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Alessandro Blasetti

Directing
86 years oldRome, Lazio, Italy

Biography

Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900 – 1 February 1987) was an Italian film director and screenwriter who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Quattro passi fra le nuvole. Blasetti was one of the leading figures in Italian cinema during the Fascist era. He is sometimes known as the "father of Italian cinema" because of his role in reviving the struggling industry in the late 1920s.

Personal Details

Born
July 3, 1900 - February 1, 1987 (age 86)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

A. Blasetti
Алессандро Блазетти

Movies (48)

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
7.3

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Simón Bolívar
4.9

Simón Bolívar

Director (Directing)

1969

Soldier's Girl

Soldier's Girl

Director (Directing)

1967

Me, Me, Me... and the Others
6.1

Me, Me, Me... and the Others

Director (Directing)

1966

A Very Handy Man
9.0

A Very Handy Man

Director (Directing)

1964

The Four Truths
3.9

The Four Truths

as (segment "Le lièvre et le tortue")

1962

To Arms, We Are Fascists!
6.8

To Arms, We Are Fascists!

Thanks (Crew)

1962

La lunga strada del ritorno
8.0

La lunga strada del ritorno

Director (Directing)

1962

I Love, You Love

I Love, You Love

Director (Directing)

1962

A Difficult Life
8.0

A Difficult Life

as Self

1961

European Nights
5.0

European Nights

Director (Directing)

1959

Love and Chatter
6.1

Love and Chatter

Director (Directing)

1958

What a Woman!
6.0

What a Woman!

Director (Directing)

1956

Fiat 600

Fiat 600

Director (Directing)

1955

Too Bad She's Bad
6.9

Too Bad She's Bad

Director (Directing)

1954

The Anatomy of Love
6.4

The Anatomy of Love

Director (Directing)

1954

Miracolo a Ferrara

Miracolo a Ferrara

Director (Directing)

1953

La fiammata

La fiammata

Director (Directing)

1952

Times Gone By
4.9

Times Gone By

Director (Directing)

1952

Bellissima
7.8

Bellissima

as Self

1952

Ippodromi all'alba

Ippodromi all'alba

Director (Directing)

1950

First Communion
6.1

First Communion

Director (Directing)

1950

Fabiola
5.4

Fabiola

Director (Directing)

1949

Petrolineide

Petrolineide

Director (Directing)

1949

Nel duomo di Milano

Nel duomo di Milano

Director (Directing)

1947

A Day in the Life
6.3

A Day in the Life

Director (Directing)

1946

The Testimony
6.4

The Testimony

Supervising Technical Director (Crew)

1946

No One Comes Back
5.0

No One Comes Back

Director (Directing)

1945

Four Steps in the Clouds
7.4

Four Steps in the Clouds

Director (Directing)

1942

The Jester's Supper
5.9

The Jester's Supper

Director (Directing)

1942

The Iron Crown
5.6

The Iron Crown

Director (Directing)

1941

An Adventure of Salvator Rosa
6.3

An Adventure of Salvator Rosa

Director (Directing)

1939

Retroscena
4.8

Retroscena

Director (Directing)

1939

Ettore Fieramosca
6.3

Ettore Fieramosca

Screenplay (Writing)

1938

La caccia alla volpe nella campagna Romana

La caccia alla volpe nella campagna Romana

Director (Directing)

1938

The Duchess of Parma
5.0

The Duchess of Parma

Director (Directing)

1937

Aldebaran
4.0

Aldebaran

Director (Directing)

1935

Old Guard
4.0

Old Guard

Screenplay (Writing)

1934

L'impiegata di papà

L'impiegata di papà

Director (Directing)

1934

1860
6.4

1860

Director (Directing)

1934

The Haller Case

The Haller Case

Director (Directing)

1933

Assisi By Blasetti

Assisi By Blasetti

Director (Directing)

1932

Palio
5.0

Palio

Director (Directing)

1932

The Table of the Poor
5.0

The Table of the Poor

Director (Directing)

1932

Resurrection
6.6

Resurrection

Screenplay (Writing)

1931

Mother Earth
5.0

Mother Earth

Director (Directing)

1931

Nerone
5.0

Nerone

Director (Directing)

1930

Sole!
4.8

Sole!

Director (Directing)

1929