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Luigi Capuano(1904-1979)

  • Director
  • Writer
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Luigi Capuano was born on 13 July 1904 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Suor Maria (1955), Rondini in volo (1949) and Sorrisi e canzoni (1958). He died on 20 October 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornJuly 13, 1904
DiedOctober 20, 1979(75)
BornJuly 13, 1904
DiedOctober 20, 1979(75)
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Known for

Suor Maria (1955)
Suor Maria
  • Director
  • 1955
Rondini in volo (1949)
Rondini in volo
1.4
  • Director
  • 1949
Sorrisi e canzoni (1958)
Sorrisi e canzoni
  • Director
  • 1958
Carosello di canzoni (1958)
Carosello di canzoni
  • Director
  • 1958

Credits

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Director

  • Carlos Quiney in Zorro, Rider of Vengeance (1971)
    Zorro, Rider of Vengeance
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Sangue chiama sangue (1968)
    Sangue chiama sangue
    5.0
    • Director (as Lewis King)
    • 1968
  • Glenn Saxson in The Magnificent Texan (1967)
    The Magnificent Texan
    5.3
    • Director (as Lewis King)
    • 1967
  • Peter Holden and Marilù Tolo in The Big Blackout (1966)
    The Big Blackout
    4.9
    • Director (as Lewis King)
    • 1966
  • L'avventuriero della Tortuga (1965)
    L'avventuriero della Tortuga
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1965
  • La vendetta dei gladiatori (1964)
    La vendetta dei gladiatori
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Guy Madison and Ingeborg Schöner in The Mystery of Thug Island (1964)
    The Mystery of Thug Island
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak (1964)
    Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Sandokan alla riscossa (1964)
    Sandokan alla riscossa
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Hercules (1958)
    Sansone contro il corsaro nero
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1964
  • The Lion of St. Mark (1963)
    The Lion of St. Mark
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1963
  • The Executioner of Venice (1963)
    The Executioner of Venice
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963)
    Zorro and the Three Musketeers
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Gianna Maria Canale in Tiger of the Seven Seas (1962)
    Tiger of the Seven Seas
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Zorro in the Court of Spain (1962)
    Zorro in the Court of Spain
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1962

Writer

  • Un corpo caldo per l'inferno (1969)
    Un corpo caldo per l'inferno
    5.6
    • story
    • 1969
  • Glenn Saxson in The Magnificent Texan (1967)
    The Magnificent Texan
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • La vendetta dei gladiatori (1964)
    La vendetta dei gladiatori
    4.5
    • story
    • 1964
  • Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak (1964)
    Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • Sandokan alla riscossa (1964)
    Sandokan alla riscossa
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • The Lion of St. Mark (1963)
    The Lion of St. Mark
    5.3
    • writer
    • 1963
  • The Executioner of Venice (1963)
    The Executioner of Venice
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • Gianna Maria Canale in Tiger of the Seven Seas (1962)
    Tiger of the Seven Seas
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Lo sceicco rosso (1962)
    Lo sceicco rosso
    4.7
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Terror of the Red Mask (1960)
    Terror of the Red Mask
    5.4
    • screenplay (as L. Capuano)
    • 1960
  • Carosello di canzoni (1958)
    Carosello di canzoni
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Ranocchio
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1958
  • Sorrisi e canzoni (1958)
    Sorrisi e canzoni
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Onore e sangue (1957)
    Onore e sangue
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • Serenata a Maria
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • L. Capuano
  • Born
    • July 13, 1904
    • Naples, Campania, Italy
  • Died
    • October 20, 1979
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was a military pilot during WW2.
  • Trademark
    Sentimental melodramas (first phase of his directing career), Naepolitan musicarellos (second phase), swashbucklers/sandal epics (third phase)

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