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Piero Vivarelli(1927-2010)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Piero Vivarelli was born on 26 February 1927 in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Django (1966), Nine (2009) and The Black Decameron (1972). He died on 7 September 2010 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornFebruary 26, 1927
DiedSeptember 7, 2010(83)
BornFebruary 26, 1927
DiedSeptember 7, 2010(83)
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Known for

Franco Nero in Django (1966)
Django
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1966
Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Penélope Cruz, Kate Hudson, and Marion Cotillard in Nine (2009)
Nine
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009
The Black Decameron (1972)
The Black Decameron
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1972
Ida (2013)
Ida
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013

Credits

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Writer

  • La rumbera (1998)
    La rumbera
    5.5
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Pino Ammendola and Ida Di Benedetto in Quando ancora non c'erano i Beatles (1988)
    Quando ancora non c'erano i Beatles
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Moana Pozzi in Summer Temptations (1988)
    Summer Temptations
    4.6
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Nella misura in cui... (1979)
    Nella misura in cui...
    3.9
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1979
  • Emanuelle in America (1977)
    Emanuelle in America
    5.2
    • based on a story by
    • 1977
  • Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976)
    Emanuelle in Bangkok
    4.4
    • story
    • 1976
  • The Black Decameron (1972)
    The Black Decameron
    5.6
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1972
  • Il dio serpente (1970)
    Il dio serpente
    5.1
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Magda Konopka in Satanik (1968)
    Satanik
    4.7
    • dialogue
    • 1968
  • Franco Nero in Django (1966)
    Django
    7.2
    • screenplay in collaboration with
    • 1966
  • Rita Pavone and Totò in Rita, la figlia americana (1965)
    Rita, la figlia americana
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • East Zone, West Zone (1962)
    East Zone, West Zone
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Io bacio... tu baci (1961)
    Io bacio... tu baci
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1961
  • San Remo: The Big Challenge (1960)
    San Remo: The Big Challenge
    4.5
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Elke Sommer in Howlers of the Dock (1960)
    Howlers of the Dock
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1960

Director

  • La rumbera (1998)
    La rumbera
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Moana Pozzi in Summer Temptations (1988)
    Summer Temptations
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Sabatoventiquattromarzo
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)
    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Nella misura in cui... (1979)
    Nella misura in cui...
    3.9
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Codice d'amore orientale (1974)
    Codice d'amore orientale
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1974
  • The Black Decameron (1972)
    The Black Decameron
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Il dio serpente (1970)
    Il dio serpente
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Magda Konopka in Satanik (1968)
    Satanik
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Avenger X (1967)
    Avenger X
    5.3
    • Director (as Donald Murray)
    • 1967
  • Rita Pavone and Totò in Rita, la figlia americana (1965)
    Rita, la figlia americana
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Adriano Celentano in Super rapina a Milano (1964)
    Super rapina a Milano
    5.9
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Il vuoto (1964)
    Il vuoto
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1964
  • East Zone, West Zone (1962)
    East Zone, West Zone
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Io bacio... tu baci (1961)
    Io bacio... tu baci
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1961

Actor

  • La rumbera (1998)
    La rumbera
    5.5
    • Padre di Ines
    • 1998
  • Turné (1990)
    Turné
    7.0
    • L' Americano
    • 1990
  • Moana Pozzi in Summer Temptations (1988)
    Summer Temptations
    4.6
    • Molinari
    • 1988
  • Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil (1986)
    Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
    5.9
    • Stockholder at party
    • 1986
  • Johnny Dorelli in State buoni se potete (1983)
    State buoni se potete
    7.9
    • Carlo Borromeo
    • 1983
  • Molto di più (1980)
    Molto di più
    6.2
    • 1980
  • Magda Konopka in Satanik (1968)
    Satanik
    4.7
    • Commissaire Le Duc
    • 1968
  • Rita Pavone and Totò in Rita, la figlia americana (1965)
    Rita, la figlia americana
    5.0
    • Piero - Journalist (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Io bacio... tu baci (1961)
    Io bacio... tu baci
    6.2
    • Casimiro Nuvoloni (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • San Remo: The Big Challenge (1960)
    San Remo: The Big Challenge
    4.5
    • 1960
  • Chuck Berry, Jo Ann Campbell, Jimmy Clanton, Eddie Cochran, Alan Freed, Harvey Fuqua, Sandy Stewart, Ritchie Valens, Jackie Wilson, The Flamingos, and The Cadillacs in Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)
    Go, Johnny, Go!
    5.8
    • TV Director (italian version only) (uncredited)
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Donald Murray
  • Born
    • February 26, 1927
    • Siena, Tuscany, Italy
  • Died
    • September 7, 2010
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(heart trouble)
  • Parents
      Oliviero Vivarelli
  • Relatives
    • Niccolò Vivarelli(Grandparent)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Vivarelli was the only Italian member of the Cuban Communist Party.

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