About Gian Luigi Polidoro
Lived 1927 – 2000 (aged 73). Gian Luigi Polidoro was an Italian film director, screenwriter and film actor.
Gian Luigi Polidoro (4 February 1927 – 7 September 2000) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1963 film Il diavolo won the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.
Filmography Director La Corsa delle Rocche (1956) Power Among Men (1958) Paese d'America (1958) Oeuverture (1958) Le svedesi (1960) Hong Kong un addio (1963) Il diavolo (1963) Thrilling (1965) Una moglie americana (1965) La moglie giapponese (1968) Satyricon (1969) Fischia il sesso (1974) Permettete, signora, che ami vostra figlia (1974) Rent Control (1984) Sottozero (1987) Hitler's Strawberries (1998)
Actor The Great War (1959) - (uncredited) The Conjugal Bed (1963) - Igi Kiss the Other Sheik (1963) - (segment "L'uomo dei 5 palloni") (uncredited) Top Crack (1967) Break Up (1968)
Awards and nominations 1956 Cannes Film Festival (1956) — Short film competition: Best Documentary (La Corsa delle Rocche) 1959 Cannes Film Festival (1959) — nomination for Best Short Film (Paese d'America) 13th Berlin International Film Festival Golden Bear (1963) (Il diavolo)
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Who was Gian Luigi Polidoro?
Italian film director (1927-2000)
When was Gian Luigi Polidoro born?
Gian Luigi Polidoro was born on 4 February 1927 in Bassano del Grappa.
When did Gian Luigi Polidoro die?
Gian Luigi Polidoro died on 7 September 2000 in Rome.
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Gian Luigi Polidoro was a film director, screenwriter and film actor.
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Gian Luigi Polidoro was Italian.
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