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Umberto Scarpelli(1904-1980)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Writer
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Umberto Scarpelli was born on 25 May 1904 in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. He was an assistant director and director, known for Bicycle Thieves (1948), The Secret Conclave (1952) and The Giant of Metropolis (1961). He died on 15 May 1980 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornMay 25, 1904
DiedMay 15, 1980(75)
BornMay 25, 1904
DiedMay 15, 1980(75)
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Known for

Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola in Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves
8.2
  • Production Management
  • 1948
The Secret Conclave (1952)
The Secret Conclave
5.8
  • Director
  • 1952
The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
The Giant of Metropolis
4.7
  • Director(as R. Nichols)
  • 1961
Gran premio
  • Director
  • 1944

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Forbidden Christ (1951)
    The Forbidden Christ
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • Miracle in Milan (1951)
    Miracle in Milan
    7.6
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • Cronaca nera
    • assistant director
    • 1947
  • Shoeshine (1946)
    Shoeshine
    8.0
    • assistant director
    • 1946
  • Loves of Don Juan (1942)
    Loves of Don Juan
    • assistant director
    • 1942
  • Fari nella nebbia (1942)
    Fari nella nebbia
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1942
  • Capitan Tempesta (1942)
    Capitan Tempesta
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1942
  • Amedeo Nazzari in Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto (1941)
    Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto
    4.3
    • assistant director
    • 1941
  • Il capitano degli ussari
    • assistant director
    • 1940
  • Il ponte di vetro (1940)
    Il ponte di vetro
    • assistant director
    • 1940
  • Abuna Messias (Vendetta africana) (1939)
    Abuna Messias (Vendetta africana)
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • The Widow (1939)
    The Widow
    4.5
    • assistant director
    • 1939
  • Luciano Serra, pilota (1938)
    Luciano Serra, pilota
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1938
  • I due misantropi
    • assistant director
    • 1937
  • Cavalleria (1936)
    Cavalleria
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1936

Director

  • The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
    The Giant of Metropolis
    4.7
    • Director (as R. Nichols)
    • 1961
  • Danger in the Middle East (1960)
    Danger in the Middle East
    6.0
    • Italian version
    • 1960
  • The Secret Conclave (1952)
    The Secret Conclave
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Gran premio
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Sant'Elena, piccola isola (1943)
    Sant'Elena, piccola isola
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1943

Writer

  • I complessi (1965)
    I complessi
    7.2
    • story (segment "Il complesso della schiava nubiana")
    • 1965
  • The Giant of Metropolis (1961)
    The Giant of Metropolis
    4.7
    • dialogue
    • 1961
  • Livio Lorenzon, Rossana Podestà, and Edmund Purdom in Fury of the Barbarians (1960)
    Fury of the Barbarians
    4.9
    • screenplay
    • 1960
  • David and Goliath (1960)
    David and Goliath
    4.8
    • freely adapted by
    • 1960
  • The Secret Conclave (1952)
    The Secret Conclave
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • R. Nichols
  • Born
    • May 25, 1904
    • Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
  • Died
    • May 15, 1980
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

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