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Piero Gherardi(1909-1971)

  • Costume Designer
  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
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Piero Gherardi was born on 20 November 1909 in Poppi, Tuscany, Italy. He was a costume designer and production designer, known for La Dolce Vita (1960), 8½ (1963) and Juliet of the Spirits (1965). He died on 8 June 1971 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornNovember 20, 1909
DiedJune 8, 1971(61)
BornNovember 20, 1909
DiedJune 8, 1971(61)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 6 wins & 9 nominations total

Known for

Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita
8.0
  • Costume Designer
  • 1960
8½ (1963)
8½
8.0
  • Costume Designer
  • 1963
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Juliet of the Spirits
7.4
  • Costume Designer
  • 1965
Vittorio Gassman, Gian Maria Volontè, Folco Lulli, and Catherine Spaak in L'armata Brancaleone (1966)
L'armata Brancaleone
7.7
  • Costume Designer
  • 1966

Credits

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Costume Designer

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
    The Adventures of Pinocchio
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1972
  • Senta Berger and Leonard Whiting in Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
    Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
    7.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1969
  • Anouk Aimée and Omar Sharif in The Appointment (1969)
    The Appointment
    5.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1969
  • Attraction (1969)
    Attraction
    5.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1969
  • John Cassavetes in Bandits in Rome (1968)
    Bandits in Rome
    5.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1968
  • Black on White (1968)
    Black on White
    5.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1968
  • Danger: Diabolik (1968)
    Danger: Diabolik
    6.5
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Raquel Welch, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, and Monica Vitti in The Queens (1966)
    The Queens
    6.0
    • Costume Designer (segment "Fata Armenia")
    • 1966
  • L'estate (1966)
    L'estate
    6.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 1966
  • Vittorio Gassman, Gian Maria Volontè, Folco Lulli, and Catherine Spaak in L'armata Brancaleone (1966)
    L'armata Brancaleone
    7.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1966
  • Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
    Juliet of the Spirits
    7.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1965
  • The Dolls (1965)
    The Dolls
    6.1
    • Costume Designer (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica")
    • 1965
  • Anouk Aimée, Paul Guers, Giovanna Ralli, and Enrico Maria Salerno in La fuga (1965)
    La fuga
    6.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1965
  • 3 notti d'amore (1964)
    3 notti d'amore
    6.2
    • Costume Designer
    • 1964
  • Claudia Cardinale and George Chakiris in Bebo's Girl (1964)
    Bebo's Girl
    6.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1964

Production Designer

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
    The Adventures of Pinocchio
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1972
  • Senta Berger and Leonard Whiting in Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence (1969)
    Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence
    7.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1969
  • Raquel Welch, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, and Monica Vitti in The Queens (1966)
    The Queens
    6.0
    • Production Designer (segment "Fata Armenia")
    • 1966
  • L'estate (1966)
    L'estate
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Vittorio Gassman, Gian Maria Volontè, Folco Lulli, and Catherine Spaak in L'armata Brancaleone (1966)
    L'armata Brancaleone
    7.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Anouk Aimée, Paul Guers, Giovanna Ralli, and Enrico Maria Salerno in La fuga (1965)
    La fuga
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1965
  • High Infidelity (1964)
    High Infidelity
    6.3
    • Production Designer (segment "Peccato nel pomeriggio")
    • 1964
  • 8½ (1963)
    8½
    8.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1963
  • Boccaccio '70 (1962)
    Boccaccio '70
    7.0
    • Production Designer (segment "Renzo e Luciana")
    • 1962
  • Il re di Poggioreale (1961)
    Il re di Poggioreale
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1961
  • ...And Suddenly It's Murder! (1960)
    ...And Suddenly It's Murder!
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1960
  • Ben Gazzara, Anna Magnani, and Totò in The Passionate Thief (1960)
    The Passionate Thief
    7.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1960
  • Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita (1960)
    La Dolce Vita
    8.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1960
  • Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Carla Gravina, Renato Salvatori, and Totò in Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
    Big Deal on Madonna Street
    7.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1958
  • Il medico e lo stregone (1957)
    Il medico e lo stregone
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1957

Art Director

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)
    The Adventures of Pinocchio
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Director
    • 1972
  • Marlon Brando in Burn! (1969)
    Burn!
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Anouk Aimée and Omar Sharif in The Appointment (1969)
    The Appointment
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Danger: Diabolik (1968)
    Danger: Diabolik
    6.5
    • Art Director (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
    Juliet of the Spirits
    7.4
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • 8½ (1963)
    8½
    8.0
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • Susan Strasberg and Laurent Terzieff in Kapo (1960)
    Kapo
    7.6
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • La grande strada azzurra (1957)
    La grande strada azzurra
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Anna Maria Ferrero and Totò in Totò e Carolina (1955)
    Totò e Carolina
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • Nino Taranto in Anni facili (1953)
    Anni facili
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1953
  • Anita Garibaldi (1952)
    Anita Garibaldi
    6.1
    • Art Director (as P. Gherardi)
    • 1952
  • Amedeo Nazzari and Eleonora Rossi Drago in Sensualita (1952)
    Sensualita
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1952
  • Hello Elephant (1952)
    Hello Elephant
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1952
  • The Taming of Dorothy (1950)
    The Taming of Dorothy
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1950
  • Guaglio (1948)
    Guaglio
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • P. Gherardi
  • Born
    • November 20, 1909
    • Poppi, Tuscany, Italy
  • Died
    • June 8, 1971
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Set decorator from 1945, art director by the following year, his work influenced by the paintings of Klimt and Moreau. Worked in neo-realist Italian cinema, notably on four key films by Federico Fellini. Also designed Oscar-winning costumes for 'La Dolce Vita' and '8 1/2'.

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