Mario Russo

Mario Russo (22 March 1926 Vieste) is an Italian film director and assistant director.

Biography

Russo began as an actor in 1948 in Luigi Comencini's film Guagilo also known as Hey Boy. Three years later Russo began in 1951 as an assistant director and from 1957 was responsible for several Italian versions of Hollywood films. With the overall direction of the 1967 film Realtà romanzesca, his involvement in the industry ended.

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes 1948 Guagilo Actor As Peppinello 1957 Seven Hills of Rome Co-director With Roy Rowland 1958 The Naked Maja Co-director With Henry Koster 1960 The Angel Wore Red Co-director With Nunnally Johnson 1961 Il mondo di notte numero 2 Co-director With Gianni Proia 1961 Malesia Magica Co-director With Lionetto Fabbri 1964 Three Swords for Rome Writer 1966 Z7 Operation Rembrandt Editor By Giancarlo Romitelli 1967 Top Crack Director