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Mario Soldati

Italian film director and writer (1906-1999) · Italy · On the map · Directors · Died at 92

Mario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director. In 1954, he won the Strega Prize for Lettere da Capri. He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, such as Alida Valli, Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida.

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1999Died19 June 19991995Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward1994A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino RotaFilm1987Viareggio-Versilia International PrizeAward1978Napoli PrizeAward1976Bagutta PrizeAward1970Premio CampielloAward1968I racconti del marescialloSeries, Writer, Creator1962Sex Can Be DifficultFilm, Writer1960Chi legge? Viaggio lungo il TirrenoSeries, Director, Writer1957Viaggio nella valle del PoSeries, Director1956The Virtuous BigamistFilm, Director1955Bancarella Selection PrizeAward1954Strega PrizeAwardOf Life and LoveFilm, 1954Director, Writer1952Don Juan's Night of LoveFilm, Director, Writer1950Her Favourite HusbandFilm, Director, Writer1946Eugenia GrandetFilm, Director, Writer1945In High PlacesFilm, Director, Writer1941Piccolo mondo anticoFilm, Director, Writer1939Dora NelsonFilm, Director, Writer1937Mister MaxFilm, Writer1936But It's Nothing SeriousFilm, Writer1934GialloFilm, Writer1932The Table of the PoorFilm, Writer1922Silver Medal for Civil ValorAward1906Born17 November 1906

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Awards

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic1995
Viareggio-Versilia International Prize1987
Napoli Prize1978
Bagutta Prize1976
Premio Campiello1970
Bancarella Selection Prize1955
Strega Prize1954
Silver Medal for Civil Valor1922

About this person

Country
Italy
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1999 · aged 92