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Carlo Lizzani(1922-2013)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Carlo Lizzani
Carlo Lizzani was born on 3 April 1922 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for The Violent Four (1968), Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954) and Celluloide (1996). He was married to Edith Bieber. He died on 5 October 2013 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornApril 3, 1922
DiedOctober 5, 2013(91)
BornApril 3, 1922
DiedOctober 5, 2013(91)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 22 wins & 19 nominations total

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Known for

The Violent Four (1968)
The Violent Four
7.0
  • Director
  • 1968
Marcello Mastroianni, Bruno Berellini, Wanda Capodaglio, Irene Cefaro, Adolfo Consolini, Anna Maria Ferrero, Cosetta Greco, Antonella Lualdi, Garibaldo Lucii, Giuliano Montaldo, Andrea Petricca, Gabriele Tinti, and Eva Vanicek in Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954)
Chronicle of Poor Lovers
7.2
  • Director
  • 1954
Celluloide (1996)
Celluloide
6.4
  • Director
  • 1996
It's a Hard Life (1964)
It's a Hard Life
7.1
  • Director
  • 1964

Credits

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Director

  • Scossa (2011)
    Scossa
    6.5
    • Director (segment "Speranza")
    • 2011
  • The Unionist
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Il mio novecento (2010)
    Il mio novecento
    • Director
    • 2010
  • All Human Rights for All (2008)
    All Human Rights for All
    5.7
    • Director (segment "Art. 1")
    • 2008
  • Doris Dowling and Silvana Mangano in Bitter Rice (1949)
    Giuseppe De Santis
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Hotel Meina (2007)
    Hotel Meina
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2007
  • La ricotta (2006)
    La ricotta
    Short
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Napoli Napoli Napoli
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Tanto pe' cantà (2005)
    Tanto pe' cantà
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Le cinque giornate di Milano (2004)
    Le cinque giornate di Milano
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Cesare Zavattini
    6.4
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Maria Josè, l'ultima regina (2002)
    Maria Josè, l'ultima regina
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute (2001)
    Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Il caso Dozier (2000)
    Il caso Dozier
    4.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Luchino Visconti (1999)
    Luchino Visconti
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1999

Writer

  • The Neorealism: We Were Not Just Bicycles Thieves (2013)
    The Neorealism: We Were Not Just Bicycles Thieves
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Scossa (2011)
    Scossa
    6.5
    • writer
    • 2011
  • Il mio novecento (2010)
    Il mio novecento
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • All Human Rights for All (2008)
    All Human Rights for All
    5.7
    • Writer (segment "Art. 1")
    • 2008
  • Doris Dowling and Silvana Mangano in Bitter Rice (1949)
    Giuseppe De Santis
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Hotel Meina (2007)
    Hotel Meina
    6.2
    • screenplay collaboration
    • 2007
  • Cesare Zavattini
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • subject
    • 2003
  • Maria Josè, l'ultima regina (2002)
    Maria Josè, l'ultima regina
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2002
  • Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute (2001)
    Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute
    6.9
    • screen story
    • 2001
  • Luchino Visconti (1999)
    Luchino Visconti
    6.3
    • story
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1999
  • La donna del treno
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1999
  • Celluloide (1996)
    Celluloide
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • Neorealismo
    Video
    • developed by
    • 1993
  • Johnny Dorelli in La trappola (1989)
    La trappola
    TV Movie
    • collaboration
    • 1989
  • Harvey Keitel in Caro Gorbaciov (1988)
    Caro Gorbaciov
    6.4
    • writer
    • 1988

Actor

  • Giorgia Grandinetti in Mr. Teddy (2012)
    Mr. Teddy
    7.2
    • 2012
  • Edward Asner in Papa Giovanni: Ioannes XXIII (2002)
    Papa Giovanni: Ioannes XXIII
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Pio XII
    • 2002
  • Pier Paolo Pasolini - Una vita spezzata (2000)
    Pier Paolo Pasolini - Una vita spezzata
    • 2000
  • Barocco (1991)
    Barocco
    5.8
    • Filippo
    • 1991
  • Il bivio
    TV Mini Series
    • Carlo Lizzani
    • 1972
  • Terence Hill in The Tough and the Mighty (1969)
    The Tough and the Mighty
    6.4
    • Journalist (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • The Violent Four (1968)
    The Violent Four
    7.0
    • Police official (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Massimo Girotti in Tragic Hunt (1947)
    Tragic Hunt
    7.0
    • Il reduce che tiene un comizio (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Outcry (1946)
    Outcry
    6.9
    • Don Camillo
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Lee W. Beaver
  • Born
    • April 3, 1922
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • October 5, 2013
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Edith Bieber? - October 5, 2013 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Flaminia Lizzani
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Committed suicide in Rome by jumping from the balcony of his home in the Via dei Gracchi.

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