Vittorio Cottafavi (30 January 1914 – 14 December 1998) was an Italian

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and

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. He directed 70 films between 1943 and 1985. His film ''

Il diavolo sulle colline ''Il diavolo sulle colline'' is a 1985 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. It is based on the novel ' by Cesare Pavese. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Roberto Accornero * ...

'' was screened in the

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section at the

1985 Cannes Film Festival The 38th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 20 May 1985. Czechoslovakian filmmaker Miloš Forman served as jury president for the main competition. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for t ...

Selected filmography

* ' (1943) * ''

The Gates of Heaven ''The Gates of Heaven'' () is a 1945 Italian drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica. The film was made during the German occupation of Rome, with support from the Vatican. This and another film '' The Ten Commandments'' allowed a number of act ...

'' (1945) (actor) * ''

The Sun Still Rises ''The Sun Still Rises'' () also known as ''Outcry'' is a 1946 Italian neorealist war-drama film directed by Aldo Vergano and starring Elli Parvo, Massimo Serato and Lea Padovani. It was one of two films produced by the ANPI movement along ...

'' (1946) * '' The Unknown Man of San Marino'' (1946) * ''

Fire Over the Sea ''Fire Over the Sea'' () is a 1947 Italian drama film directed by Michał Waszyński and Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Carlo Ninchi Evi Maltagliati and Silvana Jachino. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's were de ...

'' (1947) * ''La grande strada'' (1948) * ''

The Flame That Will Not Die ''The Flame That Will Not Die'' () is a 1949 Italian war drama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Gino Cervi, María Denis and Leonardo Cortese.Bonsaver & Gordon p.104 It is inspired by the story of Salvo D'Acquisto, a Carabinieri ...

'' (1949) * '' A Woman Has Killed'' (1952) * ''

Milady and the Musketeers ''Milady and the Musketeers'' (Italian: ''Il boia di Lilla'', also known as ''Vengeance of the Musketeers'' and ''La vita avventurosa di Milady'') is 1952 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Rossano ...

'' (1952) * '' Traviata '53'' (1953) * ''

A Free Woman ''A Free Woman'' () is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dario Cecchi. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian f ...

'' (1954) * ''

It Takes Two to Sin in Love ''It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' () is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Giorgio De Lullo, Cosetta Greco and Alda Mangini.Moliterno p.94 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. Ca ...

'' (1954) * '' Le legioni di Cleopatra'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1960) * ''

Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis ''Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis'' () is a 1961 film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Reg Park in his film debut as Ercole/Hercules. It was originally released in Super Technirama 70. The film is also known as ''Hercules Con ...

'' (1961) * ''

100 Horsemen ''100 Horsemen'' (, , , also known as ''Son of El Cid'') is a 1964 Italian-Spanish-West German historical-adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. In 2004 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Storia Segreta del Cinema Ita ...

'' (1964) * ''

'' (1985)

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* 1914 births 1998 deaths Italian film directors Italian fantasy film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Film people from Modena Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-director-stub