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Vittorio Nino Novarese(1907-1983)

  • Costume Designer
  • Writer
  • Art Director
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Vittorio Nino Novarese
Vittorio Nino Novarese was born on 15 May 1907 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a costume designer and writer, known for Cleopatra (1963), Spartacus (1960) and Blazing Saddles (1974). He died on 17 October 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 15, 1907
DiedOctober 17, 1983(76)
BornMay 15, 1907
DiedOctober 17, 1983(76)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

Known for

Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)
Cleopatra
7.0
  • Costume Designer
  • 1963
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus
7.9
  • Additional Crew
  • 1960
Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles
7.7
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department(as Nino Novarese)
  • 1974
Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, and Wanda Hendrix in Prince of Foxes (1949)
Prince of Foxes
6.9
  • Costume Designer
  • 1949

Credits

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Costume Designer



  • Peter and Paul (1981)
    Peter and Paul
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer (as Nino Novarese)
    • 1981
  • The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire (1981)
    The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer (as Vittorio Novarese)
    • 1981
  • Masada (1981)
    Masada
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Costume Designer (as Nino Novarese)
    • 1981
  • Sophia Loren and Steve Railsback in Angela (1977)
    Angela
    5.4
    • Costume Designer (as Nino Novarese)
    • 1977
  • Kabir Bedi in Sandokan (1976)
    Sandokan
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1976
  • The Terminal Man (1974)
    The Terminal Man
    5.6
    • Costume Designer (as Nino Novarese)
    • 1974
  • Il giovane Garibaldi (1974)
    Il giovane Garibaldi
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1974
  • Zachariah (1971)
    Zachariah
    5.8
    • Costume Designer (as Nino Novarese)
    • 1971
  • Cromwell (1970)
    Cromwell
    7.0
    • Costume Designer (as Nino Novarese)
    • 1970
  • Jill St. John and Doug McClure in The King's Pirate (1967)
    The King's Pirate
    5.5
    • Costume Designer (as Nino Novarese)
    • 1967
  • The War Lord (1965)
    The War Lord
    6.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1965
  • Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
    The Agony and the Ecstasy
    7.2
    • costumes designed by
    • 1965
  • Charlton Heston, John Wayne, Van Heflin, Max von Sydow, David McCallum, and Dorothy McGuire in The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
    The Greatest Story Ever Told
    6.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1965
  • Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)
    Cleopatra
    7.0
    • costumes: men
    • 1963
  • Francis of Assisi (1961)
    Francis of Assisi
    6.3
    • Costume Designer (as Nino Novarese)
    • 1961

Writer



  • Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960)
    Colossus and the Amazon Queen
    3.7
    • story (as as Nino Novarese)
    • 1960
  • Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon (1959)
    Le secret du Chevalier d'Éon
    5.7
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Il cavaliere senza terra (1959)
    Il cavaliere senza terra
    4.6
    • story
    • 1959
  • Conspiracy of the Borgias (1959)
    Conspiracy of the Borgias
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Lex Barker and Anna Maria Ferrero in Captain Falcon (1958)
    Captain Falcon
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • El pasado te acusa (1958)
    El pasado te acusa
    5.7
    • screenplay
    • dialogue
    • 1958
  • Anthony Quinn, Anthony Franciosa, and Anna Magnani in Wild Is the Wind (1957)
    Wild Is the Wind
    6.6
    • novel "Furia"
    • 1957
  • Manos sucias (1957)
    Manos sucias
    7.0
    • Italian dialogue
    • 1957
  • La ladra (1955)
    La ladra
    5.6
    • writer (as Nino Novarese)
    • 1955
  • Disperato addio (1955)
    Disperato addio
    5.0
    • screenplay (as V. Nino Novarese)
    • 1955
  • Loves of Three Queens (1954)
    Loves of Three Queens
    5.1
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • House of Ricordi (1954)
    House of Ricordi
    6.1
    • story and screenplay (as Novarese)
    • 1954
  • Orient Express (1954)
    Orient Express
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Mata Hari's Daughter (1954)
    Mata Hari's Daughter
    4.4
    • screenplay
    • dialogue
    • 1954
  • Brigitte Bardot, Lucia Bosè, and Pierre Cressoy in Night of Love (1954)
    Night of Love
    5.7
    • Writer (as Nino Novarese)
    • 1954

Art Director



  • Kabir Bedi in Sandokan (1976)
    Sandokan
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Director
    • 1976
  • Il giovane Garibaldi (1974)
    Il giovane Garibaldi
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Director
    • 1974
  • María Félix in The Affairs of Messalina (1951)
    The Affairs of Messalina
    5.5
    • Art Director (as Professor V.N. Novarese)
    • 1951
  • The Mysterious Rider (1948)
    The Mysterious Rider
    6.2
    • Art Director (as V.N. Novarese)
    • 1948
  • There's Room Up Ahead (1942)
    There's Room Up Ahead
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1942
  • Mario Bonnard, Victor Hugo, and Michel Simon in The King's Jester (1941)
    The King's Jester
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1941
  • Marco Visconti (1941)
    Marco Visconti
    4.7
    • Art Director
    • 1941
  • I due barbieri
    • Art Director
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Nino Novarese
  • Born
    • May 15, 1907
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • October 17, 1983
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Children
    • Letícia Román
  • Other works
    Novel: "Furia" (filmed as Wild Is the Wind (1957))

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