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Years active
  
1932-1961

Name
  
Giuseppe Amato


Role
  
Film producer

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Full Name
  
Giuseppe Vasaturo

Born
  
24 August 1899 (
1899-08-24
)
Naples, Italy

Occupation
  
Film producer, screenwriter, film director

Died
  
February 3, 1964, Rome, Italy

Awards
  
David di Donatello Golden Plate Award

Grandchildren
  
Diamy Spencer, Giuseppe Pedersoli, Christine Spencer

Movies
  
La Dolce Vita, Bicycle Thieves, Yvonne of the Night, Umberto D, Rome - Open City

Similar People
  
Aldo De Benedetti, Cesare Zavattini, Angelo Rizzoli, Alessandro Blasetti, Mario Mattoli

Children
  
Maria Amato, Marina Amato

Giuseppe Amato (24 August 1899 – 3 February 1964) was an Italian film producer, screenwriter and director. He produced 58 films between 1932 and 1961. He was born in Naples and died in Rome from a heart attack. He is especially known for Bicycle Thieves.

Selected filmography

  • Five to Nil (1932)
  • Three Lucky Fools (1933)
  • Those Two (1935)
  • Thirty Seconds of Love (1936)
  • The Man Who Smiles (1936)
  • I Don't Know You Anymore (1936)
  • The Castiglioni Brothers, (1937)
  • It Was I! (1937)
  • The Document (1939)
  • Unjustified Absence (1939)
  • Department Store (1939)
  • Eternal Melodies (1940)
  • Red Roses (1940 - director)
  • The Jester's Supper (1942)
  • Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
  • Before the Postman (1942)
  • The Peddler and the Lady (1943)
  • Shoeshine (also known as Shoeshine Boys) (1946)
  • Rome, Open City, (1945)
  • Christmas at Camp 119 (1948)
  • Paris Is Always Paris (1951)
  • Umberto D. (1952)
  • The Return of Don Camillo (1952)
  • Move and I'll Shoot (1958)
  • Arrivederci Roma (1958 - writer)
  • Un maledetto imbroglio (1959)
  • La Dolce Vita (1960)

    • References

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