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Gillo Pontecorvo was an Italian filmmaker. He worked as a film director for more than a decade before his best known film La battaglia di Algeri was released. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1966.
Birth Name
Gilberto Pontecorvo
Born
Wednesday, 19 November 1919
Died
Thursday, 12 October 2006
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ennio | Self | 2022 |
| Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso | 2009 | |
| Gillo - Le donne, i cavalier, l'armi, gli amori | Self | 2007 |
| Elio Petri... appunti su un autore | Self | 2005 |
| Marxist Poetry: The Making of 'The Battle of Algiers' | Himself / Self | 2004 |
| The Stupids | Talk Show Guest #1 / Talk show guest | 1996 |
| Ritratti d'autore | Self | 1996 |
| Ennio Morricone | Self | 1995 |
| Return to Algiers | Himself / Self | 1992 |
| Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth | Himself / Self | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Ennio | Self | 2022 |
| Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso | 2009 | |
| Gillo - Le donne, i cavalier, l'armi, gli amori | Self | 2007 |
| Elio Petri... appunti su un autore | Self | 2005 |
| Marxist Poetry: The Making of 'The Battle of Algiers' | Himself / Self | 2004 |
| The Stupids | Talk Show Guest #1 / Talk show guest | 1996 |
| Ritratti d'autore | Self | 1996 |
| Ennio Morricone | Self | 1995 |
| Return to Algiers | Himself / Self | 1992 |
| Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth | Himself / Self | 1992 |
| Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer | Self | 1984 |
| La grande strada azzurra | 1957 | |
| Outcry | Pietro | 1946 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Firenze, il nostro domani | 2003 |
| La primavera del 2002 - L'Italia protesta, l'Italia si ferma | 2002 |
| Another World Is Possible | 2001 |
| Return to Algiers | 1992 |
| 12 Directors for 12 Cities | 1989 |
| Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer | 1984 |
| Ogro | 1979 |
| Burn! | 1969 |
| The Battle of Algiers | 1966 |
| Pane e zolfo | 1962 |
| Kapo | 1960 |
| La grande strada azzurra | 1957 |
| Die Windrose | 1957 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1969 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1969 | Oscar | Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
