About Giuseppe Bennati
Lived 1921 – 2006 (aged 85). Giuseppe Bennati was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Giuseppe Bennati (4 January 1921 – 26 September 2006) was an Italian film director and writer.
He directed Il microfono è vostro (1952), Musoduro (1954), L'amico del giaguaro (1958), Labbra rosse (1960), Congo vivo (1961) and L'assassino ha riservato nove poltrone (1974), his last movie. For RAI in 1970 he directed TV-movie BattleToads (Italo Calvino's bestseller) with Nanni Loy.
He died in Milan, Italy, aged 85 from undisclosed causes.
Selected filmography Il microfono è vostro (1952) Musoduro (1953) The Friend of the Jaguar (1959) Labbra rosse (1960) Congo vivo (1961) L'assassino ha riservato nove poltrone (1974)
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Who was Giuseppe Bennati?
Italian film director (1921–2006)
When was Giuseppe Bennati born?
Giuseppe Bennati was born on 4 January 1921 in Pitigliano.
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Giuseppe Bennati died on 26 September 2006 in Milan.
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Giuseppe Bennati was a film director and screenwriter.
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Giuseppe Bennati was Italian.
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