Carlo Lizzani
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 3, 1922
- Died
- October 5, 2013
- Birthplace
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
Carlo Lizzani was an Italian film director, screenwriter and critic. Born in Rome, after World War II Lizzani worked on such notable films of the late 1940s as Roberto Rossellini's Germany Year Zero, Alberto Lattuada's The Mill on the Po (both 1948) and Giuseppe De Santis' Bitter Rice (1950, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story). After helming documentaries, he debuted as a feature director with the admired World War II drama Achtung! Banditi! (1951). He films an episode of L'Amore in Città. Respected for his awarded drama Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954), he has proven a solid director of genre films, notably crime films such as The Violent Four (1968) and Crazy Joe (1974) or erotic comedy Roma Bene (1971). He worked frequently for Italian television in the 1980s and was a member of the jury at the Berlin Film Festival in 1994. His film Celluloide deals with the making of Rome, Open City. He committed suicide in 2013.
Filmography
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts 2017
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life 2017
as Self
Gian Luigi Rondi - Vita, cinema, passione 2014
as Self
Sperduti nel buio 2014
as Himself
We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism 2013
as Narrator / Self, Writer
Mr. Teddy 2012
Actor
Giuliano Montaldo - Quattro volte vent'anni 2012
as Self
The Years of Lost Images 2012
as Self
Scossa 2012
Director
Giovanna Cau - Diversamente giovane 2011
as Self
Noi c'eravamo 2011
as Self
Voi siete qui 2011
as Self
- A Dream of Women
A Dream of Women 2011
as Self
Portrait Of My Father 2010
as Self
Vittorio racconta Gassman: Una vita da mattatore 2010
as Self
Pietro Germi - The Good, The Beautiful and The Bad 2009
as Self
- Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel 2008
Director, Writer
All Human Rights for All 2008
Director, Writer
Il falso bugiardo 2008
as Self
Hotel Meina 2008
Director, Writer
- Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis 2008
Director
Linee d'ombra 2007
as Self
Uomini forti 2006
as Self
- Through Children's Eyes - De Sica & Shoeshine
Through Children's Eyes - De Sica & Shoeshine 2006
Actor
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City' 2006
as Self
Behind Love and Anger 2005
as Self - Director (segment "L'indifferenza"), Thanks
- Western all'italiana
Western all'italiana 2004
Actor
Cesare Zavattini 2003
Director
Luchino Visconti 2002
as Self, Director, Writer
Pope John XXIII 2002
as Pio XII
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema 2001
as Self - Filmmaker
Roberto Rossellini: Fragments and Jokes 2001
as Narrator, Director
La Donna del Treno 1999
Director
- Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo 1997
as Self
Celluloide 1996
Director, Screenplay
- Rome, November 12, 1994
Rome, November 12, 1994 1995
Director
Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier 1994
Director
The Wicked 1991
Director
Rossellini 1990
as Self
12 Directors for 12 Cities 1989
Director
Dear Gorbachev 1988
Director, Screenplay
The Devils of Monza 1987
Writer
Assicurazione sulla morte 1987
Director
Mother Ebe 1985
Director, Writer
- Nucleo Zero
Nucleo Zero 1984
Director, Screenplay, Writer
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer 1984
as Self, Director
Sabatoventiquattromarzo 1984
Director
The House of the Yellow Carpet 1983
Director
Inverno di malato 1983
Director, Writer
- Venezia
Venezia 1983
Director
Fontamara 1980
Director, Screenplay
Kleinhoff Hotel 1977
Director
San Babila-8 P.M. 1976
Director, Writer
The Teenage Prostitution Racket 1975
Director, Writer
The Last Four Days 1974
Director, Screenplay
Crazy Joe 1974
Director
Black Turin 1972
Director
Roma bene 1971
Director, Screenplay
The Tough and the Mighty 1969
as Journalist (uncredited), Director, Writer
Love and Anger 1969
Producer, Director, Writer
The Bandit 1969
Director, Writer
Black Jesus 1968
Producer
The Violent Four 1968
as Police official (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Story
Kill and Pray 1967
Director, Producer
The Hills Run Red 1966
Director
Wake Up and Die 1966
Director, Producer
Thrilling 1965
Director
The Dirty Game 1965
Director
La Celestina P… R… 1965
Screenplay, Director
Amori pericolosi 1964
Director, Writer
It's a Hard Life 1964
Director, Screenplay
The Verona Trial 1963
Director
To Arms, We Are Fascists! 1962
Thanks
Gold of Rome 1961
Director, Story, Screenplay
Duel of Champions 1961
Screenplay
The Policeman on Horseback 1961
Director
The Hunchback 1960
Director, Screenplay
Esterina 1959
Director
Behind the Great Wall 1958
Director
The Screwball 1956
Director, Writer
Human Torpedoes 1954
Screenplay
Chronicle of Poor Lovers 1954
Director, Screenplay
- Amore che si paga
Amore che si paga 1953
Director
Love in the City 1953
Director
At the Edge of the City 1953
Director, Writer
Attention! Bandits! 1951
Director, Screenplay, Story
- Something Changed in Midday
Something Changed in Midday 1950
Director
Under the Olive Tree 1950
Screenplay
- Modena, una città dell'Emilia rossa
Modena, una città dell'Emilia rossa 1950
Director
Bitter Rice 1949
Story, Screenplay
The Mill on the Po 1949
First Assistant Director
Germany, Year Zero 1948
Assistant Director, Screenplay
- Togliatti è ritornato
Togliatti è ritornato 1948
Director, Screenplay
Tragic Hunt 1947
Screenplay, Co-Director, Story
Outcry 1946
as Don Camillo, il prete, Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.