Vittorio Cottafavi

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-01-30 (84 years old)

Deathday

1998-12-14

Place of Birth

Modena, Italy

Vittorio Cottafavi

Biography

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.

Acting

Production

1960

1953

Traviata 53

as Director

1943

Our Dreams

as Screenplay

1949

1952

A Woman Has Killed

as Screenplay

1952

1961

Amazons of Rome

as Director

1959

1943

Our Dreams

as Director

1952

1954

A Free Woman

as Director

1964

100 Horsemen

as Director

1954

1960

Messalina

as Director

1968

1967

1954

Jailbirds

as Director

1957

1953

1948

Fantasmi del mare

as Co-Director

1959

Legions of the Nile

as Screenplay

1964

100 Horsemen

as Story

1961

La trincea

as Director

1981

Maria Zef

as Director

1962

Operazione Vega

as Director

1965

1967

1975

The Persians

as Director

1971

Antigone

as Director

1981

Maria Zef

as Screenplay

1953

I Piombi di Venezia

as Co-Director

1958

Antigone

as Director

1964

100 Horsemen

as Screenplay

1966

La fantarca

as Director

1965

1973

L'allodola

as Director

1967

The Trojan Women

as Director

1965

Life of Dante

as Director

1959

Passo falso

as Director

1965

Le piccole volpi

as Director

1957

Hänsel e Gretel

as Director

1966

Quinta colonna

as Director

1973

1970

1967

1974

1960

Toro bravo

as Director

1962

Le notti bianche

as Director

1958

Doll house

as Director

1957

L'avaro

as Director

1973

1967

1967

1967

Delirio a due

as Director

1967

Don Giovanni

as Director

1970

I lupi

as Director

1948

1948

1948

Fiamme sul mare

as Director

1964

1973

1972

La folie Almayer

as Director

1974

La torta di Riccio

as Screenplay

1974

1974

1974

Gente delle Langhe

as Screenplay

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