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Giovanni Guareschi(1908-1968)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Giovanni Guareschi was born on 1 May 1908 in Roccabianca, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Anger (1963), The Return of Don Camillo (1953) and The World of Don Camillo (1984). He was married to Ennia Pallini. He died on 22 July 1968 in Cervia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
BornMay 1, 1908
DiedJuly 22, 1968(60)
BornMay 1, 1908
DiedJuly 22, 1968(60)
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Known for

Pier Paolo Pasolini and Giovanni Guareschi in Anger (1963)
Anger
6.7
  • Writer(part two)
  • 1963
The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
The Return of Don Camillo
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1953
Terence Hill and Colin Blakely in The World of Don Camillo (1984)
The World of Don Camillo
5.6
  • Writer
  • 1984
Don Camillo e l'on. Peppone (1955)
Don Camillo e l'on. Peppone
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1955

Credits

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Writer

  • Hartmut Becker and Dominique Sanda in Il decimo clandestino (1989)
    Il decimo clandestino
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1989
  • Don Camilo (1987)
    Don Camilo
    TV Series
    • characters
    • 1987
  • Terence Hill and Colin Blakely in The World of Don Camillo (1984)
    The World of Don Camillo
    5.6
    • books
    • 1984
  • The Little World of Don Camillo (1981)
    The Little World of Don Camillo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • novels
    • 1981
  • Silvia Dionisio and Enrico Montesano in Il marito in collegio (1977)
    Il marito in collegio
    6.2
    • story
    • 1977
  • Elias Gleizer, Teresa Sodré, and Otelo Zeloni in Dom Camilo e os Cabeludos (1972)
    Dom Camilo e os Cabeludos
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • La coscienza a posto
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1972
  • Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi (1972)
    Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi
    4.8
    • novel
    • 1972
  • Fernandel in Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi (1970)
    Don Camillo e i giovani d'oggi
    7.3
    Short
    • novel
    • 1970
  • Il compagno Don Camillo (1965)
    Il compagno Don Camillo
    6.9
    • novel
    • 1965
  • Pier Paolo Pasolini and Giovanni Guareschi in Anger (1963)
    Anger
    6.7
    • commentary (part two)
    • 1963
  • Gli italiani si divertono così (1963)
    Gli italiani si divertono così
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo (1961)
    Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo
    6.9
    • novel
    • 1961
  • Pequeno Mundo de D. Camilo
    TV Series
    • novel "Il piccolo mondo di Don Camillo"
    • 1957
  • Don Camillo e l'on. Peppone (1955)
    Don Camillo e l'on. Peppone
    7.1
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1955

Director

  • Pier Paolo Pasolini and Giovanni Guareschi in Anger (1963)
    Anger
    6.7
    • part two (as Giovannino Guareschi)
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Giovannino Guareschi
  • Born
    • May 1, 1908
    • Roccabianca, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Died
    • July 22, 1968
    • Cervia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Ennia PalliniFebruary 10, 1940 - July 22, 1968 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Alberto Guareschi
  • Parents
      Primo Augusto Guareschi

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Best-known as the author of comic stories featuring Italian parish priest Don Camillo, locked in a perpetual struggle with the town's communist mayor. The best filmed versions starred Fernandel and Gino Cervi in the respective roles.
  • Quotes
    In the valley a bicycle is just as necessary as a pair of shoes, in fact more so. Because even if a man hasn't any shoes he can still ride a bicycle, whereas if he hasn't a bicycle he must surely travel on foot.

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