Carlo Borghesio
Carlo Borghesio | |
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| Born | 24 June 1905 Turin, Italy |
| Died | 12 November 1983 (aged 78) Turin, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Writer |
| Years active | 1938-1955 (film) |
Carlo Borghesio (24 June 1905 – 12 November 1983) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Turin, Borghesio started his career as an assistant director in the second half of the 1930s, notably collaborating with Alessandro Blasetti and Mario Mattoli.[1] After collaborating to a number of screenplays, he made his directorial debut in 1939, co-directing with Mario Soldati the comedy film Due milioni per un sorriso.[1] Borghesio is best known for his association with Erminio Macario, he directed in a number of critically acclaimed comedies between the 1940s and the early 1950s.[1][2]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Two Million for a Smile (1939)
- The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez (1940)
- The Champion (1943)
- Two Hearts (1943)
- How I Lost the War (1947)
- L'eroe della strada (1948)
- How I Discovered America (1949)
- Captain Demonio (1950)
- Napoleon (1951)
- Il monello della strada (1951)
- The Angels of the District (1952)
- The Steel Rope (1953)
- The Two Friends (1955)
