Fabio Pittorru

Fabio Pittorru (24 August 1928 – 4 September 1995) was an Italian novelist, essayist, screenwriter, journalist and film director.

Fabio Pittorru
Born	24 August 1928 Ferrara, Italy
Died	4 September 1995 (aged 67) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Writer

Biography

Born in Ferrara, after the World War II Pittorru was very active in the local cultural scene, working as a documentarist and as a journalist. In the mid-1960s he moved to Rome, where he started a proficuous collaboration with Massimo Felisatti, writing some successful giallo novels and several film screenplays. He was also very active on television, co-creating with Felisatti the crime TV-series Qui squadra mobile, and writing a number of screenplays for television films.[1][2] In 1974, he wrote and directed the commedia sexy all'italiana Amore mio spogliati... che poi ti spiego!.[1]

Pittorru's literary works include biographies, historic essays and humorous novels.[2]

Selected filmography

• Blow Hot, Blow Cold, directed by Florestano Vancini (1970)
• The Weekend Murders, directed by Michele Lupo (1970)
• When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong, directed by Bruno Corbucci (1971)
• The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, directed by Emilio P. Miraglia (1971)
• Shadows Unseen, directed by Camillo Bazzoni (1972)
• The Red Queen Kills Seven Times, directed by Emilio P. Miraglia (1972)
• Fiorina la vacca, directed by Vittorio De Sisti (1972)
• The Sicilian Checkmate, directed by Florestano Vancini (1972)
• Last Days of Mussolini, directed by Carlo Lizzani (1974)
• The Body, directed by Luigi Scattini (1974)
• Silent Action, directed by Sergio Martino (1975)
• Calling All Police Cars, directed by Mario Caiano (1975)
• Waves of Lust, directed by Ruggero Deodato (1975)
• Sexycop, directed by Duccio Tessari (1975)
• El Macho, directed by Marcello Andrei (1977)
• Nine Guests for a Crime, directed by Ferdinando Baldi (1977)

Books

• Violenza a Roma, with Massimo Felisatti. Garzanti, 1973.
• Gli strateghi di Yalta, with Massimo Felisatti. Fabbri, 1974.
• La spartizione del mondo. Fratelli Fabbri, 1974.
• La Madama, with Massimo Felisatti. Garzanti, 1974.
• Per vincere ci vogliono i leoni. with Massimo Felisatti. Mondadori, 1977.
• Torquato Tasso: l'uomo, il poeta, il Cortigiano. Bompiani, 1982.
• Agrippina imperatrice: sorella di Caligola, moglie di Claudio, madre di Nerone. Camunia, 1986.
• Chi è senza peccato. Wilson, 1987.
• Ciano: i giorni contati. Leonardo, 1991.
• Il caso Vittoria Accoramboni. Net, 2004.

References

1. Roberto Poppi (2002). "Pittorru, Fabio". I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
2. Redazione (5 September 1995). "E' morto Fabio Pittorru". La Repubblica. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

External links

• Fabio Pittorru at IMDb