Toth Database - Cinema

Luigi Zampa

(Rome, 16 August 1905 – 14 August 1991)

In 1939 he works as a screenwriter, and between ' 46 and ' 47, with living in peace and the Honourable Angelina, collaborates alongside directors of Neorealism, interpreted by Aldo Fabrizi and Anna Magnani, and his masterpiece, process to the city, 1952, a Realistic reconstruction of the Neapolitan Camorra and the famous Cuocolo process on the subject of Francesco Rosi. Between 1948 and 1955, he collaborated with Vitaliano Brancati.

With the trilogy years difficult, the art of getting by, in satirical grotesque tones, evokes fascism, with the addition in 1962 of roaring years. After the death of Vitaliano Brancati Luigi had a period of decay of the satirical vein – politics, collaborates with Alberto Moravia ( La Romana ), to devote himself to the Italian comedy. His son Fabrizio is a musician and journalist.

 Filmography

1933/ Awakening of a city

1941/ The actor disappeared

1942/ There is always a ma!

1942/ Ladies

1942/ Frà Devil

1945/ The black wedding gown

1947/ Living in peace

1947/ Difficult years

1949/ Hammer Bells

1949/ Childern of Chance

1950/ It is easier than a camel

1950/ Hearts Without Frontiers

1951/ Gentlemen, in carriage

1952/ Process to the city

1953/ We Are women, episode Isa Miranda

1953/ Easy Years

1954/ This is the Life, episode the license

1954/ The Romana

1954/ The art of arranging

1955/ Golden Girls

1957/ The girl of the Palio

1958/ Thief He, thief her

1959/ Magistrate

1960/ The watchful

1962/ Roaring Years

1964/ Frenzy of the summer

1965/ A question of honor

1966/ Our Husbands, episode The husband of Olga

1968/ The physician of the mutual

1968/ The Sweet ladies

1970/ General contestation

1971/ Beautiful, honest, emigrated Australia would marry local girl untouched

1973/ Scalpel, the white mafia

1975/ People of respect

1977/ The  monster

1979/ Wild Beds