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Luciano Salce

1922 – 1989

Italian film director, lyricist, scenographer

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Lived 1922 – 1989 (aged 67). Luciano Salce was an Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, television presenter, lyricist and radio personality.

Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, television host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

As a writer of pop music, he used the pseudonym Pilantra. During World War II, he was a prisoner in Germany. He later worked for several years in Brazil.

Selected filmography Director

A Flea on the Scales (1953) Floradas na serra (1954) The Fascist (1961) Le pillole di Ercole (1962) La voglia matta (1962) La cuccagna (1962) Le ore dell'amore (1963) Alta infedeltà (1964) El Greco (1964) Slalom (1965) The Man, the Woman and the Money (1965) Le fate (1966) Come imparai ad amare le donne (1967) Ti ho sposato per allegria (1967) La pecora nera (1968) Colpo di stato (1969) Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli, primario della clinica Villa Celeste, convenzionata con le mutue (1969) Basta guardarla (1970) Il provinciale (1971) Il sindacalista (1972) Io e lui (1973) Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno (1974) L'anatra all'arancia (1975) Fantozzi (1975) L'affittacamere (1976) Il secondo tragico Fantozzi (1976) La presidentessa (1977) Il... Belpaese (1977) Dove vai in vacanza? (1978) Professor Kranz tedesco di Germania (1978) Riavanti... marsch! (1979) Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario (1980) Vieni avanti cretino (1982) The Innocents Abroad (1983, TV film) Vediamoci chiaro (1984) Quelli del casco (1988)

Actor

A Yank in Rome (1946) − L'ufficiale americano Caiçara (1950) − (voice) Terra É Sempre Terra (1951) Ângela (1951) Floradas na Serra (1954) Angela (1954) − (uncredited) Piccola posta (1955) − Dog Wotan's Owner Toto in the Moon (1958) − Von Braun Maid, Thief and Guard (1958) − Il Conte tedesco Tipi da spiaggia (1959) − Ionescu − the psychoanalyst I baccanali di Tiberio (1960) − Coronel Il carabiniere a cavallo (1961) − Il prete The Fascist (1961) − German officer (uncredited) La ragazza di mille mesi (1961) − La Psicanalista La voglia matta (1962) − Bisigato (uncredited) La cuccagna (1962) − Il colonnello (uncredited) Le ore dell'amore (1963) − (uncredited) Gli onorevoli (1963) − Un invitato (uncredited) The Man, the Woman and the Money (1965) − Arturo Rossi (segment "L'ora di punta") Anyone Can Play (1967) − Psychiatrist Dr. Stelluti Colpo di stato (1969) − Himself Oh dolci baci e languide carezze (1970) − Carlo Valcini The Swinging Confessors (1970) − Monsignor Torelli Basta guardarla (1970) − Farfarello Mazzabubù... quante corna stanno quaggiù? (1971) − Il critico d'arte Man of the Year (1971) − Achille Lampugnani Do Not Commit Adultery (1971) − Damiano Hector the Mighty (1972) − Mercurio Anche se volessi lavorare, che faccio? (1972) − Maresciallo Dorigo Hospitals: The White Mafia (1973) − Enrico The Lady Has Been Raped (1973) − The bishop Three Tough Guys (1974) − The bishop Commissariato di notturna (1974) − On. Luigi Colacioppi Il domestico (1974) − The director Don't Hurt Me, My Love (1974) − Carlo Foschini City Under Siege (1974) − Paolo Ferrero Nipoti miei diletti (1974) − Don Vittorio Son tornate a fiorire le rose (1975) − Carlo Foschini Di che segno sei? (1975) − Leonardo I prosseneti (1976) − Giorgio Perdutamente tuo... mi firmo Macaluso Carmelo fu Giuseppe (1976) − Barone Alfonso Lamìa Maschio latino cercasi (1977) − colonnello (segment "L'amnistia") Ride bene... chi ride ultimo (1977) − Maresciallo (segment "Sedotto e violentato") / Bepi Pastorino (segment "La visita di controllo") La presidentessa (1977) − Bortignon Voglia di donna (1978) − Il matto Tanto va la gatta al lardo... (1978) − Dino Chini / Amilcare Severi Ridendo e scherzando (1978) − Lucio Sartori Belli e brutti ridono tutti (1979) − Santucci Riavanti... marsch! (1979) − Prof. Eduardo Settebeni Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario (1980) − Paolo Lavetti Vieni avanti cretino (1982) − Himself (uncredited)

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Important facts

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Education
Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
Also known as
Pilantra

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Luciano Salce?

Italian film director, lyricist, scenographer (1922-1989)

When was Luciano Salce born?

Luciano Salce was born on 25 September 1922 in Rome.

When did Luciano Salce die?

Luciano Salce died on 17 December 1989 in Rome.

What was Luciano Salce's occupation?

Luciano Salce was a film director, actor, screenwriter, television presenter, lyricist and radio personality.

What nationality was Luciano Salce?

Luciano Salce was Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Luciano Salce

· Wikidata: Q697834

· DBpedia: Luciano Salce

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