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Luigi Comencini

Known for directing · Born 8 June 1916 · Died 6 April 2007 · aged 90 · Salò, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

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Luigi Comencini (8 June 1916, Salò – 6 April 2007) was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the commedia all'italiana genre. His daughters Cristina and Francesca are both film directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luigi Comencini,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known for

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1972

Don Camillo in Moscow

1965

Bread, Love and Dreams

1953

The Scopone Game

1972

Everybody Go Home!

1960

Misunderstood

1967

Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen

1976

Traffic Jam

1979

The Sunday Woman

1975

Frisky

1954

Bebo's Girl

1964

The Cat

1977

Acting (9)

2026Vittorio De Sica: Staging LifeSelf (Archive Footage)Film
2021FuturaSelf (archive footage) (voice)Film
20101960Self (archive footage)Film
1988Pilgrimage to AgenHimselfFilm
1987Sacrée soiréeSelfSeries
1978Ciné regardsSelf · 3 episodesSeries
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1974Spécial cinémaSelfSeries
1970I Bambini e NoiHimself · 6 episodesSeries

Camera (1)

2025L'argent de la vieilleDirector of PhotographyFilm

Crew (1)

2001If I Were YouThanksFilm

Directing (44)

1991Miracle of MarcellinoDirector, WriterFilm
1988The French as Seen by…DirectorFilm
1988La BohèmeDirectorFilm
1988Pilgrimage to AgenDirectorFilm
1987A Boy from CalabriaDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1986HistoryDirector, WriterSeries
1984CuoreDirector, Screenplay, CreatorSeries
1982Looking for JesusDirector, Screenplay, StoryFilm
1980Voltati EugenioDirector, WriterFilm
1979Traffic JamDirector, Story, ScreenplayFilm
1978L'amore in ItaliaDirector, CreatorSeries
1977The CatDirectorFilm
1976Goodnight, Ladies and GentlemenDirector, StoryFilm
1976Strange OccasionDirectorFilm
1976Keep It To Yourself!DirectorFilm
1975The Sunday WomanDirectorFilm
1974Till Marriage Do Us PartDirector, WriterFilm
1974Somewhere Beyond LoveDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1972The Adventures of PinocchioDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1972The Scopone GameDirectorFilm
1972The Adventures of PinocchioDirector, ScreenplaySeries
1970I Bambini e NoiDirector, Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay, CreatorSeries
1969Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and AdolescenceDirector, StoryFilm
1969Unknown WomanDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1968Italian Secret ServiceDirector, Screenplay, StoryFilm
1967MisunderstoodDirectorFilm
1965Don Camillo in MoscowDirectorFilm
1965The DollsDirectorFilm
1964Bebo's GirlDirectorFilm
1964My WifeDirector, StoryFilm
1964Three Nights of LoveDirector, StoryFilm
1962The Police CommissionerDirectorFilm
1960Everybody Go Home!Director, ScreenplayFilm
1959The Surprises of LoveDirector, Screenplay, StoryFilm
1959And That on Monday MorningDirector, WriterFilm
1958Dangerous WomenDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1953Bread, Love and DreamsDirector, Story, ScreenplayFilm
1953The Suitcase of DreamsDirector, Screenplay, StoryFilm
1952HeidiDirectorFilm
1952Girls Marked DangerDirector, Screenplay, StoryFilm
1951Behind Closed ShuttersDirectorFilm
1950Il museo dei sogniDirectorFilm
1950L'ospedale del delittoDirectorFilm
1949The Emperor of CapriDirector, ScreenplayFilm

Writing (14)

2002On the Tiger's BackOriginal Film WriterFilm
1989Merry Christmas... Happy New YearScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1965Six Days a WeekStory, DirectorFilm
1961On the Tiger's BackStory, Director, ScreenplayFilm
1957The Window to Luna ParkStory, Screenplay, DirectorFilm
1957Husbands in the CityStory, Screenplay, DirectorFilm
1955The Sign of VenusStoryFilm
1955La bella di RomaStory, Director, ScreenplayFilm
1954FriskyScreenplay, Story, DirectorFilm
1951The City Defends ItselfStoryFilm
1949The Mill on the PoAdaptationFilm
1948GuaglioScreenplay, Story, DirectorFilm
1947Daniele CortisWriterFilm
1946Children in the CityWriter, DirectorFilm