Pietro Germi(1914-1974)

Writer
Director
Actor

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Pietro Germi

Pietro Germi was born on 14 September 1914 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Le disque rouge (1956), Divorce à l'italienne (1961) and Ces messieurs dames (1966). He was married to Olga D'Aiello and Anna Bancio. He died on 5 December 1974 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 31 wins & 21 nominations total

Known for

Le disque rouge (1956)

Le disque rouge

7.6

Writer

1956

Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, and Stefania Sandrelli in Divorce à l'italienne (1961)

Divorce à l'italienne

7.9

Writer

1961

Ces messieurs dames (1966)

Ces messieurs dames

7.5

Writer(as Germi)

1966

Pietro Germi and Eleonora Rossi Drago in Meurtre à l'italienne (1959)

Meurtre à l'italienne

7.4

Writer

1959

Credits

Writer

Mes chers amis
7.9
- screenplay
- story
- 1975
Alfredo, Alfredo!
6.4
- screenplay
- story
- 1972
Le castagne sono buone
5.6
- writer
- 1970
Serafino ou L'amour aux champs
6.2
- screenplay
- story
- 1968
Beaucoup trop pour un seul homme
6.7
- Writer
- 1967
Ces messieurs dames
7.5
- screenplay
- story (as Germi)
- 1966
Séduite et abandonnée
7.9
- screenplay
- story
- 1964
Divorce à l'italienne
7.9
- screenplay
- story
- 1961
Meurtre à l'italienne
7.4
- screenplay
- 1959
L'Homme de paille
7.3
- story
- writer
- 1958
Le disque rouge
7.6
- screenplay
- 1956
Black 13
5.7
- original script
- 1953
Gelosia
6.9
- Writer
- 1953
La Tanière des brigands
6.8
- Writer
- 1952
Traqués dans la ville
6.8
- screenplay
- 1951

Director

Alfredo, Alfredo!
6.4
- Director
- 1972
Le castagne sono buone
5.6
- Director
- 1970
Serafino ou L'amour aux champs
6.2
- Director
- 1968
Beaucoup trop pour un seul homme
6.7
- Director
- 1967
Ces messieurs dames
7.5
- Director
- 1966
Séduite et abandonnée
7.9
- Director
- 1964
Divorce à l'italienne
7.9
- Director
- 1961
Meurtre à l'italienne
7.4
- Director
- 1959
L'Homme de paille
7.3
- Director
- 1958
Le disque rouge
7.6
- Director
- 1956
Amours d'une moitié de siècle
5.7
- Director (segment "Guerra 1915-18")
- 1954
Gelosia
6.9
- Director
- 1953
Mademoiselle la Présidente
6.7
- Director
- 1952
La Tanière des brigands
6.8
- Director
- 1952
Traqués dans la ville
6.8
- Director
- 1951

Actor

Personal details

Alternative names
- P. Germi
Height
- 1.80 m
Born
- September 14, 1914
- Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Died
- December 5, 1974
- Rome, Lazio, Italy(hepatitis)
Spouses
Children
Parents
Relatives
Publicity listings
- 1 Article
- 1 Pictorial

Did you know

Trivia
Leading Italian neo-realist actor/director. Graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome. Initially concerned with socio/political issues in post-war Italy, he also made a series of satirical films about the Mafia and Sicilian social customs. He lampooned Italian divorce laws in his most famous film, 'Divorce, Italian Style'.

Nicknames
- The Latin Loner
- L'uomo col sigaro

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