Sergio Pugliese (12 March 1908 – 5 December 1965) was an Italian

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and

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.Goble p.579 He was employed by the Italian state broadcaster

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and in 1955, he made the original proposal that led eventually to the establishment of the

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Selected filmography

* '' The Reluctant Hero'' (1941) * '' Torrents of Spring'' (1942) * '' The White Angel'' (1943) * '' Men of the Mountain'' (1943) * '' Mist on the Sea'' (1944) * '' Barrier to the North'' (1950) * '' Tragic Return'' (1952) * '' Il Mattatore'' (1960)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

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* 1908 births 1965 deaths 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian male journalists Italian dramatists and playwrights People from Ivrea 20th-century Italian journalists 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-writer-stub