Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Nanni Loy(1925-1995)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Nanni Loy
Nanni Loy was born on 23 October 1925 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for The Four Days of Naples (1962), Scugnizzi (1989) and Il padre di famiglia (1967). He was married to Bianca Marchesano. He died on 21 August 1995 in Fiumicino, Lazio, Italy.
BornOctober 23, 1925
DiedAugust 21, 1995(69)
BornOctober 23, 1925
DiedAugust 21, 1995(69)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 13 wins & 11 nominations total

Photos2

View Poster
View Poster

Known for

The Four Days of Naples (1962)
The Four Days of Naples
7.5
  • Director
  • 1962
Pino Ammendola in Scugnizzi (1989)
Scugnizzi
7.2
  • Director
  • 1989
Il padre di famiglia (1967)
Il padre di famiglia
6.7
  • Director
  • 1967
Where's Picone? (1984)
Where's Picone?
6.9
  • Director
  • 1984

Credits

IMDbPro

Director

  • Roma dodici novembre 1994
    Short
    • Director
    • 1995
  • A che punto è la notte (1994)
    A che punto è la notte
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto (1993)
    Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Pino Ammendola in Scugnizzi (1989)
    Scugnizzi
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Lina Sastri in Gioco di società (1989)
    Gioco di società
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Adolfo Celi, Renzo Montagnani, Gastone Moschin, and Ugo Tognazzi in Amici miei - Atto III° (1985)
    Amici miei - Atto III°
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Sabatoventiquattromarzo
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Where's Picone? (1984)
    Where's Picone?
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1982)
    Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Café Express (1980)
    Café Express
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Insieme
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Nino Manfredi, Stefania Sandrelli, Alberto Sordi, and Paolo Villaggio in Strange Occasion (1976)
    Strange Occasion
    6.2
    • Director (segment "Italian Superman", as Anonimo)
    • 1976
  • Basta che non si sappia in giro!.. (1976)
    Basta che non si sappia in giro!..
    5.9
    • Director (segment "Macchina d'amore")
    • 1976
  • Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Ugo Tognazzi, and Paolo Villaggio in Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)
    Signore e signori, buonanotte
    6.6
    • Director (as Loy)
    • 1976
  • Sistemo l'America e torno (1974)
    Sistemo l'America e torno
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1974

Writer

  • A che punto è la notte (1994)
    A che punto è la notte
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1994
  • Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto (1993)
    Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Pino Ammendola in Scugnizzi (1989)
    Scugnizzi
    7.2
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Lina Sastri in Gioco di società (1989)
    Gioco di società
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • screenplay (as Nanny Loy)
    • 1989
  • Adolfo Celi, Renzo Montagnani, Gastone Moschin, and Ugo Tognazzi in Amici miei - Atto III° (1985)
    Amici miei - Atto III°
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Where's Picone? (1984)
    Where's Picone?
    6.9
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1984
  • Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1982)
    Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
    6.0
    • segment co-writer
    • 1982
  • Café Express (1980)
    Café Express
    7.0
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Ugo Tognazzi, and Paolo Villaggio in Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)
    Signore e signori, buonanotte
    6.6
    • written by (as Loy)
    • 1976
  • Sistemo l'America e torno (1974)
    Sistemo l'America e torno
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Rosolino Paternò, soldato... (1970)
    Rosolino Paternò, soldato...
    5.6
    • dialogue
    • 1970
  • Il padre di famiglia (1967)
    Il padre di famiglia
    6.7
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • Made in Italy (1965)
    Made in Italy
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1965
  • The Four Days of Naples (1962)
    The Four Days of Naples
    7.5
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Un giorno da leoni (1961)
    Un giorno da leoni
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1961

Actor

  • Piccole stelle (1988)
    Piccole stelle
    • Regista
    • 1988
  • Lei è colpevole, si fidi!
    TV Movie
    • Nanni Loy
    • 1985
  • La disubbidienza (1981)
    La disubbidienza
    5.0
    • The Professor
    • 1981
  • Racconti di fantascienza (1978)
    Racconti di fantascienza
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Il comandante
    • 1979
  • Gisela Hahn and Gastone Moschin in Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata, cercasi (1972)
    Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata, cercasi
    6.7
    • politico della DC
    • 1972
  • Mireille Darc and Jean Yanne in Troubleshooters (1971)
    Troubleshooters
    6.1
    • Charles Varèse
    • 1971
  • Diamond Bikini (1971)
    Diamond Bikini
    4.3
    • Severance
    • 1971
  • Marcovaldo (1970)
    Marcovaldo
    5.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Marcovaldo
    • 1970
  • Lettera aperta a un giornale della sera (1970)
    Lettera aperta a un giornale della sera
    6.4
    • Architetto Vanni Dosi
    • 1970
  • Adolfo Celi, Susanna Clemm, Annie Girardot, Nanni Loy, Sandra Milo, and Totò in Beautiful Families (1964)
    Beautiful Families
    5.2
    • Uberto (segment "Il bastardo della regina")
    • 1964
  • Vittorio Gassman, Vicky Ludovici, Nino Manfredi, Tiberio Murgia, and Renato Salvatori in Fiasco in Milan (1959)
    Fiasco in Milan
    6.9
    • L'uomo che attraversa la strada durante i titoli di testa (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • 1 sheet 27 x 41
    Maddalena
    7.2
    • Uomo nel treno (uncredited)
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Anonimo
  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Born
    • October 23, 1925
    • Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
  • Died
    • August 21, 1995
    • Fiumicino, Lazio, Italy(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Bianca Marchesano? - August 21, 1995 (his death, 4 children)
  • Children
      Caterina Loy
  • Parents
      Guglielmo Loy Donà
  • Relatives
      Maria Luisa Loy(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Held a degree in law. Studied film at the Centro Sperimentale in Rome in the early 1950's. Made his name as director of films about the Italian Resistance in World War II, as well as a series of Neapolitan tragi-comedies.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.