Titanus (also called Titanus Distribuzione) is an Italian

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company, founded in 1904 by Gustavo Lombardo (1885–1951). The company's headquarters are located at 28 Via Sommacampagna, Rome and its studios on the

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, 13 km from the centre of Rome. The logo is a gold shield. After the arrival of the

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films, Titanus launched a "youth operation", which gave young film artists a chance to create low-budget films with relative freedom. This had approximately 100 first and second productions for Titanus made between 1960 and 1965. This included films by new directors such as

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, Damiano Damiani and Lina Wertmuller. Titanus closed down its production branch in 1964, but the company remains active.

Selected films

* '' Nobody's Children'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' Rome 11:00'' (1952) * '' Storms'' (1953) * '' Bread, Love and Dreams'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1954) * '' We, the Women'' (1953) * '' The Sign of Venus'' (1955) * '' Il bidone'' (1955) * '' Scandal in Sorrento'' (1955) * '' The Roof'' (1956) * '' Poor, But Handsome'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' The Naked Maja'' (1958) * '' The Magistrate'' (1959) * '' The Law'' (1959) * '' Violent Summer'' (1959) * '' Web of Passion'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' The Hole'' (1960) * '' A Breath of Scandal'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti'' (1960) * '' Il Posto'' (1961) * '' The Lovemakers'' (1961) * '' Girl with a Suitcase'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) * '' The Seven Deadly Sins'' (1962) * '' The Four Days of Naples'' (1962) * '' Family Diary'' (1962) * '' The Condemned of Altona'' (1962) * '' The Leopard'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1963) * '' The Shortest Day'' (1963) * '' The Fiances'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1972) * '' Sinbad and the Caliph of Baghdad'' (1973) * '' Help Me Dream'' (1981) * '' Dagger Eyes'' (1983)

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* {{IT-film-company-stub Film production companies of Italy Italian companies established in 1904 1904 establishments in Italy Mass media companies established in 1904 Film distributors of Italy Television production companies of Italy Television syndication distributors International sales agents Major film studios

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