Tonino Cervi
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.jpg) Cervi in 1974 | |
| Born | 4 June 1929 |
| Died | 1 April 2002 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
Tonino Cervi (4 June 1929 – 1 April 2002) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Background
[edit]Born in Rome, Cervi was the son of actor Gino Cervi and father of Antonia Cervi, Antonio Levesi Cervi, Stefano Cervi and actress Valentina Cervi.[1] He made his debut as a film producer in 1952, with La Peccatrice dell'isola by Sergio Corbucci;[1] among others, he produced works of Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Mauro Bolognini, Francesco Rosi, Mario Monicelli.[2]
Cervi made his directional debut with the spaghetti Western Oggi a me... domani a te starring Bud Spencer; among his films two box office hits both starring Alberto Sordi, The Miser and Il malato immaginario.[2] He also directed the film Ritratto di borghesia in nero.
Cervi died in Rome of a heart attack.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- ^ a b c Fausto Gianì (2 April 2002). "Morto il regista Tonino Cervi". La Repubblica. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
External links
[edit]- Tonino Cervi at IMDb
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