Sandro Bolchi (18 January 1924 – 2 August 2005) was an Italian director, actor and journalist.

Biography

Bolchi was born in

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, Italy on 18 January 1924. He died on 2 August 2005 in

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Background

Born in

, Bolchi, who was graduated in literature, made his debut as an actor in the "Guf" theater in

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, an experience that continued even after he moved to

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, where he also began his activity as journalist and stage director. In 1956 he made his directorial debut on television with '' Frana allo Scalo Nord'', since then he directed a large number of successful TV dramas, mostly based on masterpieces of nineteenth-century literature.

Selected filmography

* '' Red Shirts'' (1952)

References

External links

* 1924 births 2005 deaths Italian television directors Italian male journalists Italian theatre directors People from Voghera 20th-century Italian journalists 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-tv-bio-stub