Mario Camerini
Italian film director and screenwriter (1895–1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mario Camerini (6 February 1895 – 4 February 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
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Mario Camerini | |
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Born | (1895-02-06)6 February 1895 |
Died | 4 February 1981(1981-02-04) (aged 85) Gardone Riviera, Italy |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1920–1972 |
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The cousin of Augusto Genina, Camerini made the most well-known films in Italy during the 1930s, most of them comedies starring Vittorio De Sica. He directed about 50 films till 1972, including 1954's Ulysses with American stars Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn, one of the first Europe/US film co-productions. He died in 1981 in Gardone Rivera.