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Umberto Scarpelli is a Director, Scriptwriter, Production Manager and Assistant Director Italien born on 25 may 1904 at Orvieto (Italie)

Umberto Scarpelli

Umberto Scarpelli
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Nationality Italie
Birth 25 may 1904 at Orvieto (Italie)
Death 15 may 1980 (at 75 years) at Rome (Italie)

Umberto Scarpelli (né le 25 mai 1904 à Orvieto et mort le 15 mai 1980 à Rome) est un scénariste, réalisateur et directeur de production italien.

Best films

Bicycle Thieves (1948)
(Production Manager)
Shoeshine (1946)
(First Assistant Director)
David and Goliath (1960)
(Ecrivain)

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Filmography of Umberto Scarpelli (12 films)

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Director

The Giant of Metropolis, 1h38
Directed by Umberto Scarpelli
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Gordon Mitchell, Roldano Lupi, Carlo Tamberlani, Furio Meniconi, Leopoldo Savona, Mario Meniconi
Rating47% 2.3716752.3716752.3716752.3716752.371675
Muscleman Ohro travels to the sinful capital of Atlantis to rebuke its godlessness and hubris and becomes involved in the battle against its evil lord Yoh-tar and his hideous super-science schemes.
Danger in the Middle East, 1h32
Directed by Michel Clément, Umberto Scarpelli
Origin France
Genres Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Françoise Arnoul, Rosanna Schiaffino, Michel Piccoli, Claude Cerval, Charles Régnier, Daniel Emilfork
Rating67% 3.3732153.3732153.3732153.3732153.373215
Un ancien espion allemand monte une fausse affaire afin de faire perdre pied aux bandes rivales du Moyen-Orient.

Scriptwriter

Complexes
Complexes (1965)
, 1h40
Directed by Dino Risi, Franco Rossi, Luigi Filippo D’Amico
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Anthology film
Actors Nino Manfredi, Ugo Tognazzi, Alberto Sordi, Umberto D'Orsi, Ilaria Occhini, Lelio Luttazzi
Rating72% 3.623163.623163.623163.623163.62316
1/ Une journée décisive de Dino Risi : Raganelli compte bien profiter d'un voyage d'entreprise pour dévoiler sa flamme à Gabriella. Celle-ci se montre réceptive, mais à force de tergiversations et reculades Raganelli va se retrouver entre les bras d'une autre, dont il n'est pas du tout amoureux. 2/ Le Complexe de l'esclave nubienne de Franco Rossi : Apprenant que sa femme à jadis tenu un petit rôle d'esclave nubienne dénudée dans un peplum, le puritain professeur Beozi tente de réparer cet impair en récupérant le film de la scène en question. La scène ayant été censurée, il doit aller le chercher dans les archives de la Censure. 3/ Guillaume « Dents longues » de Luigi Filippo D'Amico : Une chaîne de télévision organise un casting pour sélectionner le nouveau présentateur du journal télévisé. Bertone réussi tous les tests, mais sa denture chevaline pousse le jury à vouloir l'éliminer sans lui en révéler la cause. Bertone se révèle inébranlable.
The Giant of Metropolis, 1h38
Directed by Umberto Scarpelli
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Gordon Mitchell, Roldano Lupi, Carlo Tamberlani, Furio Meniconi, Leopoldo Savona, Mario Meniconi
Roles Dialogue
Rating47% 2.3716752.3716752.3716752.3716752.371675
Muscleman Ohro travels to the sinful capital of Atlantis to rebuke its godlessness and hubris and becomes involved in the battle against its evil lord Yoh-tar and his hideous super-science schemes.
David and Goliath, 1h53
Directed by Orson Welles, Richard Pottier
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Peplum
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Orson Welles, Massimo Serato, Giulia Rubini, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Pierre Cressoy, Dante Maggio
Roles Ecrivain
Rating47% 2.35682.35682.35682.35682.3568
The Prophet Samuel foretells a new king will rule Israel to the dismay of King Saul and his cousin and commander in chief Abner. King Saul has been having a streak of bad luck since the Philistine captivity of the Ark and fears the newcomer but doesn't know who the new king will be.
Fury of the Pagans, 1h35
Directed by Guido Malatesta
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Edmund Purdom, Rossana Podestà, Livio Lorenzon, Carla Calò, Raffaella Carrà, Ljubica Jović
Roles Ecrivain
Rating50% 2.5471752.5471752.5471752.5471752.547175
Italie, 568. Près d'un siècle après la disparition de l'Empire romain d'Occident, les tribus barbares installées dans le nord de l'Italie se déchirent. Kovo, chef de la tribu des Rutards, viole et tue la femme de Toryok, chef d'une tribu voisine, et fuit chez les Lombards qui s'apprêtent à envahir l'Italie.

