Dino Risi

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-12-23 (92 years old)

Deathday

2008-06-07

Place of Birth

Milan, Italy

Dino Risi

Biography

Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of Commedia all'italiana. He was born in Milan. Risi started his career in cinema as an assistant director to cinema figures such as Mario Soldati and Alberto Lattuada. Later he began directing his own films and was credited with giving early opportunities to future acting stars such as Sophia Loren and Vittorio Gassman. His 1966 film Treasure of San Gennaro was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. His biggest hits were Poor, But ...

Production

1953

Love in the City

as Director

1962

Il Sorpasso

as Director

1992

Scent of a Woman

as Characters

1955

The Sign of Venus

as Screenplay

1977

Lost Soul

as Director

1977

1984

1977

The New Monsters

as Director

1963

The Monsters

as Director

1957

Poor But Beautiful

as Screenplay

1957

1979

Dear Father

as Screenplay

1979

Dear Father

as Director

1957

Oh! Sabella

as Director

1974

Scent of a Woman

as Director

1969

I See Naked

as Director

1957

1957

1965

The Dolls

as Director

1978

First Love

as Director

1964

The Thursday

as Director

1989

Running Away

as Writer

1989

Running Away

as Director

1960

Love and Larceny

as Director

1985

Madman at War

as Director

1941

Piccolo mondo antico

as Assistant Director

1955

1959

The Widower

as Director

1961

A Difficult Life

as Director

1980

I'm Photogenic

as Director

1955

1960

Love in Rome

as Director

1963

The Monsters

as Screenplay

1963

The Monsters

as Story

1959

The Widower

as Screenplay

1962

March on Rome

as Director

1958

1966

Our Husbands

as Director

1957

1959

1959

Poor Millionaires

as Screenplay

1964

Il gaucho

as Story

1964

Il gaucho

as Screenplay

1981

Ghost of Love

as Director

1980

Sunday Lovers

as Director

1973

1973

1965

1965

1991

I'll Be Going Now

as Screenplay

1991

1982

1982

Sesso e volentieri

as Screenplay

1968

The Prophet

as Story

1968

The Prophet

as Director

1964

Il gaucho

as Director

1969

1970

1977

Lost Soul

as Screenplay

1990

1987

Teresa

as Director

1946

Towards Life

as Director

1947

Tigullio minore

as Director

1947

1959

1964

The Thursday

as Screenplay

1964

The Thursday

as Story

1965

Complexes

as Story

1961

1949

1996

Esercizi di stile

as Screenplay

2002

1988

Il vizio di vivere

as Screenplay

1980

I'm Photogenic

as Screenplay

1991

1980

1959

The Widower

as Story

1973

Dirty Weekend

as Director

1953

1979

Dear Father

as Story

1977

1974

Scent of a Woman

as Screenplay

1988

1981

Ghost of Love

as Screenplay

1986

1951

Anna

as Screenplay

1951

Anna

as Story

1978

First Love

as Screenplay

1978

First Love

as Story

1962

Il Sorpasso

as Screenplay

1962

Il Sorpasso

as Story

1984

1952

1977

Without Words

as Director

1987

Teresa

as Story

1948

1848

as Director

1958

1969

Il giovane normale

as Adaptation

1955

Disperato addio

as Adaptation

1952

1985

Madman at War

as Writer

1971

1990

Life with the Kids

as Screenplay

1990

1953

1961

A porte chiuse

as Director

1965

Complexes

as Director

1969

I See Naked

as Story

1953

1965

Complexes

as Screenplay

1957

Oh! Sabella

as Screenplay

1996

1996

Giovani e belli

as Director

1973

Dirty Weekend

as Writer

1996

1946

Barboni

as Director

1987

Teresa

as Writer

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