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Sandro Giovannini(1915-1977)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Soundtrack
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Sandro Giovannini was born on 10 July 1915 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Zodiac (2007), To Rome with Love (2012) and Major League II (1994). He was married to Elena Giovannini. He died on 26 April 1977 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornJuly 10, 1915
DiedApril 26, 1977(61)
BornJuly 10, 1915
DiedApril 26, 1977(61)
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Known for

Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
To Rome with Love (2012)
To Rome with Love
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen, David Keith, Omar Epps, Eric Bruskotter, James Gammon, Dennis Haysbert, and Takaaki Ishibashi in Major League II (1994)
Major League II
5.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph, Peter Sohn, Emma Berman, Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Saverio Raimondo in Luca (2021)
Luca
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2021

Credits

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Writer

  • Papas fritas o papas al horno
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Rugantino (1998)
    Rugantino
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1998
  • Alleluja, brava gente (1995)
    Alleluja, brava gente
    TV Movie
    • play (as Giovannini)
    • 1995
  • A che servono gli uomini? (1989)
    A che servono gli uomini?
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1989
  • Se il tempo fosse un gambero (1988)
    Se il tempo fosse un gambero
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • La granduchessa e i camerieri (1977)
    La granduchessa e i camerieri
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Rugantino (1973)
    Rugantino
    5.7
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Delia Scala Story (1968)
    Delia Scala Story
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Il giorno della tartaruga (1966)
    Il giorno della tartaruga
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1966
  • La padrona di raggio di luna
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1961
  • Un mandarino per Teo (1960)
    Un mandarino per Teo
    5.2
    • play
    • screenplay (as Giovannini, as Giovannini)
    • 1960
  • Milly Carlucci in Canzonissima (1958)
    Canzonissima
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer (1958-1959)
    • 1958–2026
  • Mario Riva in Il musichiere (1957)
    Il musichiere
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Writer (1957-1960)
    • 1957–1960
  • Alvaro piuttosto corsaro (1954)
    Alvaro piuttosto corsaro
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1954
  • Carlo Dapporto and Delia Scala in Giove in doppiopetto (1954)
    Giove in doppiopetto
    5.6
    • Writer
    • story
    • 1954

Director

  • Il giorno della tartaruga (1966)
    Il giorno della tartaruga
    TV Movie
    • stage direction
    • 1966

Soundtrack

  • Bill Nighy, Sheyi Cole, Callum Scott Howells, Beckett Handley, Leo Hamilton, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Kit Young, Daniel Attwell, and Micheal Ward in The Beautiful Game (2024)
    The Beautiful Game
    6.3
    • writer: "Roma nun fa' la stupida stasera"
    • 2024
  • Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph, Peter Sohn, Emma Berman, Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Saverio Raimondo in Luca (2021)
    Luca
    7.4
    • writer: "Un bacio a mezzanotte"
    • 2021
  • Marcello Mastroianni, l'Italien idéal (2015)
    Marcello Mastroianni, l'Italien idéal
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Questo Si Chiama Amore"
    • 2015
  • To Rome with Love (2012)
    To Rome with Love
    6.3
    • lyrics: "Arrivederci, Roma"
    • 2012
  • Robert Downey Jr., Jake Gyllenhaal, and Mark Ruffalo in Zodiac (2007)
    Zodiac
    7.7
    • lyrics: "Arrivederci, Roma"
    • 2007
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Arrivederci, Roma" (uncredited)
    • 1999
  • Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997)
    Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
    7.8
    • lyrics: "Questo Si Chiama Amore", "Piaceva alle donne", "Il mio nome", "Arrivederci, Roma"
    • 1997
  • Francesca d'Aloja in Steam: The Turkish Bath (1997)
    Steam: The Turkish Bath
    6.8
    • lyrics: "Arrivederci, Roma"
    • 1997
  • Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen, David Keith, Omar Epps, Eric Bruskotter, James Gammon, Dennis Haysbert, and Takaaki Ishibashi in Major League II (1994)
    Major League II
    5.7
    • lyrics: "Arrivederci, Roma"
    • 1994
  • Anni 90 (1992)
    Anni 90
    4.6
    • writer: "Donna"
    • 1992
  • Serena Grandi in Miranda (1985)
    Miranda
    4.9
    • writer: "UN BACIO A MEZZANOTTE"
    • 1985
  • Peer Augustinski and Werner Schulze-Erdel in Die Gimmicks (1978)
    Die Gimmicks
    6.6
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Arrivederci, Roma" (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Rugantino (1973)
    Rugantino
    5.7
    • writer: "Roma nun fa' la stupida stasera", "L'omo mio"
    • 1973
  • Johnny Hallyday in Top à... (1972)
    Top à...
    7.0
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Arrivederci, Roma"
    • 1973
  • Reginald Marsh, Barbara Murray, and Patrick Wymark in The Plane Makers (1963)
    The Plane Makers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Arrivederci Roma" (uncredited)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Giovannini
  • Born
    • July 10, 1915
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • April 26, 1977
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Spouse
    • Elena Giovannini? - April 26, 1977 (his death, 3 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of actress Stefanella Giovannini, grandfather of actor Stefano Eros Macchi.

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