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Marcello Ciorciolini (1922-2011)

Alias:
James Harris

Birthplace:
Rome, Italy

Born:
January 1, 1922

Died:
September 5, 2011

Biography from TheMovieDB

Marcello Ciorciolini was an Italian screenwriter, director, playwright, television and radio author, and lyricist. Born in Rome, he began his career in 1950 as a radio writer, often collaborating with Alberto Talegalli. Shortly thereafter, he entered the cinema industry as a screenwriter, specializing in the comedy genre, and also directed a number of films. As a lyricist, he authored several hits, notably Mina's "Una zebra a pois" and "Ti guarderò nel cuore," the theme song of Mondo cane. Between the 1970s and 1980s, he was mainly active as an author of television variety shows. On stage, he was active as an author of revues and comedy plays, and more sporadically of dramas. Ciorciolini was one of the favorite authors of the comic duo Franco and Ciccio, with whom he collaborated in television, cinema, and even for some songs.

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Film Production

Director:
1965  Con rispetto parlando
1966  Black Box Affair
1967  I barbieri di Sicilia
1967  Tom Dollar
1968  Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
1968  The Nephews of Zorro
1969  Franco e Ciccio... Ladro e Guardia
1969  Indovina chi viene a merenda?
1972  Meo Patacca
1982  Settefolli

Screenplay:
1954  Singing Café
1955  Il coraggio
1960  Che femmina!! E... che dollari!
1960  I teddy boys della canzone
1960  Robin Hood and the Pirates
1960  Terror of the Red Mask
1960  The Huns
1961  Gerarchi si muore
1961  The Vengeance of Ursus
1962  2 samurai per 100 geishe
1963  Ursus in the Land of Fire
1964  I due toreri
1964  Two Escape from Sing Sing
1964  Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1965  Con rispetto parlando
1965  Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1966  2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
1966  Black Box Affair
1966  I due sanculotti
1966  Two Sons of Ringo
1967  I barbieri di Sicilia
1967  Tom Dollar
1968  Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
1968  The Nephews of Zorro
1969  Franco e Ciccio... Ladro e Guardia
1969  Indovina chi viene a merenda?
1972  Meo Patacca
1982  Settefolli

Story:
1954  Singing Café
1955  Il coraggio
1960  Che femmina!! E... che dollari!
1960  I teddy boys della canzone
1960  Robin Hood and the Pirates
1960  Terror of the Red Mask
1960  The Huns
1961  Gerarchi si muore
1961  The Vengeance of Ursus
1962  2 samurai per 100 geishe
1963  Ursus in the Land of Fire
1964  I due toreri
1964  Two Escape from Sing Sing
1964  Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1965  Con rispetto parlando
1965  Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1966  2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
1966  Black Box Affair
1966  I due sanculotti
1966  Two Sons of Ringo
1967  I barbieri di Sicilia
1967  Tom Dollar
1968  Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
1968  The Nephews of Zorro
1969  Franco e Ciccio... Ladro e Guardia
1969  Indovina chi viene a merenda?
1972  Meo Patacca
1982  Settefolli

Writer:
1954  Singing Café
1955  Il coraggio
1960  Che femmina!! E... che dollari!
1960  I teddy boys della canzone
1960  Robin Hood and the Pirates
1960  Terror of the Red Mask
1960  The Huns
1961  Gerarchi si muore
1961  The Vengeance of Ursus
1962  2 samurai per 100 geishe
1963  Ursus in the Land of Fire
1964  I due toreri
1964  Two Escape from Sing Sing
1964  Two Gangsters in the Wild West
1965  Con rispetto parlando
1965  Two Idiots at Fort Alamo
1966  2 Mobsters Against Al Capone
1966  Black Box Affair
1966  I due sanculotti
1966  The Invincible
1966  Two Sons of Ringo
1967  I barbieri di Sicilia
1967  Tom Dollar
1968  Ciccio Forgives, I Don't
1968  The Nephews of Zorro
1969  Franco e Ciccio... Ladro e Guardia
1969  Indovina chi viene a merenda?
1972  Meo Patacca
1972  The Big Deal
1982  Settefolli

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