Roberto Rossellini

1906-1977

Biography: life and films

Roberto Rossellini was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Rome, Italy on 8th May 1906 and died in Rome, Italy on 3rd June 1977, aged 71.

His best films as a screenwriter include Roma, città aperta (1945), Paisà (1946), Germania anno zero (1948), Saint Francis, God's Jester (1950) and Jean-Luc Godard's comedy Les Carabiniers (1963), and whose best work as a film director include Roma, città aperta (1945), Paisà (1946), Germania anno zero (1948), Saint Francis, God's Jester (1950) and Il generale della Rovere (1959).

Roberto Rossellini scripted 39 films, directed 37 films (including 2 shorts) and appeared in 3 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Jean-Luc Godard (2 films) and Giuliano Biagetti (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (29 films), War (8), history (6), Biography (5), comedy (4), comedy-drama (3) and Documentary (2).

Our average rating for Roberto Rossellini over all films is: 3.4

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor

La Fossa degli angeli (1937) [w]

Luciano Serra pilota (1938) [w]

La Nave bianca (1941) [d,w]

Un pilota ritorna (1942) [d]

L'Uomo dalla croce (1943) [d,w]

Roma, città aperta (1945) [d,w]

Desiderio (1946) [d]

Paisà (1946) [d,w]

Germania anno zero (1948) [d,w]

L'Amore (1948) [d,w]

L'Invasore (1949) [d,w]

Saint Francis, God's Jester (1950) [d,w]

Stromboli (1950) [d,w]

Europa '51 (1952) [d,w]

La Macchina ammazzacattivi (1952) [d,w]

Les Sept péchés capitaux (1952) [d,w]

Medico condotto (1952) [w]

Rivalità (1953) [d,w]

Siamo donne (1953) [d,w]

Amori di mezzo secolo (1954) [d,w]

Dov'è la libertà...? (1954) [d,w]

Giovanna d'Arco al rogo (1954) [d,w]

La Paura (1954) [d,w]

Viaggio in Italia (1954) [d,w]

Il generale della Rovere (1959) [a,d,w]

India: Matri Bhumi (1959) [d,w]

Era notte a Roma (1960) [d,w]

Vanina Vanini (1961) [d]

Viva l'Italia! (1961) [d,w]

Anima nera (1962) [d,w]

Les Carabiniers (1963) [w]

Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) [d,w]

La Prise de pouvoir par Louis XIV (1966) [d,w]

Blaise Pascal (1972) [d,w]

Anno uno (1974) [d,w]

Cartesius [TV] (1974) [d,w]

Il Messia (1975) [d,w]

Org (1979) [a]

Animals Distract Me (2011) [a]



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