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Mario Amendola

Mario Amendola

Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist. Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows. During that time, he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario, Totò and more. He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975.[1] Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian.

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ACTING

Cop in Drag (1984)
Cop in Drag (1984)

DIRECTING

Cacciatori di dote (1961)
Cacciatori di dote (1961)
Caravan Petrol (1959)
Caravan Petrol (1959)
Toto at Night (1962)
Toto at Night (1962)
La campana di San Giusto (1954)
La campana di San Giusto (1954)
I Protect Myself Against My Enemies (1968)
I Protect Myself Against My Enemies (1968)
Totò sexy (1963)
Totò sexy (1963)
The Third (1958)
The Third (1958)
Story of Fear and a Knife (1972)
Story of Fear and a Knife (1972)
Sword of Damascus (1964)
Sword of Damascus (1964)
The Noon Vigilante (1975)
The Noon Vigilante (1975)
Terror of Oklahoma (1959)
Terror of Oklahoma (1959)
Cuore matto... matto da legare (1967)
Cuore matto... matto da legare (1967)
Due sul pianerottolo (1976)
Due sul pianerottolo (1976)
Amore formula 2 (1970)
Amore formula 2 (1970)
Pensiero d'amore (1969)
Pensiero d'amore (1969)
Tears of Love (1970)
Tears of Love (1970)
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard (1969)
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard (1969)
I dritti (1957)
I dritti (1957)
Trap for Seven Spies (1966)
Trap for Seven Spies (1966)
Il tallone di Achille (1952)
Il tallone di Achille (1952)
L'amore nasce a Roma (1958)
L'amore nasce a Roma (1958)
Il Terribile Ispettore (1969)
Il Terribile Ispettore (1969)
Finalmente libero (1953)
Finalmente libero (1953)
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana (1966)
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana (1966)
I prepotenti (1958)
I prepotenti (1958)
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (1973)
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (1973)
Lady Barbara (1970)
Lady Barbara (1970)
Soldiers and corporals (1964)
Soldiers and corporals (1964)
Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno (1954)
Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno (1954)
Vino, whisky e acqua salata (1962)
Vino, whisky e acqua salata (1962)
Addio, mamma! (1967)
Addio, mamma! (1967)
A qualcuna piace calvo (1959)
A qualcuna piace calvo (1959)
Simpatico mascalzone (1959)
Simpatico mascalzone (1959)
La vuole lui... lo vuole lei (1968)
La vuole lui... lo vuole lei (1968)
La banda del buco (1960)
La banda del buco (1960)
Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata (1974)
Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata (1974)
I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1949)
I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1949)

