Mario Amendola

Mario Amendola
Born	8 December 1910 Genova, Italy
Died	22 December 1993 (aged 83) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Screenwriter Film director
Years active	1941-1987

Mario Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975. He directed the first Spaghetti Western, Terror in Oklahoma in 1959. He was born in Genova and died in Rome.

Selected filmography

• Abbiamo vinto! (1951)
• Five Paupers in an Automobile (1952)
• L'amore nasce a Roma (1958)
• Prepotenti più di prima (1959)
• Il terrore dell'Oklahoma (1959)
• Trap for Seven Spies (1967)
• The Great Silence (1968)
• Di che segno sei? (1975)
• Africa Express (1976)
• Messalina, Messalina (1977)

External links

• Mario Amendola at the Internet Movie Database
• Mario Amendola at AllMovie