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Ottavio Alessi

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Ottavio Alessi
Born(1919-01-01)1 January 1919
Cammarata, Italy
Died28 April 1978(1978-04-28) (aged 59)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter
Director

Ottavio Alessi (1 January 1919 - 28 April 1978) was an Italian screenwriter, producer and film director.

Life and career

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Born in Cammarata, Province of Agrigento, Alessi entered the film industry in 1940 as an assistant director.[1] In 1945 he started an intense career as a screenwriter, alternating between genre films and art films and collaborating with Pietro Germi, Franco Rossi, Folco Quilici and Luciano Salce, among others. He also directed two films in the 1960s.[1]

Selected filmography

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Director and screenwriter
Screenwriter

References

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  1. ^ a b Roberto Poppi (2002). "Alessi, Ottavio". I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
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