Giacomo Gentilomo
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 5, 1909
- Died
- April 16, 2001
- Birthplace
- Trieste, Italy
Giacomo Gentilomo was an Italian film director and painter. He began his career in the film industry at the age of 21, working as a script supervisor and assistant director. Between 1933 and 1937, he was active as a film editor. Gentilomo made his directorial debut in 1939 with Il Carnevale di Venezia. His 1945 film O sole mio received critical acclaim and is considered one of the earliest examples of Italian neorealism due to its use of exterior scenes and non-professional actors. In the mid-1960s, dissatisfied with cinema, Gentilomo decided to abandon films and instead pursued his passion for painting.
Filmography
Hercules Against the Moon Men 1964
Director, Story
Brennus, Enemy of Rome 1963
Director
Slave Girls of Sheba 1963
Director
Charge of the Black Lancers 1962
Director
Goliath and the Vampires 1961
Director
The Last of the Vikings 1961
Director, Screenplay
The Black Archer 1959
Story, Screenplay
Knight Without a Country 1959
Director
The Dragon's Blood 1958
Director, Writer
La trovatella di Pompei 1957
Director, Screenplay
Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna 1956
Director
The Two Orphans 1954
Director
Passionately 1954
Director
The Blind Woman of Sorrento 1953
Director
Immortal Melodies 1952
Director, Writer
The Young Caruso 1951
Director, Screenplay
The Accusation 1950
Director, Screenplay
Lo sparviero del Nilo 1950
Director
Ti ritroverò 1949
Director
Snow White and the Seven Thieves 1949
Director, Screenplay
The Brothers Karamazov 1947
Director
The Lovers 1946
Director, Writer
Teheran 1946
Director
O sole mio 1946
Director
In cerca di felicità 1944
Director, Screenplay
Cortocircuito 1943
Director
Mater dolorosa 1943
Director, Editor
- Pazzo d'amore
Pazzo d'amore 1942
Director
Finalmente soli 1942
Director
Luna di miele 1941
Director
Thrill 1941
Dialogue, Screenplay, Director
Ecco la radio! 1940
Director
- Musica in piazza
Musica in piazza 1936
Editor, Screenplay
- Luci sommerse
Luci sommerse 1936
Screenplay, Editor
Amore 1936
Editor
I Love You Only 1935
Screenplay, Editor, First Assistant Director
Lorenzino de' Medici 1935
Editor
Full Speed 1934
Editor, First Assistant Director
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