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Mario Soldati
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Italian film director and writer (1906-1999)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1906-11-17
- Died
- 1999-06-19
- Works
- 161
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Film & TV
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mario Soldati (17 November 1906 – 19 June 1999) was an Italian writer and film director. In 1954 he won the Strega Prize for Lettere da Capri. He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, such as Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida.
Known for
- A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota — Self (archive footage)1994
- 12 Directors for 12 Cities — Self (segment "Torino")1989
- I racconti del maresciallo — se stesso1968
- Il Cinegiornale della pace — Self1963
- Chi legge? Viaggio lungo il Tirreno — Sé stesso1960
- Pranzo di Natale1958
- Il Pranzo di Natale a casa di Cesare Zavattini1958
- Il Pranzo di Natale di Mario Soldati — Himself1958
- Viaggio nella valle del Po — Conduttore1957
- Side Street Story — Il ragioner Spasiani1950
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1906-11-17 ) 17 November 1906, Turin , Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 19 June 1999 (1999-06-19) (aged 92), Lerici , Italy
- Occupations
- Writer, film director
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mario
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Turin
- Place of death
- Tellaro
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Employer
- Columbia University
- Political party
- Italian Socialist Party
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- Italian
- Student of
- Lionello Venturi
- Image
- Mario Soldati 1967.jpg
- Residence
- Tellaro
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- date of birth
- 1906-11-17
- date of death
- 1999-06-19
- Commons category
- Mario Soldati
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Mario Soldati
- name in native language
- Mario Soldati
- pseudonym
- Franco Pallavera
- writing language
- Italian
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Encyclopedic overview
Mario Soldati (17 November 1906 – 19 June 1999) was an Italian writer and film director. In 1954, he won the Strega Prize for Lettere da Capri. He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, such as Alida Valli, Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida.
Biography
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