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Vittorio Sala(1918-1996)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Vittorio Sala was born on 1 July 1918 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Notturno (1950), Tempo di tonni (1955) and Beach Casanova (1962). He died on 11 May 1996 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornJuly 1, 1918
DiedMay 11, 1996(77)
BornJuly 1, 1918
DiedMay 11, 1996(77)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Notturno
6.6
Short
  • Director
  • 1950
Tempo di tonni
Short
  • Director
  • 1955
Beach Casanova (1962)
Beach Casanova
4.8
  • Director
  • 1962
Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960)
Colossus and the Amazon Queen
3.7
  • Director
  • 1960

Credits

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Director

  • Sport Superstar (1978)
    Sport Superstar
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Diritto di cronaca
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Il signor Bruschino
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Ray Master l'inafferrabile (1966)
    Ray Master l'inafferrabile
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Ischia operazione amore (1966)
    Ischia operazione amore
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Dana Andrews, Pier Angeli, and Brett Halsey in Spy in Your Eye (1965)
    Spy in Your Eye
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Il treno del sabato (1964)
    Il treno del sabato
    • Director
    • 1964
  • George Sanders, Rossano Brazzi, Shirley Jones, Giorgia Moll, and Micheline Presle in Dark Purpose (1964)
    Dark Purpose
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1964
  • 38-24-36 (1963)
    38-24-36
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Beach Casanova (1962)
    Beach Casanova
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960)
    Colossus and the Amazon Queen
    3.7
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Giovani delfini
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Alberto Sordi in Costa Azzurra (1959)
    Costa Azzurra
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Il domani non fa più paura
    Short
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Le case degli italiani
    Short
    • Director
    • 1958

Writer

  • Sport Superstar (1978)
    Sport Superstar
    • story and screenplay
    • 1978
  • Il signor Bruschino
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • Ray Master l'inafferrabile (1966)
    Ray Master l'inafferrabile
    4.4
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Ischia operazione amore (1966)
    Ischia operazione amore
    4.8
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Il treno del sabato (1964)
    Il treno del sabato
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • 38-24-36 (1963)
    38-24-36
    6.1
    • story
    • 1963
  • Beach Casanova (1962)
    Beach Casanova
    4.8
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960)
    Colossus and the Amazon Queen
    3.7
    • screenplay
    • 1960
  • Alberto Sordi in Costa Azzurra (1959)
    Costa Azzurra
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1959
  • Mercato comune europeo
    Short
    • writer (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Donne sole (1956)
    Donne sole
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1956
  • Cañas y barro (1954)
    Cañas y barro
    6.2
    • Italian version
    • 1954
  • 045
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Fiamme sulla laguna (1951)
    Fiamme sulla laguna
    • Writer
    • 1951
  • La luce negli impressionisti
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1935

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Fiamme sulla laguna (1951)
    Fiamme sulla laguna
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • Fantasmi del mare (1948)
    Fantasmi del mare
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 1, 1918
    • Palermo, Sicily, Italy
  • Died
    • May 11, 1996
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

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