WRITING

Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza (1975)
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza (1975)
Banana Joe (1982)
Banana Joe (1982)
Odds and Evens (1978)
Odds and Evens (1978)
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
Thieves and Robbers (1983)
Thieves and Robbers (1983)
Aladdin (1986)
Aladdin (1986)
The Great Silence (1968)
The Great Silence (1968)
4 Crazy Draftees at the Army (1974)
4 Crazy Draftees at the Army (1974)
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
The Rape of the Sabine (1945)
The Rape of the Sabine (1945)
La campana di San Giusto (1954)
La campana di San Giusto (1954)
È arrivato l'accordatore (1952)
È arrivato l'accordatore (1952)
Beauties on Motor Scooters (1962)
Beauties on Motor Scooters (1962)
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
Di che segno sei? (1975)
Di che segno sei? (1975)
Killer Adios (1968)
Killer Adios (1968)
Killer Adios (1968)
Killer Adios (1968)
The White, The Yellow, and The Black (1975)
The White, The Yellow, and The Black (1975)
Battle of the Amazons (1973)
Battle of the Amazons (1973)
Beauties in Capri (1951)
Beauties in Capri (1951)
Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later (1988)
Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later (1988)
Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later (1988)
Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later (1988)
Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) (1969)
Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) (1969)
Days of Violence (1967)
Days of Violence (1967)
Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! (1968)
Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! (1968)
Safari Express (1976)
Safari Express (1976)
Sonny and Jed (1972)
Sonny and Jed (1972)
Isabella, Duchess of the Devils (1969)
Isabella, Duchess of the Devils (1969)
I'm Getting a Yacht (1980)
I'm Getting a Yacht (1980)
Sailors on Deck (1967)
Sailors on Deck (1967)
The Third (1958)
The Third (1958)
Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast (1968)
Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast (1968)
Sword of Damascus (1964)
Sword of Damascus (1964)
The Noon Vigilante (1975)
The Noon Vigilante (1975)
Terror of Oklahoma (1959)
Terror of Oklahoma (1959)
The Dream of Zorro (1952)
The Dream of Zorro (1952)
Sword of Zorro (1963)
Sword of Zorro (1963)
Pensiero d'amore (1969)
Pensiero d'amore (1969)
Amore formula 2 (1970)
Amore formula 2 (1970)
Tears of Love (1970)
Tears of Love (1970)
L'innocente Casimiro (1945)
L'innocente Casimiro (1945)
How I Lost the War (1947)
How I Lost the War (1947)
Come scopersi l'America (1949)
Come scopersi l'America (1949)
I dritti (1957)
I dritti (1957)
The Son of the Sheik (1978)
The Son of the Sheik (1978)
Zum Zum Zum 2 (1969)
Zum Zum Zum 2 (1969)
The Two Gladiators (1964)
The Two Gladiators (1964)
Kill or Be Killed (1966)
Kill or Be Killed (1966)
Kill or Be Killed (1966)
Kill or Be Killed (1966)
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983)
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983)
Beauties on bicycles (1951)
Beauties on bicycles (1951)
Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective (1979)
Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective (1979)
Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective (1979)
Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective (1979)
The Story of Romance and Knife (1971)
The Story of Romance and Knife (1971)
The Story of Romance and Knife (1971)
The Story of Romance and Knife (1971)
The Passaguai Family Gets Rich (1952)
The Passaguai Family Gets Rich (1952)
La famiglia Passaguai (1951)
La famiglia Passaguai (1951)
L'eroe della strada (1948)
L'eroe della strada (1948)
On the Day of the Lord (1970)
On the Day of the Lord (1970)
Dance Music (1984)
Dance Music (1984)
Prepotenti più di prima (1959)
Prepotenti più di prima (1959)
Prepotenti più di prima (1959)
Prepotenti più di prima (1959)
The World's Gold (1967)
The World's Gold (1967)
I prepotenti (1958)
I prepotenti (1958)
Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) (1969)
Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) (1969)
The Lucky Five (1952)
The Lucky Five (1952)
Assassination on the Tiber (1979)
Assassination on the Tiber (1979)
Assassination on the Tiber (1979)
Assassination on the Tiber (1979)
Hit Squad (1976)
Hit Squad (1976)
Little Italy (1978)
Little Italy (1978)
Little Italy (1978)
Little Italy (1978)
Sexy Sinners (1972)
Sexy Sinners (1972)
Three Supermen in Tokyo (1968)
Three Supermen in Tokyo (1968)
Man Only Cries for Love (1968)
