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Pietro Germi

Pietro Germi

Directing

September 14, 1914 – December 5, 1974 (died at 60)
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Male
71 Movies
1 TV Shows

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pietro Germi (14 September 1914, Genoa - 5 December 1974) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. Germi was born in Genoa, Liguria, to a lower-middle class family. He was a messenger and briefly attended nautical school before deciding on a career in acting. He studied acting and directing at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. During his time in school, Germi supported himself by working as an extra, bit actor, assistant director, and, on occasion, writer. Germi made his directorial debut in 1945 with the film Il testimone. His early work, this film included, were very much in the Italian Neorealist style; many were social dramas that dealt with contemporary issues pertaining to people of Sicilian heritage. Through the years, Germi shifted away from social drama towards satirical comedies, but retained his loved element of the Sicilian people. In the 1960s, Germi received worldwide success with the films Divorce, Italian Style, Seduced and Abandoned, and Signore e Signori. The latter is better known in the English-speaking world as The Birds the Bees and the Italians. He was nominated for Academy Awards in both directing and writing for Divorce, Italian Style, and, subsequently, won in the writing category. He also won the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for Signore e signori. Germi collaborated on the scripts for all the films he directed and appeared as an actor in a few of them. He died in Rome of hepatitis on 5 December 1974.

The Railroad Man
The Railroad Man

The Railroad Man

1956 7.7

as Andrea Marcocci

Age 42 (now 60)
The Facts of Murder
The Facts of Murder

The Facts of Murder

1959 7.2

as Il Dott. Ingravallo

Age 45 (now 60)
The Lovemakers
The Lovemakers

The Lovemakers

1961 6.3

as Stefano

Age 46 (now 60)
Man of Straw
Man of Straw

Man of Straw

1958 7.3

as Andrea

Age 43 (now 60)
Lipstick
Lipstick

Lipstick

1960 6.1

as Commissario Fioresi

Age 45 (now 60)
Escape to France
Escape to France

Escape to France

1948 7.2

as Tembien

Age 33 (now 60)
A Man Named John
A Man Named John

A Man Named John

1965 6.5

as Pontiff's Father

Age 51 (now 60)
Five Branded Women
Five Branded Women

Five Branded Women

1960 6.1

as Partisan Commander

Age 45 (now 60)
The Iron Crown
The Iron Crown

The Iron Crown

1941 5.7

as Cavaliere

Age 26 (now 60)
Blood Feud
Blood Feud

Blood Feud

1961 8.2

as Bolognesi

Age 46 (now 60)
My Friends
My Friends

My Friends

1975 8.1

Story

Age 61 (now 60)
My Friends
My Friends

My Friends

1975 8.1

Screenplay

Age 61 (now 60)
Divorce Italian Style
Divorce Italian Style

Divorce Italian Style

1961 7.9

Director

Age 47 (now 60)
Divorce Italian Style
Divorce Italian Style

Divorce Italian Style

1961 7.9

Screenplay

Age 47 (now 60)
Divorce Italian Style
Divorce Italian Style

Divorce Italian Style

1961 7.9

Story

Age 47 (now 60)
Seduced and Abandoned
Seduced and Abandoned

Seduced and Abandoned

1964 7.6

Director

Age 49 (now 60)