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Giovacchino Forzano(1883-1970)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Composer
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Giovacchino Forzano was born on 19 November 1883 in Borgo San Lorenzo, Tuscany, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Tredici uomini e un cannone (1936), Mystery Men (1999) and Assassins (1995). He died on 28 October 1970 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornNovember 19, 1883
DiedOctober 28, 1970(86)
BornNovember 19, 1883
DiedOctober 28, 1970(86)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Tredici uomini e un cannone (1936)
Tredici uomini e un cannone
  • Writer
  • 1936
Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Paul Reubens, Ben Stiller, Kel Mitchell, and Wes Studi in Mystery Men (1999)
Mystery Men
6.1
  • Soundtrack(as G. Forzano)
  • 1999
Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, and Sylvester Stallone in Assassins (1995)
Assassins
6.3
  • Soundtrack(as G. Forzano)
  • 1995
Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Eisenberg, Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Ruffalo, Jay Chou, and Dave Franco in Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Now You See Me 2
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2016

Credits

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Writer

  • Gianni Schicchi (2021)
    Gianni Schicchi
    6.2
    • libretto
    • 2021
  • CSUN's Opera Production of Gianni Schicchi
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Puccini: Gianni Schicchi
    • Writer
    • 2020
  • Gianni Schicchi (2020)
    Gianni Schicchi
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Gianni Schicchi (2015)
    Gianni Schicchi
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2015
  • Il trittico (2012)
    Il trittico
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • libretto
    • 2012
  • Il trittico
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 2009
  • Il Trittico (2009)
    Il Trittico
    8.2
    • libretto: "Suor Angelica"
    • libretto: "Gianni Schicchi"
    • 2009
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.9
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 2007
  • Trittico (2007)
    Trittico
    TV Series
    • by: "Suor Angelica" Opera in un atto
    • by: "Gianni Schicchi" Opera in un atto
    • 2007
  • The Miserly Knight/Gianni Schicchi (2005)
    The Miserly Knight/Gianni Schicchi
    8.2
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 2005
  • Alessandro Corbelli, Marie McLaughlin, Felicity Palmer, and Massimo Giordano in Gianni Schicchi (2004)
    Gianni Schicchi
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2004
  • Bob herceg (1972)
    Musical TV Theater
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • libretto (as G. Forzano)
    • 1975–1985
  • Il trittico (1983)
    Il trittico
    8.0
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 1983
  • Gianni Schicchi
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1981

Director

  • Piazza San Sepolcro
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Ragazza che dorme
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Il re d'Inghilterra non paga
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Sei bambine ed il Perseo
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Fiordalisi d'oro
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Tredici uomini e un cannone (1936)
    Tredici uomini e un cannone
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Coup de vent (1936)
    Coup de vent
    • co-director
    • 1936
  • Maestro Landi
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Marie Bell and Rolla Norman in Sous la terreur (1935)
    Sous la terreur
    • Director
    • 1935
  • 100 Days of Napoleon (1935)
    100 Days of Napoleon
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Enzo Biliotti and Pina Cei in Villafranca (1934)
    Villafranca
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Camicia nera (1933)
    Camicia nera
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Queen of the Roses
    • Director
    • 1915

Composer

  • Piazza San Sepolcro
    • Composer
    • 1942
  • Il re d'Inghilterra non paga
    • Composer
    • 1941
  • Sei bambine ed il Perseo
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • Tredici uomini e un cannone (1936)
    Tredici uomini e un cannone
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • Maestro Landi
    • Composer
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • G. Forzano
  • Born
    • November 19, 1883
    • Borgo San Lorenzo, Tuscany, Italy
  • Died
    • October 28, 1970
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Italian playwright, librettist, director, opera singer (baritone) early in his career, and journalist, who studied both medicine and law. He was a stage director at La Scala from 1920 to 1930. He also directed propaganda films for the Fascist regime in Italy.

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