Wissenswertes

Invented a remote control zoom allowing himself to direct while moving in and out within frame.

Father, with Ingrid Bergman, of daughters Isabella Rossellini and Isotta Rossellini and son Renato Roberto Rossellini.

Was good friends with Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica and Luchino Visconti.

Planned to direct a mini-series on the life of Karl Marx titled "Lavorare per l'umanità" ("To Work for Humanity"), but he died before shootings began.

Hardly ever worked with a fixed script.

He and Ingrid Bergman made 6 movies together: Europa 51 (1952), Giovanna d'Arco al rogo (1954), Angst (1954), Wir Frauen (1953), Stromboli (1950) and Liebe ist stärker (1954)

His children are: Renzo (b. August 24, 1941) and Marco (b. July 3, 1937 d. August 14, 1946 of peritonitis) with Marcella de Marchis; Renato Roberto Giusto Giuseppe "Robertino" "Robin" (b. February 2, 1950), Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna (b. June 18, 1952), and Isotta Ingrid Frieda Giuliana (b. June 18, 1952) with Ingrid Bergman; Gil (b. October 23, 1956 d. October 3, 2008 from a bacterial infection) and Raffaella (b. 1958) with Sonali Das Gupta.

His surname was originally Rosellini.

President of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1977.

His son Gil was originally named Arjun Das Gupta. His name was changed to Gil Rossellini after his father adopted him.

His father, Angiolo Giuseppe, was born in Rome from a family originally from Pisa, Tuscany. His mother, Elettra Bellan, was born in Rovigo, Veneto, from a family with very distant French ancestors.

The producer Silvia D'Amico Bendicò was his last partner (from 1973 to his death).

Is portrayed by Massimo Ghini in Celluloide (1996).

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 959-971. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

Older brother of Renzo Rossellini.

Father of Renzo Rossellini.

Uncle of Franco Rossellini.

After Roberto Rossellini in 1992 has been named the Institute for Cinema and Television (CineTV) based in Rome, Italy founded in 1961 by Prof. Dora Besesti, Vaklav Vick and other movie professionals. Cine TV is now one of the main specialized secondary public schools of cinema, television, photography, ad graphic and visual forming set crews in Italy.

Born at 12:50pm-CET.