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Damiano Damiani(1922-2013)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Damiano Damiani in A Bullet for the General (1967)
Damiano Damiani was born on 23 July 1922 in Pasiano di Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Mafia (1968), The Reunion (1963) and The Sicilian Connection (1985). He died on 7 March 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornJuly 23, 1922
DiedMarch 7, 2013(90)
BornJuly 23, 1922
DiedMarch 7, 2013(90)
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 9 nominations total

Known for

Claudia Cardinale, Lee J. Cobb, Franco Nero, and Serge Reggiani in Mafia (1968)
Mafia
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1968
The Reunion (1963)
The Reunion
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1963
The Sicilian Connection (1985)
The Sicilian Connection
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1985
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Confessions of a Police Captain
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1971

Credits

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Writer

  • Ama il tuo nemico 2 (2001)
    Ama il tuo nemico 2
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 2001
  • Ama il tuo nemico (1999)
    Ama il tuo nemico
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • Writer
    • 1999
  • Non parlo più
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Una bambina di troppo (1995)
    Una bambina di troppo
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1995
  • L'angelo con la pistola (1992)
    L'angelo con la pistola
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1992
  • Il sole buio (1990)
    Il sole buio
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Nathalie Baye, Elliott Gould, and Tomas Milian in Gioco al massacro (1989)
    Gioco al massacro
    6.9
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Lenin: The Train (1988)
    Lenin: The Train
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1988
  • Keith Carradine in The Inquiry (1987)
    The Inquiry
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1987
  • The Sicilian Connection (1985)
    The Sicilian Connection
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1985
  • Parole e sangue (1982)
    Parole e sangue
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • The Warning (1980)
    The Warning
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Giuliano Gemma and Eleonora Giorgi in A Man on His Knees (1979)
    A Man on His Knees
    7.2
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Claudia Cardinale and Tony Musante in Goodbye & Amen (1977)
    Goodbye & Amen
    6.7
    • story by
    • screenplay by
    • 1977
  • I Am Afraid (1977)
    I Am Afraid
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1977

Director

  • Assassini dei giorni di festa (2002)
    Assassini dei giorni di festa
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Ama il tuo nemico 2 (2001)
    Ama il tuo nemico 2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Alex l'ariete (2000)
    Alex l'ariete
    1.8
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Ama il tuo nemico (1999)
    Ama il tuo nemico
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Una bambina di troppo (1995)
    Una bambina di troppo
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Man of Respect (1993)
    Man of Respect
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • L'angelo con la pistola (1992)
    L'angelo con la pistola
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Il sole buio (1990)
    Il sole buio
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Nathalie Baye, Elliott Gould, and Tomas Milian in Gioco al massacro (1989)
    Gioco al massacro
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Lenin: The Train (1988)
    Lenin: The Train
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Imago urbis
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Keith Carradine in The Inquiry (1987)
    The Inquiry
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1987
  • The Sicilian Connection (1985)
    The Sicilian Connection
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Raoul Bova, Giuliana de Sio, Remo Girone, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, and Michele Placido in La piovra (1984)
    La piovra
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
    Amityville II: The Possession
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1982

Actor

  • Françoise Fabian and Franco Nero in How to Kill a Judge (1975)
    How to Kill a Judge
    6.7
    • Giacomo Solaris' Attorney (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)
    The Assassination of Matteotti
    7.0
    • Giovanni Amendola
    • 1973
  • Riccardo Cucciolla and Franco Nero in The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971)
    The Case Is Closed, Forget It
    7.3
    • Vanzi's lawyer (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Martine Beswick, Klaus Kinski, and Gian Maria Volontè in A Bullet for the General (1967)
    A Bullet for the General
    7.0
    • Journalist with Gen. Elías (uncredited)
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 23, 1922
    • Pasiano di Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Died
    • March 7, 2013
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(lung failure)
  • Children
      Cristina Damiani
  • Parents
    • Enzo Damiani
  • Relatives
    • Francesco Damiani(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His best known film abroad was the political thriller Confessions of a Police Captain (1971), starring Franco Nero. This was one of the first films to openly look at the all-pervading influence of the Mafia, based on actual events in Palermo in 1969.

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