Nick Nostro
| Nick Nostro | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Nicola Nostro April 21, 1931 Gioia Tauro, Calabria, Italy |
| Died |
June 15, 2014 (aged 83) Gioia Tauro, Calabria, Italy |
| Occupation | Film director |
Nicola "Nick" Nostro (April 21, 1931 – June 15, 2014) was an Italian film director who wrote many of his screenplays.[1]
Career
Born in Gioia Tauro, Calabria, after his degree in literature Nostro studied direction at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome.[2] He entered the film industry as an assistant editor and script supervisor, then, from 1956, he was assistant director for Roberto Bianchi Montero and Giorgio Simonelli.[2][3] In the 1960s, he directed a number of films, crossing all the most popular genres of the time, including peplum, eurospy, spaghetti westerns and adventure films.[2][3] He retired in the early 1970s.[2]
Filmography
- Blood and Defiance (1962)
- Vendetta at Sorrento (1963)
- Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964)
- Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)
- Operation Counterspy (1965)
- Dollar of Fire (1965)
- Web of Violence (1966)
- Superargo Versus Diabolicus (1966)
- Grazie zio, ci provo anch'io (1971)
References
Further reading
- Paolo Albiero. "Un ragazzo di Calabria a Cinecittà". Cine 70 e dintorni, n. 9, April 2007.
External links
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