Person Details

Birthday: 1930-02-22 10:49:45

Aliases: Elio Montesti

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Genoa, Liguria, Italy

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Movie Involvements: 71

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

Born in 1930 in Genoa. Still a young student in 1950 when director Carlo Lizzani gave him a role in the film Achtung Banditi!. Following this experience he traveled to Rome where, after acting in film and theatre, he became the Assistant Director of Lizzani, Gillo Pontecorvo, Sergio Leone, Francesco Rosi. In 1960 he made his debut as a Director with Tiro Al piccione, a film about the Partisan Resistance, on competition at the 1961 Venice Film Festival. In 1964 he directed La Moglie Svedese, an episode of the film Extraconiugale. With his second movie, Una Bella Grinta, won the special prize of the jury at the Berlin Film Festival in 1965, a film about a social climber in Italy during the time of the economic miracle. That year he also directed the second unit of Pontecorvo's masterpiece The Battle Of Algiers.

Most Famous Work

Marco Polo
Average
6

Marco Polo

(1982) Director
The Battle of Algiers
Average
8

The Battle of Algiers

(1966) Second Unit
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
Average
6

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

(1975) Second Unit Director
Kapo
Average
7

Kapo

(1960) Co-Director
The Assassin
Average
7

The Assassin

(1961) First Assistant Director
Machine Gun McCain
Average
7

Machine Gun McCain

(1969) Writer
Sacco & Vanzetti
Average
8

Sacco & Vanzetti

(1971) Screenplay
The 5th Day of Peace
Average
6

The 5th Day of Peace

(1970) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Giuliano
Sé stesso
2022 Self
Self
2020 N/A
2018 N/A
2017 Self
Self - Filmmaker
Giorgio
2016 Generale
2013 N/A
2012 Self
Self
2011 Self
Self
Self
2010 Himself
2006 Franco Caspio
Self
Self
2005 Self
2004 Self - Interviewee
N/A
1996 Civalleri (uncredited)
1995 governatore Banca d'Italia
1993 Procuratore Capo
1961 N/A
1957 Don Grazzini
N/A
1955 Scattered Soldier from Tuscany
1954 Professore di religione
Alfredo Campolmi
1953 don Antonio
Don Pietro Lisandrini
1951 Lorenzo
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Directing

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1966 Second Unit
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1955 Production Manager
Year Role Movie/Tv

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