About Gian Gaspare Napolitano
Lived 1907 – 1966 (aged 58). Gian Gaspare Napolitano was an Italian journalist, screenwriter, film director and writer.
Gian Gaspare Napolitano (30 April 1907 – 5 January 1966) was an Italian journalist, screenwriter and film director.
During the 1920s, he wrote for the literary review "900", Cahiers d'Italie et d'Europe. He made ten films between 1935 and 1956. He was a member of the Venice Film Festival jury in 1951, 1953 and 1961. During the Second World War, he was a liaison officer with the Black Watch, and in 1945 he wrote the novel In guerra con gli scozzesi based on his experiences.
His film Magia verde won the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
Filmography Red Passport (1935) Sentinels of Bronze (1937) I've Lost My Husband! (1937) I pirati del golfo (1940) L'uomo della legione (1940) The Cavalier from Kruja (1940) Giarabub (1942) Noi cannibali (1953) Magia verde (1953) Tam tam mayumbe (1955) War and Peace (1956)
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Who was Gian Gaspare Napolitano?
Italian journalist (1907–1966)
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Gian Gaspare Napolitano was born on 30 April 1907 in Palermo.
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Gian Gaspare Napolitano died on 5 January 1966 in Rome.
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Gian Gaspare Napolitano was a journalist, screenwriter, film director and writer.
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Gian Gaspare Napolitano was Italian.
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