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Piero Tosi(1927-2019)

  • Costume Designer
  • Set Decorator
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Piero Tosi
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Piero Tosi was born on 10 April 1927 in Sesto Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy. He was a costume designer and set decorator, known for The Leopard (1963), Rocco and His Brothers (1960) and Death in Venice (1971). He died on 10 August 2019 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornApril 10, 1927
DiedAugust 10, 2019(92)
BornApril 10, 1927
DiedAugust 10, 2019(92)
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  • Nominated for 5 Oscars
    • 19 wins & 11 nominations total

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Known for

Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, and Alain Delon in The Leopard (1963)
The Leopard
7.9
  • Costume Designer
  • 1963
Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, Spyros Fokas, Annie Girardot, and Renato Salvatori in Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Rocco and His Brothers
8.2
  • Costume Designer
  • 1960
Björn Andrésen and Dirk Bogarde in Death in Venice (1971)
Death in Venice
7.3
  • Costume Designer
  • 1971
Plácido Domingo and Teresa Stratas in La Traviata (1982)
La Traviata
7.6
  • Costume Designer
  • 1982

Credits

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Costume Designer

  • Omaggio a Roma (2009)
    Omaggio a Roma
    6.5
    Short
    • Costume Designer
    • 2009
  • The Keys to the House (2004)
    The Keys to the House
    7.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 2004
  • Un bel dì vedremo
    7.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1997
  • Estasi
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1993
  • Sparrow (1993)
    Sparrow
    6.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1993
  • Albert Savarus (1993)
    Albert Savarus
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1993
  • Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (1990)
    Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Costume Designer
    • 1990
  • La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985)
    La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding
    4.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1985
  • Strada Pia (1983)
    Strada Pia
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1983
  • Credo (1983)
    Credo
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 1983
  • Giorno dopo giorno
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Costume Designer (1985)
    • 1982
  • Plácido Domingo and Teresa Stratas in La Traviata (1982)
    La Traviata
    7.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1982
  • Marcello Mastroianni, Tom Berenger, and Eleonora Giorgi in Beyond the Door (1982)
    Beyond the Door
    4.9
    • Costume Designer
    • 1982
  • Burt Lancaster and Marcello Mastroianni in The Skin (1981)
    The Skin
    6.6
    • Costume Designer
    • 1981
  • Isabelle Huppert in Lady of the Camelias (1981)
    Lady of the Camelias
    6.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1981

Set Decorator

  • Libera, My Love (1975)
    Libera, My Love
    6.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1975
  • Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca (1964)
    Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1964–1965
  • Claudia Cardinale and Anthony Franciosa in Careless (1962)
    Careless
    7.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1962
  • Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia Cardinale in Bell' Antonio (1960)
    Bell' Antonio
    7.3
    • Set Decorator
    • 1960
  • The Awakening (1956)
    The Awakening
    6.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1956
  • The Art of Getting Along (1954)
    The Art of Getting Along
    6.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1954

Costume and Wardrobe Department

  • La Bohème (2003)
    La Bohème
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • costume designer: original designs
    • 2003
  • Gli indifferenti (1988)
    Gli indifferenti
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • costume supervisor
    • 1988
  • Più bello di così si muore (1982)
    Più bello di così si muore
    5.9
    • female disguises for Enrico Montesano were designed by
    • 1982
  • Stefania Sandrelli, Alberto Sordi, Ugo Tognazzi, and Paolo Villaggio in Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978)
    Where Are You Going on Holiday?
    6.3
    • costume designer (segment "Sarò tutta per te")
    • 1978
  • Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
    La Cage aux Folles
    7.2
    • costume designer: Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault
    • 1978
  • Conversation Piece (1974)
    Conversation Piece
    7.3
    • costumes: Mrs. Mangano's clothes have been created by
    • 1974
  • Ottavia Piccolo and Massimo Ranieri in Metello (1970)
    Metello
    7.0
    • costume supervisor
    • 1970
  • Ira von Fürstenberg in Matchless (1967)
    Matchless
    5.2
    • designer: for Princess Furstenberg and the other leading actors
    • 1967
  • Marriage Italian Style (1964)
    Marriage Italian Style
    7.4
    • costumes: Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni
    • 1964
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    5.2
    TV Series
    • costumes
    • 1963
  • Sophia Loren in Aida (1953)
    Aida
    5.4
    • assistant costume designer
    • 1953
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Personal details

  • Official sites
    • AMPAS
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • April 10, 1927
    • Sesto Fiorentino, Tuscany, Italy
  • Died
    • August 10, 2019
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(natural causes)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Piero Tosi has made most of the clothes of his movies at the atelier Tirelli Costumi.
  • Trademark
    Frequently worked with Luchino Visconti.

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