a 1957 Italian sports drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and starring Rik Battaglia, Sylva Koscina and Margit Nünke.Rondolino p.183 The veteran German star Hans Albers appears in a supporting role. The film portray ...

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The Grand Olympics ''The Grand Olympics'' () is a 1961 Italian documentary film, directed by Romolo Marcellini, made in 1961 in film, 1961. It was nominated as Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, Best Documentary Feature at 34th Academy Awards in 1961. Plot ...

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* 1910 births 1999 deaths Italian film directors Italian Fascist propagandists Italian propaganda film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-director-stub