Gennaro Righelli

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Gennaro Righelli

Born	(1886-12-12)12 December 1886 Salerno, Italy
Died	6 January 1949(1949-01-06) (aged 62) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1910-1947

Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound film, La canzone dell'amore.^[1] He was married to the film star Maria Jacobini who he frequently cast in his films.

Selected filmography

Svengali (1927)
Heimweh (1927)
La canzone dell'amore (1930)
Mr. Desire (1934)

References

↑ "Cinema Italia". BFI. Retrieved 2010-09-12.

External links

Gennaro Righelli at the Internet Movie Database

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Persondata
Name	Righelli, Gennaro
Alternative names
Short description	Film director, screenwriter
Date of birth	1886-12-12
Place of birth	Salerno, Italy
Date of death	1949-1-6
Place of death	Rome, Italy

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