Carlo Lizzani

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.

Known For

Germany, Year Zero
Germany, Year Zero
Bitter Rice
Bitter Rice
Love in the City
The Last Four Days
Birth Location Rome, Lazio, Italy
Born 1922-04-03
Died 2013-10-05

Movies

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
Sperduti nel buio as Himself
2014
Noi c'eravamo as Self
2011
Voi siete qui as Self
2011
2011
2010
2008
Linee d'ombra as Self
2007
Pope John XXIII as Pio XII
2002
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema as Self - Filmmaker
2001
1999
Rossellini as Self
1990
The Tough and the Mighty as Journalist (uncredited)
1969
The Violent Four as Police official (uncredited)
1968
Outcry as Don Camillo, il prete
1946

Movies

Scossa Director
2012
2008
2008
Hotel Meina Screenplay
2007
Hotel Meina Director
2007
Cesare Zavattini Director
2003
Luchino Visconti Director
1999
1999
1999
Celluloide Screenplay
1996
Celluloide Director
1996
1995
The Wicked Director
1991
Dear Gorbachev Screenplay
1988
Dear Gorbachev Director
1988
1987
Mother Ebe Writer
1985
Mother Ebe Director
1985
Nucleo Zero Writer
1984
Nucleo Zero Screenplay
1984
Nucleo Zero Director
1984
1983
1983
Venezia Director
1983
Fontamara Screenplay
1980
Fontamara Director
1980
Kleinhoff Hotel Director
1977
1976
1976
The Last Four Days Screenplay
1974
1974
Crazy Joe Director
1974
Black Turin Director
1972
Roma bene Screenplay
1971
Roma bene Director
1971
1969
Love and Anger Producer
1969
1969
Love and Anger Director
1969
The Bandit Writer
1969
The Bandit Director
1969
Black Jesus Producer
1968
1968
The Violent Four Screenplay
1968
The Violent Four Director
1968
Kill and Pray Producer
1967
Kill and Pray Director
1967
1966
Wake Up and Die Producer
1966
Wake Up and Die Director
1966
Thrilling Director
1965
The Dirty Game Director
1965
1965
1965
Amori pericolosi Director
1964
1964
It's a Hard Life Screenplay
1964
It's a Hard Life Director
1964
The Verona Trial Director
1963
Gold of Rome Screenplay
1961
Gold of Rome Story
1961
Gold of Rome Director
1961
Duel of Champions Screenplay
1961
The Hunchback Screenplay
1960
The Hunchback Director
1960
Esterina Director
1959
1958
The Screwball Writer
1956
The Screwball Director
1956
Human Torpedoes Screenplay
1954
1954
1954
1953
Love in the City Director
1953
1953
1951
1951
Attention! Bandits! Screenplay
1951
1950
Bitter Rice Story
1949
Bitter Rice Screenplay
1949
The Mill on the Po First Assistant Director
1949
1948
Germany, Year Zero Assistant Director
1948
1948
1948
Tragic Hunt Co-Director
1947
Tragic Hunt Screenplay
1947
Tragic Hunt Story
1947
Outcry Screenplay
1946