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Gennaro Righelli(1886-1949)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Gennaro Righelli was born on 12 December 1886 in Salerno, Campania, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Hanno rapito un uomo (1938), Der Meister der Welt (1927) and Amazzoni bianche (1936). He was married to Maria Jacobini. He died on 6 January 1949 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornDecember 12, 1886
DiedJanuary 6, 1949(62)
BornDecember 12, 1886
DiedJanuary 6, 1949(62)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Vittorio De Sica, Caterina Boratto, and Barbara Fairbanks in Hanno rapito un uomo (1938)
Hanno rapito un uomo
  • Director
  • 1938
Der Meister der Welt
  • Director
  • 1927
Amazzoni bianche
  • Director
  • 1936
L'allegro cantante
  • Director
  • 1938

Credits

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Director

  • Il corriere del re (1947)
    Il corriere del re
    • Director
    • 1947
  • Peddlin' in Society (1946)
    Peddlin' in Society
    6.6
    • Director (as G. Righelli)
    • 1946
  • Abbasso la miseria! (1945)
    Abbasso la miseria!
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1945
  • La storia di una capinera (1943)
    La storia di una capinera
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Adriana Benetti and Andrea Checchi in Tempesta sul golfo (1943)
    Tempesta sul golfo
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Colpi di timone (1942)
    Colpi di timone
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Orizzonte di sangue
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Il pozzo dei miracoli
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Manovre d'amore (1940)
    Manovre d'amore
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Le educande di Saint-Cyr
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Forse eri tu l'amore
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Due occhi per non vedere
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Il cavaliere di San Marco (1939)
    Il cavaliere di San Marco
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Il barone di Corbò (1939)
    Il barone di Corbò
    • Director
    • 1939
  • La voce senza volto (1939)
    La voce senza volto
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1939

Writer

  • Il corriere del re (1947)
    Il corriere del re
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • Abbasso la miseria! (1945)
    Abbasso la miseria!
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1945
  • La storia di una capinera (1943)
    La storia di una capinera
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Adriana Benetti and Andrea Checchi in Tempesta sul golfo (1943)
    Tempesta sul golfo
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Colpi di timone (1942)
    Colpi di timone
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Due occhi per non vedere
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Il cavaliere di San Marco (1939)
    Il cavaliere di San Marco
    • adaptation
    • 1939
  • Il barone di Corbò (1939)
    Il barone di Corbò
    • screenplay
    • 1939
  • Jucci Kellerman and Amedeo Nazzari in Fuochi d'artificio (1938)
    Fuochi d'artificio
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • L'allegro cantante
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Il destino in tasca
    • screenplay
    • 1938
  • Vittorio De Sica, Caterina Boratto, and Barbara Fairbanks in Hanno rapito un uomo (1938)
    Hanno rapito un uomo
    • story
    • 1938
  • Angelo Musco in Gatta ci cova (1937)
    Gatta ci cova
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1937
  • Amazzoni bianche
    • screenplay
    • 1936
  • Continental Atmosphere (1936)
    Continental Atmosphere
    5.0
    • screenplay
    • 1936

Actor

  • Grazia del Rio in Stella del cinema (1931)
    Stella del cinema
    5.9
    • Gennaro Righelli (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Hussein il pirata
    Short
    • 1913
  • Il capriccio di un principe
    Short
    • 1913
  • The Two Destinies (1912)
    The Two Destinies
    • 1912
  • Decamerone (1912)
    Decamerone
    • 1912
  • The Two Destinies (1912)
    Una lotta nelle tenebre
    Short
    • 1912
  • La portatrice di pane
    • 1911
  • Giovanna la pallida
    Short
    • 1911
  • La fidanzata di Messina
    Short
    • 1911
  • Lost
    Short
    • 1910
  • Amore di torero
    Short
    • 1910
  • The Slave's Sacrifice
    Short
    • Arsenio
    • 1910

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • G. Righelli
  • Born
    • December 12, 1886
    • Salerno, Campania, Italy
  • Died
    • January 6, 1949
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Spouse
    • Maria Jacobini
  • Parents
    • Lia Righelli
  • Relatives
      Luciano Martino(Grandparent)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Grandfather of Sergio Martino and Luciano Martino, sons of his daughter Lea.

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