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Mario Maffei
Viareggio, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Mario Maffei was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor whose career spanned over five decades. He began his career as an assistant director in 1936, working on the fil…
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Mario Maffei was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor whose career spanned over five decades. He began his career as an assistant director in 1936, working on the film Pioggia d'estate directed by Mario Monicelli. During World War II, Maffei focused on documentary filmmaking, returning to fiction films post-war. He made his acting debut in 1947 with roles in Tombolo, paradiso nero and Le avventure di Pinocchio. Between 1963 and 1969, Maffei directed three feature films and a series of short films. His directorial debut was an adaptation of Alessandro Manzoni's novel I promessi sposi in 1964. Maffei's work is noted for its versatility, encompassing roles as a director, screenwriter, and actor, contributing significantly to Italian cinema.
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1991
Rossini! Rossini!
Movie Morandi
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1988
Ciao ma'...
Movie First Assistant Director
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1986
The Professor
Movie First Assistant Director
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1985
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later
Movie Meccanico
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1981
Help Me Dream
Movie First Assistant Director
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1978
Tutto suo padre
Movie First Assistant Director
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1978
The Inglorious Bastards
Movie First Assistant Director
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1977
An Average Little Man
Movie
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1976
And Agnes Chose to Die
Movie Assistant Director
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1975
Cry, Onion!
Movie Second Unit Director
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1975
How to Kill a Judge
Movie Assistant Director
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1973
The Assassination of Matteotti
Movie Emilio De Bono
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1973
The African Deal
Movie Assistant Director
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1968
Black Jack
Movie Writer
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1967
Spy Pit
Movie Director
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1966
The Spy with Ten Faces
Movie Duke Robin
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1966
Ringo's Big Night
Movie Director
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1964
The Revolt of the Seven
Movie Line Producer
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1964
The Betrothed
Movie Director
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1962
Boccaccio '70
Movie Assistant Director
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1961
The Best of Enemies
Movie First Assistant Director
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1961
Girl with a Suitcase
Movie Assistant Director
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1960
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
Movie First Assistant Director
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1960
The Passionate Thief
Movie First Assistant Director
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1959
The Great War
Movie First Assistant Director
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1959
Guardatele ma non toccatele
Movie First Assistant Director
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1959
Non perdiamo la testa
Movie First Assistant Director
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1959
My Wife's Enemy
Movie First Assistant Director
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1959
Prepotenti più di prima
Movie First Assistant Director
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1958
Carmela è una bambola
Movie First Assistant Director
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1958
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Movie First Assistant Director
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1957
Doctor and the Healer
Movie First Assistant Director
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1957
Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
Movie First Assistant Director
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1957
Fathers and Sons
Movie First Assistant Director
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1956
Donatella
Movie First Assistant Director
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1955
A Hero of Our Times
Movie First Assistant Director
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1954
Camilla
Movie First Assistant Director
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1947
Tombolo
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