Producer

Miracle in Milan, 1h40
Directed by Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Political films
Actors Francesco Golisano, Emma Gramatica, Paolo Stoppa, Guglielmo Barnabò, Alba Arnova, Brunella Bovo
Roles Production Coordinator
Rating75% 3.794583.794583.794583.794583.79458
This fantasy tale tells of Totò who, found in a cabbage patch, is adopted by Lolotta, a wise and kind old woman. When Lolotta dies he moves to an orphanage. At eighteen Totò (Francesco Golisano) leaves the orphanage and ends up in a shantytown squatter colony on the outskirts of Milan.
Bicycle Thieves, 1h33
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Origin Italie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about families, Films about religion, Films about the labor movement, La précarité
Actors Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carell, Elena Altieri, Sergio Leone, Memmo Carotenuto
Roles Production Manager
Rating82% 4.1492454.1492454.1492454.1492454.149245
In post-World War II Val Melaina neighbourhood of Rome, Antonio Ricci (Lamberto Maggiorani) is desperate for work to support his wife Maria (Lianella Carell), his son Bruno (Enzo Staiola), and his small baby. He is offered a position posting advertising bills, but tells Maria that he cannot accept because the job requires a bicycle. Maria resolutely strips the bed of her dowry bedsheets—​prized possessions for a poor family—​and takes them to the pawn shop, where they bring enough to redeem Antonio's pawned Fides brand bicycle.

Director

Miracle in Milan, 1h40
Directed by Vittorio De Sica, Cesare Zavattini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Political films
Actors Francesco Golisano, Emma Gramatica, Paolo Stoppa, Guglielmo Barnabò, Alba Arnova, Brunella Bovo
Roles First Assistant Director
Rating75% 3.794583.794583.794583.794583.79458
This fantasy tale tells of Totò who, found in a cabbage patch, is adopted by Lolotta, a wise and kind old woman. When Lolotta dies he moves to an orphanage. At eighteen Totò (Francesco Golisano) leaves the orphanage and ends up in a shantytown squatter colony on the outskirts of Milan.
Shoeshine
Shoeshine (1946)
, 1h33
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Crime, Italian neorealism
Themes Films about children, Prison films, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Franco Interlenghi, Emilio Cigoli, Claudio Ermelli
Roles First Assistant Director
Rating79% 3.995023.995023.995023.995023.99502
Two friends, Giuseppe Filippucci (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale Maggi (Franco Interlenghi), test-ride horses. It is their dream to own one for themselves. Though they are saving to purchase a horse, it is difficult for them to afford one, as they are only living off their income from shining shoes in the streets of Rome.
Luciano Serra, Pilot, 1h42
Directed by Goffredo Alessandrini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Gino Buzzanca, Germana Paolieri, Mario Ferrari, Guglielmo Sinaz, Egisto Olivieri, Andrea Checchi
Roles Assistant Director
Rating58% 2.9264352.9264352.9264352.9264352.926435
Luciano Serra, valeureux aviateur lors de la Première Guerre mondiale, se retrouve désormais sans but. Il gagne quelque argent en assurant, à l'aide d'un modeste hydravion, le baptême de l'air de touristes en mal de sensations. En 1921, il s'embarque alors pour l'Amérique du Sud, espérant y faire fortune. Là-bas, des financiers lui proposent d'organiser un raid aérien au-dessus de l'Océan Atlantique de Rio de Janeiro à Rome. Trahi par des commanditaires sans scrupules, Luciano n'abandonne pas l'entreprise mais, il disparaît, à bord de son engin, en 1931. Très attaché à l'histoire de son père, Aldo Serra, entre à l'Académie aéronautique de Caserte et participe dès 1935 à la conquête coloniale en Éthiopie. Luciano Serra est, quant à lui, toujours vivant et se retrouve également en Abyssinie. Lors d'une opération dramatique, il sauve son fils, au mépris du danger, mais doit y laisser sa vie.
Cavalleria
Cavalleria (1936)
, 1h28
Directed by Goffredo Alessandrini
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about horses, Political films
Actors Gino Buzzanca, Elisa Cegani, Mario Ferrari, Enrico Viarisio, Silvana Jachino, Anna Magnani
Roles First Assistant Director
Rating62% 3.124713.124713.124713.124713.12471
Umberto Solaro, a young cavalry officer, falls in love with a Piedmont Count's daughter. They develop a romantic attachment, but she marries an Austrian baron under family pressure. After his horse dies in an accident during a completion, Solaro transfers into the newly formed Italian Air Force. He falls heroically in combat during the First World War.