Alessandro Blasetti
Italian film director, screenwriter and film editor (1900-1987) · Italy · On the map · Directors · Died at 86
Alessandro Blasetti was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Four Steps in the Clouds. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist era.
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1987Died1 February 19871980Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1967
Soldier's GirlFilm, Director, Writer1964
A Very Handy ManFilm, Director, Writer1961
A Difficult LifeFilm1956
What a Woman!Film, Director1952
BellissimaFilm1949
FabiolaFilm, Director, Writer1946Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best filmAward1945
No One Comes BackFilm, Director, Writer1942
Four Steps in the CloudsFilm, Director, Writer1939
An Adventure of Salvator RosaFilm, Director, Writer1935
AldebaranFilm, Director, Writer1933The Haller CaseFilm, Director1931
Mother EarthFilm, Director, Writer1929
Sole!Film, Director, Writer1900Born3 July 1900
Soldier's GirlFilm, Director, Writer1964A Very Handy ManFilm, Director, Writer1961A Difficult LifeFilm1956What a Woman!Film, Director1952BellissimaFilm1949FabiolaFilm, Director, Writer1946Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best filmAward1945No One Comes BackFilm, Director, Writer1942Four Steps in the CloudsFilm, Director, Writer1939An Adventure of Salvator RosaFilm, Director, Writer1935AldebaranFilm, Director, Writer1933The Haller CaseFilm, Director1931Mother EarthFilm, Director, Writer1929Sole!Film, Director, Writer1900Born3 July 1900People around Alessandro
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Sophia Loren Alessandro directed Lucky to Be a Woman (1956)
Marcello Mastroianni Alessandro directed Lucky to Be a Woman (1956)
Vittorio De Sica Alessandro directed Lucky to Be a Woman (1956)
Amedeo Nazzari Alessandro directed Altri tempi (1952)
Arnoldo Foà Alessandro directed Ettore Fieramosca (1938)
Pietro Pastore Alessandro directed Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)
Vittorio Caprioli Alessandro directed Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)
Guido Celano Alessandro directed Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
Aldo Silvani Alessandro directed Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
Elisa Cegani Alessandro directed Lucky to Be a Woman (1956)
María Denis Alessandro directed 1860 (1934)
Osvaldo Valenti Alessandro directed The Iron Crown (1941)
Andrea Checchi Alessandro directed Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)
Memmo Carotenuto Alessandro directed Lucky to Be a Woman (1956)
Virgilio Riento Alessandro directed Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
Mariella Lotti Alessandro directed Un giorno nella vita (1946)
Mario Ferrari Alessandro directed Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966)
Silvio Bagolini Alessandro directed Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
Anna Carena Alessandro directed Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
Lauro Gazzolo Alessandro directed Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
Ugo Sasso Alessandro directed The Iron Crown and Fabiola
Cesare Zoppetti Alessandro directed 1860 and Backstage
Ada Colangeli Alessandro directed Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
Amalia Pellegrini Alessandro directed Prima comunione and Fabiola
Known for
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A Difficult Life 1961
Bellissima 1952
Too Bad She's Bad 1954
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
89 credits on file
Media & music
Photos 3
Awards
About this person
He is sometimes known as the "father of Italian cinema" because of his role in reviving the struggling industry in the late 1920s.
Country
Italy
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1987 · aged 86
