Nick Nostro
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| Born | Nicola Nostro 21 April 1931 |
| Died | 15 June 2014 (aged 83) |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Nicola "Nick" Nostro (21 April 1931 – 15 June 2014) was an Italian film director who wrote many of his screenplays.[1]
Career[edit]
Born in Gioia Tauro, Calabria, after his degree in literature Nostro studied direction at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome.[2] He entered the film industry as an assistant editor and script supervisor, then, from 1956, he was assistant director for Roberto Bianchi Montero and Giorgio Simonelli.[2][3] In the 1960s, he directed a number of films, crossing all the most popular genres of the time, including peplum, eurospy, Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films.[2][3] He retired in the early 1970s.[2]
Filmography[edit]
- Blood and Defiance (1962)
- Vendetta at Sorrento (1963)
- Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964)
- Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)
- Operation Counterspy (1965)
- Dollar of Fire (1965)
- Web of Violence (1966)
- Superargo Versus Diabolicus (1966)
- Day After Tomorrow (1968)
- Grazie zio, ci provo anch'io (1971)
References[edit]
- ^ Marco Giusti (June 18, 2014). "IL NECROLOGIO DEI GIUSTI - ADDIO A NICK NOSTRO..." (in Italian). Dagospia.
- ^ a b c d Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- ^ a b Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
Further reading[edit]
- Paolo Albiero. "Un ragazzo di Calabria a Cinecittà". Cine 70 e dintorni, n. 9, April 2007.
External links[edit]
- Nick Nostro at IMDb
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