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Luigi Vanzi(1924-1992)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Luigi Vanzi was born on 8 June 1924 in Ferrara, Italy. He was a director and assistant director, known for East Connection (1970), America paese di Dio (1966) and Pete, Pearl & the Pole (1973). He died on 22 January 1992.
BornJune 8, 1924
DiedJanuary 22, 1992(67)
BornJune 8, 1924
DiedJanuary 22, 1992(67)
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Known for

East Connection (1970)
East Connection
5.6
  • Director(as Roy Ferguson)
  • 1970
America paese di Dio (1966)
America paese di Dio
6.1
  • Director
  • 1966
Pete, Pearl & the Pole (1973)
Pete, Pearl & the Pole
5.3
  • Director(as Vance Lewis)
  • 1973
Love in the City (1953)
Love in the City
6.5
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(segment "Gli italiani si voltano")
  • 1953

Credits

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Director

  • Pete, Pearl & the Pole (1973)
    Pete, Pearl & the Pole
    5.3
    • Director (as Vance Lewis)
    • 1973
  • East Connection (1970)
    East Connection
    5.6
    • Director (as Roy Ferguson)
    • 1970
  • Tony Anthony in The Silent Stranger (1968)
    The Silent Stranger
    5.9
    • Director (as Vance Lewis)
    • 1968
  • Tony Anthony in The Stranger Returns (1967)
    The Stranger Returns
    6.1
    • Director (as Vance Lewis)
    • 1967
  • Tony Anthony in A Stranger in Town (1967)
    A Stranger in Town
    5.9
    • Director (as Vance Lewis)
    • 1967
  • America paese di Dio (1966)
    America paese di Dio
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Seven from Thebes (1964)
    Seven from Thebes
    5.9
    • Director (as Roy Ferguson)
    • 1964
  • World by Night (1960)
    World by Night
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1960

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Susan Strasberg and Laurent Terzieff in Kapo (1960)
    Kapo
    7.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Sylva Koscina, Yvonne Monlaur, Françoise Rosay, and Gabriele Tinti in Non sono più Guaglione (1958)
    Non sono più Guaglione
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1958
  • Betsy Blair, Steve Cochran, Dorian Gray, Jacqueline Jones, and Alida Valli in Il Grido (1957)
    Il Grido
    7.6
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Nero's Mistress (1956)
    Nero's Mistress
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1956
  • Valentina Cortese, Madeleine Fischer, Yvonne Furneaux, Anna Maria Pancani, and Eleonora Rossi Drago in Le amiche (1955)
    Le amiche
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Le ragazze di San Frediano (1955)
    Le ragazze di San Frediano
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Allegro squadrone (1954)
    Allegro squadrone
    5.9
    • assistant director (as Gigi Vanzi)
    • 1954
  • Love in the City (1953)
    Love in the City
    6.5
    • assistant director (segment "Gli italiani si voltano")
    • 1953

Writer

  • East Connection (1970)
    East Connection
    5.6
    • screenplay (as Roy Ferguson)
    • 1970
  • America paese di Dio (1966)
    America paese di Dio
    6.1
    • co-creator
    • 1966
  • Love in the City (1953)
    Love in the City
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Roy Ferguson
  • Born
    • June 8, 1924
    • Ferrara, Italy
  • Died
    • January 22, 1992

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of actress Alessandra Vanzi.

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