Mario Amendola

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1910-12-08 (83 years old)

Deathday

1993-12-22

Place of Birth

Recco, Liguria, Italia

Mario Amendola

Biography

Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist. Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows. During that time, he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario, Totò and more. He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975.[1] Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian.

Acting

1984

Cop in Drag

as Roberto Sandulli

Production

1982

Banana Joe

as Screenplay

1978

Odds and Evens

as Screenplay

1983

Thieves and Robbers

as Screenplay

1986

Aladdin

as Screenplay

1968

The Great Silence

as Screenplay

1961

1959

Caravan Petrol

as Director

1976

1962

Toto at Night

as Director

1952

1975

1968

Killer Adios

as Story

1968

Killer Adios

as Screenplay

1951

Beauties in Capri

as Screenplay

1951

1951

1967

Days of Violence

as Screenplay

1968

1976

1972

Sonny and Jed

as Screenplay

1963

Totò Sexy

as Director

1980

I'm Getting a Yacht

as Screenplay

1967

Sailors on Deck

as Screenplay

1958

The Third

as Director

1958

The Third

as Screenplay

1964

1964

1975

The Noon Vigilante

as Screenplay

1975

1959

1959

1952

The Dream of Zorro

as Screenplay

1963

1976

1970

Amore formula 2

as Director

1969

Pensiero d'amore

as Screenplay

1970

Amore formula 2

as Screenplay

1969

Pensiero d'amore

as Director

1970

Tears of Love

as Director

1970

Tears of Love

as Screenplay

1945

1947

How I Lost the War

as Screenplay

1957

I dritti

as Writer

1957

I dritti

as Director

1978

1969

Zum Zum Zum 2

as Writer

1964

1966

1966

Kill or Be Killed

as Screenplay

1951

1951

1948

L'eroe della strada

as Screenplay

1966

1970

1984

Dance Music

as Writer

1959

1967

1958

I prepotenti

as Screenplay

1952

The Lucky Five

as Screenplay

1976

Hit Squad

as Story

1978

Little Italy

as Story

1978

Little Italy

as Screenplay

1972

Sexy Sinners

as Story

1977

The Swindle

as Screenplay

1977

The Swindle

as Story

1960

1972

1970

1952

1964

1954

Shack and puppets

as Screenplay

1984

Cop in Drag

as Story

1975

1982

The Haunted House

as Screenplay

1982

1983

1969

1952

1953

1958

1976

Hit Squad

as Screenplay

1967

1955

I due compari

as Screenplay

1963

1963

The Black Duke

as Screenplay

1945

1969

1951

1951

Milano miliardaria

as Screenplay

1972

Panhandle 38

as Writer

1953

1953

1972

1987

Stuff for the Rich

as Screenplay

1987

1987

Rimini Rimini

as Screenplay

1951

La paura fa 90

as Screenplay

1967

Hate for Hate

as Writer

1959

The Sheriff

as Screenplay

1959

The Sheriff

as Story

1958

The Third

as Story

1957

1961

1961

Cacciatori di dote

as Screenplay

1958

I prepotenti

as Director

1959

Caravan Petrol

as Screenplay

1964

1963

I 4 tassisti

as Story

1963

I 4 tassisti

as Screenplay

1970

Lady Barbara

as Director

1970

Lady Barbara

as Writer

1970

Lady Barbara

as Screenplay

1952

I, Hamlet

as Screenplay

1952

I, Hamlet

as Story

1947

1980

1984

Cop in Drag

as Screenplay

1982

1984

1958

1977

1974

Il trafficone

as Writer

1975

Africa Express

as Screenplay

1964

1966

1967

1968

1963

Arms of the Avenger

as Screenplay

1967

Addio, mamma!

as Director

1967

Addio, mamma!

as Writer

1978

1959

1959

1952

Dad Becomes Mom

as Screenplay

1941

Il vagabondo

as Screenplay

1960

La banda del buco

as Screenplay

1960

1960

1968

Night of Hate

as Screenplay

1950

La bisarca

as Writer

1967

1972

Panhandle 38

as Story

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