Mario Monicelli
Mario Monicelli (May 15, 1915 in Rome, Italy — 29 November 2010, Rome, Italy)[1] was an Italian movie director famous for his comedy movies of the 1940—1960s.[2] He was twice nominated for an Oscar award. One of his movies, The Great War (1959), won a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.[2] In 1991 the Venice Film Festival gave him a lifetime achievement award.[2]
Suffering from terminal prostate cancer, Monicelli jumped to his death from a fifth floor hospital window in Rome.[3] He was 95 years old.
Movies
- The Boys of Paul Street (1935)
- Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
- The Great War (1959)
- I Compagni (1963)
- Casonova 70 (1965)
References
- ↑ "Mario Monicelli - Telegraph". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Oscar-nominated director Mario Monicelli dies - Yahoo! News". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 1 December 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ "Monicelli's dramatic last scene | Presseurop – English". presseurop.eu. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.