Marcello Pagliero

Marcello Pagliero (15 January 1907 – 18 October 1980) was an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter.

Pagliero was born in London and died in Paris. He is perhaps best known for his performance in the Roberto Rossellini film Rome, Open City (1945).

He moved to France in 1947, and continued to work in film until 1960 and in French television after that.

In 1949, he was nominated with six other co-writers for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the Rossellini film Paisan.

Selected filmography Director Mist on the Sea (1944) Desire (1946) Rome, Free City (1946) A Man Walks in the City (1950) The Red Rose (1951) The Lovers of Bras-Mort (1951) The Respectful Prostitute (1952) Vestire gli ignudi (1953) Daughters of Destiny (1954) Modern Virgin (1954) Chéri-Bibi (1955) Walk Into Paradise (1956) – French version 20,000 Leagues Across the Land (1961)

Screenwriter The Two Tigers (1941) Souls in Turmoil (1942) The Devil's Gondola (1946) Paisan (1946)

Actor Rome, Open City (1945) – Giorgio Manfredi Les jeux sont faits (1945) – Pierre Dumaine The Other (1947) – Ing. Andrea Venturi Dédée d'Anvers (1948) – Francesco The Voice of Dreams (1949) – Marcel Tourbillon (1953) – Julio Spoletti Seven Thunders (1957) – Salvatore Le bel âge (1960) – Steph Les Mauvais Coups (1961) – Luigi Symphonie pour un massacre (1963) – Cerutti (uncredited) Ton ombre est la mienne (1963) – Dr. Rouvier Nick Carter and Red Club (1965) – Prof. Witt (uncredited) Les Gauloises bleues (1968) – Le marchand bohémien