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Ugo Pirro(1920-2008)

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  • Director
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Ugo Pirro was born on 24 April 1920 in Salerno, Campania, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970), Celluloide (1996) and We Still Kill the Old Way (1967). He died on 18 January 2008 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornApril 24, 1920
DiedJanuary 18, 2008(87)
BornApril 24, 1920
DiedJanuary 18, 2008(87)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 7 wins & 8 nominations total

Known for

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1970
Celluloide (1996)
Celluloide
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1996
We Still Kill the Old Way (1967)
We Still Kill the Old Way
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1967
Mafia (1968)
Mafia
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1968

Credits

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Writer



  • Lo strano caso del signor Kappa (2001)
    Lo strano caso del signor Kappa
    • screenplay
    • 2001
  • The Nymph (1996)
    The Nymph
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Celluloide (1996)
    Celluloide
    6.5
    • book
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1996
  • Il prezzo del denaro
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1995
  • La famiglia Ricordi
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • 1995
  • Il giudice ragazzino (1994)
    Il giudice ragazzino
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1994
  • Gian Maria Volontè, Dora Baret, Juan Cruz Bordeu, Graciela Borges, Andrea Del Boca, Nacha Guevara, Jairo, Rodolfo Ranni, Susana Rinaldi, Pepe Soriano, and Antonio Tarrago Ros in Funes, un gran amor (1993)
    Funes, un gran amor
    6.0
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Piazza di Spagna (1992)
    Piazza di Spagna
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1992
  • Gioco di società
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Obbligo di giocare - Zugzwang (1989)
    Obbligo di giocare - Zugzwang
    6.7
    • screenplay collaboration
    • 1989
  • Cronaca nera (1987)
    Cronaca nera
    3.4
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1987
  • A Boy from Calabria (1987)
    A Boy from Calabria
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Mio figlio non sa leggere
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • screenplay
    • 1984
  • Nucleo zero
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Sutjeska
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1980

Additional Crew



  • Sabatoventiquattromarzo
    • support
    • 1984
  • Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)
    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
    6.9
    • support
    • 1984

Director



  • Marcello Mastroianni, Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Ugo Tognazzi, and Paolo Villaggio in Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)
    Signore e signori, buonanotte
    6.6
    • Director (as Pirro, credit only)
    • 1976

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Pirro
  • Born
    • April 24, 1920
    • Salerno, Campania, Italy
  • Died
    • January 18, 2008
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Soltanto un nome nei titoli di testa - I felici anni sessanta del cinema italiano. Torino: Einaudi.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    A frequent screenwriter for director Elio Petri.
  • Quotes
    I have always thought that a cinematic idea presents itself clearly and precisely, like a photograph, and then the imagination works on it, moves it around, thus starting the creative process.

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