A film critic, Lizzani became a scriptwriter and assistant director after World War Two, and worked on such notable films of the late '40s as Roberto Rossellini's Germania Anno Zero (aka Germany Year Zero), Giuseppe De Santis' Riso Amaro (aka Bitter Rice), and Alberto Lattuada's Il Mulino Del Po (aka The Mill on the Po). After helming documentaries, he debuted as a feature director with the admired World War Two drama Achtung! Banditi! Respected for his drama Cronache Di Poveri Amanti (aka Chronicle of Poor Lovers), he has proven a solid director of genre films, notably crime films such as Banditi A Milano (aka The Violent Four) and Crazy Joe. He has worked frequently for Italian television in the '80s.
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Scossa
Director |
2011 | |||
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Giuseppe De Santis
Director, Producer |
2007 | |||
| 2000 | ||||
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Celluloide
Director, Screenwriter |
1995 | |||
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Barocco
Actor |
1991 | |||
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Cattiva
Director |
1991 | |||
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The Wicked
Director |
1990 | |||
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Caro Gorbaciov
Director, Screenwriter |
1989 | |||
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La Monaca di Monza
Screenwriter |
1987 | |||
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L'Isola
Director, Screenwriter |
1986 | |||
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Mamma Ebe
Director, Screenwriter |
1985 | |||
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Nucleo Zero
Director, Screenwriter |
1984 | |||
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La Casa Del Tappeto Giallo
Director |
1983 | |||
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Fontamara
Director, Screenwriter |
1979 | |||
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Kleinhoff Hotel
Director |
1977 | |||
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San Babila: 20 H.
Director |
1977 | |||
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Storie Di Vita E Malavita
Director |
1975 | |||
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Crazy Joe
Director |
1974 | |||
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Mussolini: Ultimo Atto
Director, Screenwriter |
1974 | |||
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Torino Nera
Director |
1972 | |||
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Roma Bene
Director |
1971 | |||
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Amore e Rabbia
Director |
1969 | |||
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Barbagia
Director |
1969 | |||
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Banditi a Milano
Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
1968 | |||
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Black Jesus
Producer |
1968 | |||
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L'Amante Di Gramigna
Director, Screenwriter |
1968 | |||
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Requiescant
Director, Producer |
1968 | |||
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Un Fiume Di Dollari
Director |
1967 | |||
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Svegliati e Uccidi
Director, Producer |
1966 | |||
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Guerre Secrete
Director |
1965 | |||
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La Celestina P... R...
Director |
1965 | |||
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Thrilling
Director |
1965 | |||
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Amori pericolosi
Director |
1964 | |||
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La Vita Agra
Director |
1964 | |||
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Il Processo di Verona
Director |
1963 | |||
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Duel of the Champions
Screenwriter |
1961 | |||
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Il carabiniere a cavallo
Director |
1961 | |||
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L'Oro di Roma
Director |
1961 | |||
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Il Gobbo
Director, Screenwriter |
1960 | |||
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Behind the Great Wall
Director |
1959 | |||
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Esterina
Director |
1959 | |||
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Il Grido
Actor |
1957 | |||
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Lo Svitato
Director |
1956 | |||
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Siluri Umani
Screen Story, Screenwriter |
1955 | |||
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Cronache Di Poveri Amanti
Director |
1954 | |||
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L'Amore in Città
Director |
1953 | |||
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Ai Margini Della Metropoli
Director |
1952 | |||
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Achtung! Banditi!
Director, Screenwriter |
1951 | |||
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Il Sole sorge ancora
Actor, Screenwriter |
1949 | |||
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Nel mezzogiorno qualcosa é cambiata
Director |
1949 | |||
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Riso Amaro
Screenwriter |
1948 | |||
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Germany, Year Zero
Screenwriter |
1947 |