Man Only Cries for Love (1968)
The Swindle (1977)
The Swindle (1977)
The Swindle (1977)
The Swindle (1977)
A Soldier and a Half (1960)
A Soldier and a Half (1960)
Story of Fear and a Knife (1972)
Story of Fear and a Knife (1972)
Story of Fear and a Knife (1972)
Story of Fear and a Knife (1972)
Two Whites in Dark Africa (1970)
Two Whites in Dark Africa (1970)
Two Whites in Dark Africa (1970)
Two Whites in Dark Africa (1970)
The Son of the Sheik (1978)
The Son of the Sheik (1978)
Il tallone di Achille (1952)
Il tallone di Achille (1952)
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge (1964)
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge (1964)
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge (1964)
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge (1964)
Songs, Bullies and Chicks (1964)
Songs, Bullies and Chicks (1964)
Songs, Bullies and Chicks (1964)
Songs, Bullies and Chicks (1964)
Shack and puppets (1954)
Shack and puppets (1954)
Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye (1967)
Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye (1967)
Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli (1967)
Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli (1967)
Who Gave You the License? (1970)
Who Gave You the License? (1970)
Cop in Drag (1984)
Cop in Drag (1984)
Crime on the Highway (1982)
Crime on the Highway (1982)
Crime at Porta Romana (1980)
Crime at Porta Romana (1980)
The Noon Vigilante (1975)
The Noon Vigilante (1975)
The Haunted House (1982)
The Haunted House (1982)
The Haunted House (1982)
The Haunted House (1982)
Viuuulentemente mia (1982)
Viuuulentemente mia (1982)
The Gang That Sold America (1979)
The Gang That Sold America (1979)
The Gang That Sold America (1979)
The Gang That Sold America (1979)
The Devil and Holy Water (1983)
The Devil and Holy Water (1983)
The Devil and Holy Water (1983)
The Devil and Holy Water (1983)
Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981)
Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981)
Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981)
Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981)
Il Terribile Ispettore (1969)
Il Terribile Ispettore (1969)
Il Terribile Ispettore (1969)
Il Terribile Ispettore (1969)
Porta un bacione a Firenze (1955)
Porta un bacione a Firenze (1955)
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956)
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956)
The Dream of Zorro (1952)
The Dream of Zorro (1952)
Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (1953)
Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (1953)
Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (1953)
Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (1953)
Hit Squad (1976)
Hit Squad (1976)
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard (1969)
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard (1969)
Riderà! - Cuore matto (1967)
Riderà! - Cuore matto (1967)
Riderà! - Cuore matto (1967)
Riderà! - Cuore matto (1967)
I due compari (1955)
I due compari (1955)
The Black Duke (1963)
The Black Duke (1963)
The Black Duke (1963)
The Black Duke (1963)
Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata (1974)
Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata (1974)
Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata (1974)
Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata (1974)
The Rape of the Sabine (1945)
The Rape of the Sabine (1945)
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956)
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956)
Milano miliardaria (1951)
Milano miliardaria (1951)
Milano miliardaria (1951)
Milano miliardaria (1951)
Panhandle 38 (1972)
Panhandle 38 (1972)
Finalmente libero (1953)
Finalmente libero (1953)
A qualcuna piace calvo (1959)
A qualcuna piace calvo (1959)
Cuore matto... matto da legare (1967)
Cuore matto... matto da legare (1967)
Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor (1972)
Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor (1972)
Nights of Boccaccio (1972)
Nights of Boccaccio (1972)
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana (1966)
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana (1966)
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana (1966)
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana (1966)
Helen, Yes... Helen of Troy (1973)
Helen, Yes... Helen of Troy (1973)
Stuff for the Rich (1987)
Stuff for the Rich (1987)
Rimini Rimini (1987)
Rimini Rimini (1987)
Rimini Rimini (1987)
Rimini Rimini (1987)
La paura fa 90 (1951)
La paura fa 90 (1951)
Hate for Hate (1967)
Hate for Hate (1967)
