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Renato Castellani(1913-1985)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Renato Castellani
Renato Castellani was born on 4 September 1913 in Finale Ligure, Liguria, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Romeo and Juliet (1954), Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952) and Sotto il sole di Roma (1948). He died on 28 December 1985 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornSeptember 4, 1913
DiedDecember 28, 1985(72)
BornSeptember 4, 1913
DiedDecember 28, 1985(72)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 14 wins & 8 nominations total

Known for

Romeo and Juliet (1954)
Romeo and Juliet
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1954
Maria Fiore in Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952)
Two Cents Worth of Hope
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1952
Sotto il sole di Roma (1948)
Sotto il sole di Roma
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1948
It's Forever Springtime (1950)
It's Forever Springtime
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1950

Credits

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Writer

  • Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987)
    Treasure Island in Outer Space
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 1987
  • Verdi (1982)
    Verdi
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Il furto della Gioconda (1978)
    Il furto della Gioconda
    5.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971)
    The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • story and screenplay
    • 1971
  • Andrea Del Boca in Alta comedia (1965)
    Alta comedia
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Pia Degermark and Christopher Jones in Brief Season (1969)
    Brief Season
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1969
  • Vittorio Gassman, Adolfo Celi, Irina Demick, and Pamela Tiffin in The Archangel (1969)
    The Archangel
    5.7
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • Sophia Loren in Ghosts, Italian Style (1967)
    Ghosts, Italian Style
    5.5
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • Marriage Italian Style (1964)
    Marriage Italian Style
    7.4
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • Countersex (1964)
    Countersex
    6.5
    • Writer (segment "Una donna d'affari", uncredited)
    • 1964
  • 3 notti d'amore (1964)
    3 notti d'amore
    6.2
    • writer (segment "La vedova")
    • 1964
  • Mare matto (1963)
    Mare matto
    6.1
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Il brigante (1961)
    Il brigante
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1961
  • Horst Buchholz, Myriam Bru, and Rolf Hansen in Auferstehung (1958)
    Auferstehung
    6.3
    • writer
    • 1958
  • I sogni nel cassetto (1957)
    I sogni nel cassetto
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1957

Director

  • Verdi (1982)
    Verdi
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Il furto della Gioconda (1978)
    Il furto della Gioconda
    5.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971)
    The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Pia Degermark and Christopher Jones in Brief Season (1969)
    Brief Season
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Sophia Loren in Ghosts, Italian Style (1967)
    Ghosts, Italian Style
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Countersex (1964)
    Countersex
    6.5
    • Director (segment "Una donna d'affari")
    • 1964
  • 3 notti d'amore (1964)
    3 notti d'amore
    6.2
    • Director (segment "La vedova")
    • 1964
  • Mare matto (1963)
    Mare matto
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Il brigante (1961)
    Il brigante
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1961
  • ...and the Wild Wild Women (1959)
    ...and the Wild Wild Women
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1959
  • I sogni nel cassetto (1957)
    I sogni nel cassetto
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Romeo and Juliet (1954)
    Romeo and Juliet
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Maria Fiore in Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952)
    Two Cents Worth of Hope
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1952
  • It's Forever Springtime (1950)
    It's Forever Springtime
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Sotto il sole di Roma (1948)
    Sotto il sole di Roma
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1948

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Iron Crown (1941)
    The Iron Crown
    6.3
    • assistant director (as R. Castellani)
    • 1941
  • Centomila dollari (1940)
    Centomila dollari
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1940
  • An Adventure of Salvator Rosa (1939)
    An Adventure of Salvator Rosa
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • I grandi magazzini (1939)
    I grandi magazzini
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • The Last Roll-Call (1936)
    The Last Roll-Call
    7.2
    • assistant director
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • R. Castellani
  • Born
    • September 4, 1913
    • Finale Ligure, Liguria, Italy
  • Died
    • December 28, 1985
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Spent his formative years in Argentina. Worked as a screenwriter for Mario Soldati and Alessandro Blasetti in 1930's Italy, having first studied architecture in Milan. Gained prominence during the immediate post-war period, as director of optimistic, up-beat escapist films -- where love conquered all. Best of these was Two Cents Worth of Hope (1952), based on his own script. Much of his later work tended to be more star-driven and commercial.

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