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Marcello Fondato
Writer 1924 - 2008

Marcello Fondato

Rome, Italy

Marcello Fondato (8 January 1924 – 13 November 2008) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 46 films between 1958 and 1986. He also directed ten films between 1968 and 1992. His 1970 film Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa was entered into the... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

18 titles
Superfantagenio

Superfantagenio

Bruno Corbucci 1986 1h 32m 3.7

A teenager in modern-day Miami finds a magic lantern and out pops a genie, who's been asleep for 200 years and in his gratitude grants the boy several wishes.

Bomber

Bomber

Michele Lupo 1982 1h 41m 4.8

Bomber is an unemployed boat captain. One day he meets Jerry, a manager of boxers who are struck by the force of his fists. That is when they see the chance to win big money.

Chissà perché... capitano tutte a me

Chissà perché... capitano tutte a me

Michele Lupo 1980 1h 39m 4.3

Bud Spencer is, as always, getting into fights - especially after getting a job as sheriff. He's looking after a small boy who's actually an extraterrestrial with special abilities thus the military wants him. Bud's got his hands full.

Uno sceriffo extraterrestre... poco extra e molto terrestre

Uno sceriffo extraterrestre... poco extra e molto terrestre

Michele Lupo 1979 1h 28m 5.3

A young humanoid alien who gets stranded on earth hooks up with a grizzled old sheriff in a western town and tries to help him solve a tough case, but the sheriff doesn't want any help from a "kid."

Lo chiamavano Bulldozer

Lo chiamavano Bulldozer

Michele Lupo 1978 1h 42m 4.7

The "Bulldozer", a former football star, is now working as a fisherman. As a group of street-people arranges a football match against the local Armybase, he is asked to be their trainer. His boat was damaged by a submarine and he currently has no work, so he agrees.

Charleston

Charleston

Marcello Fondato 1977 1h 33m 5.3

Charleston is a 1977 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marcello Fondato. It reprises the style of the film The Sting.

A mezzanotte va la ronda del piacere

A mezzanotte va la ronda del piacere

Marcello Fondato 1975 1h 40m

Tina is on trial for the murder of her lover, Gino. The violent nature of their relationship, revealed in the trial, seems to make obvious that she accidentally killed him during a fight.

...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo!

...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo!

Marcello Fondato 1974 1h 42m 7.7

After a tied first place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide which of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.

Certo, certissimo, anzi... probabile

Certo, certissimo, anzi... probabile

Marcello Fondato 1969 1h 50m 3.0

Marta works as a telephone operator for a telephone company. She lives with her friend Nanda in Nanda's flat. But Nanda's priority is above anything else to find a husband.

Ad ogni costo

Ad ogni costo

Giuliano Montaldo 1967 2h 1m 7.0

To pull off a daring diamond heist in Rio during Carnival, a retired schoolteacher hires four professionals who must contend with a revolutionary alarm system and a taciturn secretary.

I complessi

I complessi

Luigi Filippo D'Amico, Dino Risi 1965 1h 42m 5.5

I complessi is a 1965 commedia all'italiana film compesed by three episodes.

La ragazza di Bube

La ragazza di Bube

Luigi Comencini 1964 1h 46m 7.0

At the end of World War II, shallow, self-centered Mara is the prettiest girl in her small Italian village; Bebo is a Communist partisan who is finding it difficult to adjust to the dull banalities of life in peacetime.

6 donne per l'assassino

6 donne per l'assassino

Mario Bava 1964 1h 28m 7.7

Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.

I tre volti della paura

I tre volti della paura

Mario Bava 1963 1h 35m 7.5

Boris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories about a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.

Totò diabolicus

Totò diabolicus

Steno 1962 1h 32m

The Marquis Galeazzo di Torre Alta is murdered by a mysterious killer who calls himself Diabolicus. His heirs are his three brothers and a sister, but all of them except Monsignor Antonino di Torre Alta are killed by Diabolicus.

Tutti a casa

Tutti a casa

Luigi Comencini 1960 1h 57m 8.5

Everybody Go Home (Italian: Tutti a casa) is a 1960 Italian film directed by Luigi Comencini. It features an international cast including the U.S. actors Martin Balsam, Alex Nicol and the Franco-Italian Serge Reggiani. Nino Manfredi was rejected for the starring role because Alberto Sordi wanted it.

Tempi duri per i vampiri

Tempi duri per i vampiri

Steno 1959 1h 37m 4.0

A baron down on his luck has to sell his family castle to pay off his mounting debt. After the castle is turned into a hotel, he's hired as a bellboy. But all is not lost, as he discovers he has a rich uncle; unfortunately, he's a vampire.

Mogli pericolose

Mogli pericolose

Luigi Comencini 1958 1h 43m 4.0

Federico, Bruno, Pirro and Benny are married. The first three have beautiful wifes, Benny instead is married to a ugly woman. Ornella is Bruno's wife, she is very jealous and maintains that all men are deceitful, granted the opportunity, while Claudine, Federico's wife, maintains the contrary point of view.

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