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Paolo Heusch(1924-1982)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Paolo Heusch was born on 26 February 1924 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an assistant director and director, known for Un uomo facile (1959), Caligula (1979) and Una vita violenta (1962). He died on 21 October 1982 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornFebruary 26, 1924
DiedOctober 21, 1982(58)
BornFebruary 26, 1924
DiedOctober 21, 1982(58)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Un uomo facile (1959)
Un uomo facile
6.0
  • Director
  • 1959
Malcolm McDowell in Caligula (1979)
Caligula
5.4
  • Casting Director
  • 1979
Una vita violenta (1962)
Una vita violenta
6.9
  • Director
  • 1962
The Day the Sky Exploded (1958)
The Day the Sky Exploded
4.5
  • Director
  • 1958

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Cavalleria rusticana (1982)
    Cavalleria rusticana
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • second unit director
    • 1982
  • Incontro d'amore a Bali (1970)
    Incontro d'amore a Bali
    4.7
    • additional scenes: 1975
    • 1970
  • Laura Antonelli in Devil in the Flesh (1969)
    Devil in the Flesh
    5.1
    • additional scenes: 1975 (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Holiday Island (1957)
    Holiday Island
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Il momento più bello (1957)
    Il momento più bello
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Peccato di castità (1956)
    Peccato di castità
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Maurizio Arena, Maria Pia Casilio, Eloisa Cianni, Antonio Cifariello, Franco Fabrizi, Giovanna Ralli, and Totò in Roman Tales (1955)
    Roman Tales
    5.8
    • first assistant director
    • 1955
  • Il padrone sono me (1955)
    Il padrone sono me
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Antonio Cifariello, Antonella Lualdi, Sergio Raimondi, Giovanna Ralli, Roberto Risso, and Giulia Rubini in Le signorine dello 04 (1955)
    Le signorine dello 04
    6.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1955
  • Le due orfanelle (1954)
    Le due orfanelle
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Appassionatamente (1954)
    Appassionatamente
    5.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1954
  • A Day in Court (1954)
    A Day in Court
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1954
  • Musoduro (1953)
    Musoduro
    5.6
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Ti ho sempre amato! (1953)
    Ti ho sempre amato!
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1953
  • Il viale della speranza (1953)
    Il viale della speranza
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1953

Director



  • Pulcinella ieri e oggi (1973)
    Pulcinella ieri e oggi
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Francisco Rabal in Bloody Che Contra (1968)
    Bloody Che Contra
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Un colpo da mille miliardi (1966)
    Un colpo da mille miliardi
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Una ráfaga de plomo (1965)
    Una ráfaga de plomo
    3.5
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Totò in Che fine ha fatto Totò baby? (1964)
    Che fine ha fatto Totò baby?
    6.2
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Totò in Il comandante (1963)
    Il comandante
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Una vita violenta (1962)
    Una vita violenta
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Barbara Kwiatkowska in Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory (1961)
    Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory
    4.8
    • Director (as Richard Benson)
    • 1961
  • Un uomo facile (1959)
    Un uomo facile
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1959
  • The Day the Sky Exploded (1958)
    The Day the Sky Exploded
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1958

Script and Continuity Department



  • The Mill on the Po (1949)
    The Mill on the Po
    7.0
    • continuity
    • 1949
  • Sotto il sole di Roma (1948)
    Sotto il sole di Roma
    6.9
    • script supervisor
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Richard Benson
  • Born
    • February 26, 1924
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • October 21, 1982
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy

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  • Nickname
    • Richard Benson

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