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Bernardino Zapponi(1927-2000)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Bernardino Zapponi
Bernardino Zapponi was born on 4 September 1927 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Deep Red (1975), The Marquis of Grillo (1981) and I See Naked (1969). He died on 11 February 2000 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornSeptember 4, 1927
DiedFebruary 11, 2000(72)
BornSeptember 4, 1927
DiedFebruary 11, 2000(72)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Deep Red (1975)
Deep Red
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1975
The Marquis of Grillo (1981)
The Marquis of Grillo
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1981
Nino Manfredi and Véronique Vendell in I See Naked (1969)
I See Naked
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1969
Fellini's Casanova (1976)
Fellini's Casanova
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1976

Credits

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Writer

  • Fate un bel sorriso (2000)
    Fate un bel sorriso
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Torniamo a casa (1999)
    Torniamo a casa
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • story and screenplay
    • 1999
  • Il conto Montecristo (1996)
    Il conto Montecristo
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • 1997
  • Anna Falchi in Giovani e belli (1996)
    Giovani e belli
    4.1
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Miracolo italiano (1994)
    Miracolo italiano
    4.5
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Il giardino dei ciliegi (1992)
    Il giardino dei ciliegi
    7.3
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Claudia Koll in All Ladies Do It (1992)
    All Ladies Do It
    5.2
    • screenplay by
    • 1992
  • Debora Caprioglio in Paprika (1991)
    Paprika
    5.5
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1991
  • Tolgo il disturbo (1990)
    Tolgo il disturbo
    6.7
    • story (dialogue)
    • 1990
  • Io Jane, tu Tarzan (1989)
    Io Jane, tu Tarzan
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • written by
    • Writer (as Walter Ego, as Walter Ego)
    • 1989
  • Sophia Loren in Running Away (1989)
    Running Away
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1989
  • Se il tempo fosse un gambero (1988)
    Se il tempo fosse un gambero
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Serena Grandi in Teresa (1987)
    Teresa
    4.2
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Roba da ricchi (1987)
    Roba da ricchi
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Rimini Rimini (1987)
    Rimini Rimini
    4.7
    • Writer
    • 1987

Actor

  • Cinecittà Cinecittà (1985)
    Cinecittà Cinecittà
    4.4
    TV Mini Series
    • 1985

Soundtrack

  • The Man Who Wagged His Tail (1957)
    The Man Who Wagged His Tail
    6.9
    • Soundtrack ("Un angelo é sceso a Brooklyn")
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Walter Ego
  • Born
    • September 4, 1927
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • February 11, 2000
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(stroke)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Began his career as a film reviewer for the daily paper La Repubblica, and soon became a regular contributor to the magazine L'Espresso. By the late 1950's, he had founded his own magazine, Il Delatore (the Informer), published 3 novels and had begun writing programs for the RAI television network .
  • Trademark
    Often worked with Federico Fellini.

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