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Giacomo Battiato (born 18 October 1943) is an Italian film director and writer. He began his career in 1973 on Italian RAI TV and ten years later started in cinema with I paladini. His first book, Fuori dal cielo (1996), won the Prize Domenico Rea. He directed two non-fiction films about Pope John Paul II: Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (Karol, un uomo diventato Papa) in 2005 and Karol: The Pope, The Man (Karol, un papa rimasto uomo) in 2006.
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2019
The Name of the Rose
TV show Writer
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2017
Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2015
Max and Helene
Movie Director
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2011
L'Infiltré
Movie Director
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2008
Resolution 819
Movie Director
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2006
Karol: The Pope, The Man
TV show Director
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2006
Karol: The Pope, The Man
Movie Director
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2005
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Movie Director
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2005
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
TV show Director
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2003
Entrusted
Movie Director
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2002
The Young Casanova
Movie Director
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1995
Diary of a Rapist
Movie Director
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1990
Cellini: A Violent Life
Movie Director
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1988
Stradivari
Movie Director
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1986
Blood Ties
Movie Writer
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1984
The Octopus
TV show Director
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1983
Hearts and Armour
Movie Director
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1982
Colomba
TV show Creator
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1980
The Istambul Train
TV show Writer
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1979
Martin Eden
TV show Director
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1975
Il marsigliese
TV show Director
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Dentro la casa della vecchia signora
Movie Director
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Anatomia di un delitto
Movie Director