Gennaro Righelli
| Gennaro Righelli | |
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| Born |
12 December 1886 Salerno, Italy |
| Died |
6 January 1949 (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, The Song of Love.[1] He was married to the film star Maria Jacobini who he frequently cast in his films.
Selected filmography
- Svengali (1927)
- Heimweh (1927)
- The Prisoners of Shanghai (1927)
- The Song of Love (1930)
- The Blue Fleet (1932)
- Mr. Desire (1934)
- Those Two (1935)
- The Courier of the King (1947)
References
- ↑ "Cinema Italia". BFI. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
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