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Giuseppe Amato(1899-1964)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Giuseppe Amato was born on 24 August 1899 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a producer and writer, known for La Dolce Vita (1960), Bicycle Thieves (1948) and Umberto D. (1952). He died on 3 February 1964 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornAugust 24, 1899
DiedFebruary 3, 1964(64)
BornAugust 24, 1899
DiedFebruary 3, 1964(64)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita
8.0
  • Producer
  • 1960
Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola in Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves
8.2
  • Producer
  • 1948
Carlo Battisti in Umberto D. (1952)
Umberto D.
8.1
  • Producer(as Amato)
  • 1952
Malìa (1946)
Malìa
  • Producer
  • 1946

Credits

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Producer

  • Morte di un bandito (1961)
    Morte di un bandito
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Danielle De Metz, Ugo Tognazzi, and Raimondo Vianello in La ragazza di mille mesi (1961)
    La ragazza di mille mesi
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita (1960)
    La Dolce Vita
    8.0
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Pietro Germi and Eleonora Rossi Drago in The Facts of Murder (1959)
    The Facts of Murder
    7.4
    • producer
    • 1959
  • ...and the Wild Wild Women (1959)
    ...and the Wild Wild Women
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Come te movi, te fulmino! (1958)
    Come te movi, te fulmino!
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Era di venerdì 17 (1956)
    Era di venerdì 17
    6.5
    • executive producer
    • 1956
  • Linda Darnell and Vittorio De Sica in It Happens in Roma (1955)
    It Happens in Roma
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Anthony Quinn, Linda Darnell, Valentina Cortese, and Giulietta Masina in Angels of Darkness (1954)
    Angels of Darkness
    6.7
    • producer
    • 1954
  • The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
    The Return of Don Camillo
    7.2
    • delegate producer
    • 1953
  • Mademoiselle Gobete (1952)
    Mademoiselle Gobete
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1952
  • The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
    The Little World of Don Camillo
    7.6
    • delegate producer
    • 1952
  • Carlo Battisti in Umberto D. (1952)
    Umberto D.
    8.1
    • producer (as Amato)
    • 1952
  • Un ladro in paradiso (1952)
    Un ladro in paradiso
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1952
  • Era lui, sì, sì! (1951)
    Era lui, sì, sì!
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1951

Writer

  • Mario Lanza in Seven Hills of Rome (1957)
    Seven Hills of Rome
    5.8
    • story
    • 1957
  • Anthony Quinn, Linda Darnell, Valentina Cortese, and Giulietta Masina in Angels of Darkness (1954)
    Angels of Darkness
    6.7
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
    The Return of Don Camillo
    7.2
    • dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Un ladro in paradiso (1952)
    Un ladro in paradiso
    6.0
    • Writer (as Peppino Amato)
    • 1952
  • Frank Latimore, Totò, and Olga Villi in Yvonne la Nuit (1949)
    Yvonne la Nuit
    6.2
    • screenplay (as Amato)
    • 1949
  • Natale al campo 119 (1947)
    Natale al campo 119
    6.4
    • screenplay (as G. Amato)
    • 1947
  • Malìa (1946)
    Malìa
    • screenplay
    • 1946
  • Apparizione (1943)
    Apparizione
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1943
  • The Bigamist (1942)
    The Bigamist
    7.5
    • adaptation
    • 1942
  • It Was I (1937)
    It Was I
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Those Two (1935)
    Those Two
    6.0
    • screenplay (uncredited)
    • 1935

Director

  • Morte di un bandito (1961)
    Morte di un bandito
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Linda Darnell and Vittorio De Sica in It Happens in Roma (1955)
    It Happens in Roma
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Anthony Quinn, Linda Darnell, Valentina Cortese, and Giulietta Masina in Angels of Darkness (1954)
    Angels of Darkness
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Frank Latimore, Totò, and Olga Villi in Yvonne la Nuit (1949)
    Yvonne la Nuit
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Malìa (1946)
    Malìa
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Non mi sposo più
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Attenzione!
    Short
    • Director (as G. Amato)
    • 1940
  • Red Roses (1940)
    Red Roses
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1940
  • L'amor mio non muore! (1938)
    L'amor mio non muore!
    3.7
    • Director
    • 1938
  • Behind the Prison Bars
    • Director
    • 1923

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • G. Amato
  • Born
    • August 24, 1899
    • Naples, Campania, Italy
  • Died
    • February 3, 1964
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(heart attack)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Maria Amato, who is the wife of Italian actor Carlo Pedersoli a.k.a. Bud Spencer.

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