Writer 1914 - 1998

Vittorio Cottafavi

Modena, Italy

Vittorio Cottafavi (30 January 1914 – 14 December 1998) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1943 and 1985. His film Il diavolo sulle colline was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

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I cento cavalieri

Vittorio Cottafavi 1964 1h 55m

Don Fernando rallies peasants and townspeople to overthrow Moorish occupiers in medieval Spain.

Fiamma che non si spegne

Vittorio Cottafavi 1949 1h 35m

Inspired to the real story of the Carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto. We see how, to save 22 hostages from dead sentence by Nazi, he decided to sacrifice himself.

Vittorio Cottafavi

Filmography

I cento cavalieri

Fiamma che non si spegne

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