Vittorio Cottafavi
Italian film director and screenwriter

Vittorio Cottafavi

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Italian film director and screenwriter
Gender:
Male
Places:
Italy
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Film directorScreenwriter
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
30 January 1914(Modena)
Death:
14 December 1998(Rome)
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Vittorio Cottafavi (30 January 1914 – 14 December 1998) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1943 and 1985. His film Il diavolo sulle colline was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

Selected filmography

  • I nostri sogni (1943)
  • The Gates of Heaven (1945)
  • The Flame That Will Not Die (1949)
  • A Woman Has Killed (1952)
  • Traviata '53 (1953)
  • Una donna libera (1954)
  • Messalina (1960)
  • Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis (1961)
  • 100 Horsemen (1964)
  • Il diavolo sulle colline (1985)