The Sheriff (1959)
The Sheriff (1959)
The Sheriff (1959)
The Sheriff (1959)
The Third (1958)
The Third (1958)
Pirate of the Half Moon (1957)
Pirate of the Half Moon (1957)
Cacciatori di dote (1961)
Cacciatori di dote (1961)
Cacciatori di dote (1961)
Cacciatori di dote (1961)
I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully (1964)
I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully (1964)
I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully (1964)
I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully (1964)
Caravan Petrol (1959)
Caravan Petrol (1959)
Soldiers and corporals (1964)
Soldiers and corporals (1964)
Soldiers and corporals (1964)
Soldiers and corporals (1964)
I Protect Myself Against My Enemies (1968)
I Protect Myself Against My Enemies (1968)
I Protect Myself Against My Enemies (1968)
I Protect Myself Against My Enemies (1968)
The Forbidden Decameron (1972)
The Forbidden Decameron (1972)
I 4 tassisti (1963)
I 4 tassisti (1963)
I 4 tassisti (1963)
I 4 tassisti (1963)
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
Lady Barbara (1970)
Lady Barbara (1970)
Lady Barbara (1970)
Lady Barbara (1970)
I, Hamlet (1952)
I, Hamlet (1952)
I, Hamlet (1952)
I, Hamlet (1952)
Dove sta Zaza? (1947)
Dove sta Zaza? (1947)
Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno (1954)
Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno (1954)
L'amore nasce a Roma (1958)
L'amore nasce a Roma (1958)
Crime at Porta Romana (1980)
Crime at Porta Romana (1980)
Cop in Drag (1984)
Cop in Drag (1984)
Crime on the Highway (1982)
Crime on the Highway (1982)
Crime in Formula One (1984)
Crime in Formula One (1984)
Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè (1958)
Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè (1958)
Messalina, Messalina! (1977)
Messalina, Messalina! (1977)
Il trafficone (1974)
Il trafficone (1974)
Africa Express (1975)
Africa Express (1975)
Trap for Seven Spies (1966)
Trap for Seven Spies (1966)
Trap for Seven Spies (1966)
Trap for Seven Spies (1966)
Sailors on Deck (1967)
Sailors on Deck (1967)
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
Three Supermen in Tokyo (1968)
Three Supermen in Tokyo (1968)
The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire (1972)
The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire (1972)
Vino, whisky e acqua salata (1962)
Vino, whisky e acqua salata (1962)
Trouble in Istamboel (1974)
Trouble in Istamboel (1974)
Arms of the Avenger (1963)
Arms of the Avenger (1963)
Arms of the Avenger (1963)
Arms of the Avenger (1963)
The Funny Face of the Godfather (1973)
The Funny Face of the Godfather (1973)
Addio, mamma! (1967)
Addio, mamma! (1967)
Le mille e una notte all'italiana (1972)
Le mille e una notte all'italiana (1972)
Odds and Evens (1978)
Odds and Evens (1978)
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard (1963)
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard (1963)
Simpatico mascalzone (1959)
Simpatico mascalzone (1959)
Dad Becomes Mom (1952)
Dad Becomes Mom (1952)
Il vagabondo (1941)
Il vagabondo (1941)
La banda del buco (1960)
La banda del buco (1960)
La banda del buco (1960)
La banda del buco (1960)
Three Supermen in the Jungle (1970)
Three Supermen in the Jungle (1970)
Le mille e una notte all'italiana (1972)
Le mille e una notte all'italiana (1972)
Night of Hate (1968)
Night of Hate (1968)
La bisarca (1950)
La bisarca (1950)
Canzoni a tempo di Twist (1962)
Canzoni a tempo di Twist (1962)
Canzoni a tempo di Twist (1962)
Canzoni a tempo di Twist (1962)
Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro 1963 (1963)
Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro 1963 (1963)
Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro 1963 (1963)
Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro 1963 (1963)
Addio, mamma! (1967)
Addio, mamma! (1967)
Panhandle 38 (1972)
Panhandle 38 (1972)
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (1973)
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (1973)
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (1973)
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (1973)
Bad Kids of the West (1973)
Bad Kids of the West (1973)
Le volpi della notte (1986)
Le volpi della notte (1986)
Kamikaze (1987)
Kamikaze (1987)
Kamikaze (1987)
Kamikaze (1987)
I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1949)
I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1949)
I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1949)
I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1949)
Abbiamo vinto! (1951)
Abbiamo vinto! (1951)
Abbiamo vinto! (1951)
Abbiamo vinto! (1951)