

Mario Amendola
Writer · Actor · DirectorMario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist. Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows. During that time, he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario, Totò and more. He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975.[1] Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
DIRECTOR37

Due sul pianerottolo
1976
Director

The Noon Vigilante
1975
Director

Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata
1974
Director

Storia de fratelli e de cortelli
1973
Director

Story of Fear and a Knife
1972
Director

Amore formula 2
1970
Director

Tears of Love
1970
Director

Lady Barbara
1970
Director

Pensiero d'amore
1969
Director

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
1969
Director

Il Terribile Ispettore
1969
Director

I Protect Myself Against My Enemies
1968
Director
- La vuole lui... lo vuole lei
La vuole lui... lo vuole lei
1968
Director

Cuore matto... matto da legare
1967
Director

Addio, mamma!
1967
Director

Trap for Seven Spies
1966
Director

Viaggio di nozze all'italiana
1966
Director

Sword of Damascus
1964
Director

Soldiers and corporals
1964
Director

Totò sexy
1963
Director

Toto at Night
1962
Director

Vino, whisky e acqua salata
1962
Director

Cacciatori di dote
1961
Director

La banda del buco
1960
Director

Caravan Petrol
1959
Director

Terror of Oklahoma
1959
Director

A qualcuna piace calvo
1959
Director

Simpatico mascalzone
1959
Director

The Third
1958
Director

L'amore nasce a Roma
1958
Director

I prepotenti
1958
Director

I dritti
1957
Director

La campana di San Giusto
1954
Director

Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno
1954
Director

Finalmente libero
1953
Director

Il tallone di Achille
1952
Director

I peggiori anni della nostra vita
1949
Director
WRITER152

Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later
1988
Story, Screenplay

Stuff for the Rich
1987
Screenplay

Rimini Rimini
1987
Story, Screenplay
- Kamikaze
Kamikaze
1987
Story, Screenplay

Aladdin
1986
Screenplay

Le volpi della notte
1986
Screenplay

Dance Music
1984
Writer

Cop in Drag
1984
Story, Screenplay

Crime in Formula One
1984
Screenplay

Thieves and Robbers
1983
Screenplay

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio
1983
Screenplay

The Devil and Holy Water
1983
Story, Screenplay

Banana Joe
1982
Screenplay

Crime on the Highway
1982
Story, Screenplay

The Haunted House
1982
Story, Screenplay

Viuuulentemente mia
1982
Story

Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
1981
Screenplay

Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici
1981
Story, Screenplay

Crime at the Chinese Restaurant
1981
Story, Screenplay

I'm Getting a Yacht
1980
Screenplay

Crime at Porta Romana
1980
Story, Screenplay

Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective
1979
Story, Screenplay

Assassination on the Tiber
1979
Story, Screenplay

The Gang That Sold America
1979
Story, Screenplay

Odds and Evens
1978
Screenplay, Story

The Son of the Sheik
1978
Screenplay, Story

Little Italy
1978
Story, Screenplay

The Swindle
1977
Story, Screenplay

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers
1977
Story, Screenplay

Messalina, Messalina!
1977
Screenplay

The Cop in Blue Jeans
1976
Screenplay

Safari Express
1976
Writer

Hit Squad
1976
Story, Screenplay

Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza
1975
Screenplay

Di che segno sei?
1975
Writer

The White, The Yellow, and The Black
1975
Screenplay

The Noon Vigilante
1975
Screenplay, Story

Africa Express
1975
Screenplay

4 Crazy Draftees at the Army
1974
Writer

Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata
1974
Story, Screenplay

Il trafficone
1974
Writer

Trouble in Istamboel
1974
Writer

Battle of the Amazons
1973
Writer

Helen, Yes... Helen of Troy
1973
Writer

The Funny Face of the Godfather
1973
Writer

Storia de fratelli e de cortelli
1973
Story, Writer

Bad Kids of the West
1973
Writer

Sonny and Jed
1972
Screenplay

Sexy Sinners
1972
Story

Story of Fear and a Knife
1972
Story, Screenplay

Panhandle 38
1972
Writer, Story

Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor
1972
Screenplay

Nights of Boccaccio
1972
Writer

The Forbidden Decameron
1972
Writer

The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire
1972
Screenplay

Le mille e una notte all'italiana
1972
Screenplay, Story

The Story of Romance and Knife
1971
Story, Screenplay

Amore formula 2
1970
Screenplay

Tears of Love
1970
Screenplay

On the Day of the Lord
1970
Screenplay

Two Whites in Dark Africa
1970
Story, Screenplay

Who Gave You the License?
1970
Story

Lady Barbara
1970
Writer, Screenplay

Three Supermen in the Jungle
1970
Screenplay

Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum)
1969
Screenplay, Story

Isabella, Duchess of the Devils
1969
Writer

Pensiero d'amore
1969
Screenplay

Zum Zum Zum 2
1969
Writer

Il Terribile Ispettore
1969
Story, Screenplay

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard
1969
Screenplay

The Great Silence
1968
Screenplay

Killer Adios
1968
Story, Screenplay

Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!
1968
Screenplay

Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast
1968
Writer

Three Supermen in Tokyo
1968
Story, Screenplay

Man Only Cries for Love
1968
Writer

I Protect Myself Against My Enemies
1968
Story, Screenplay

Night of Hate
1968
Screenplay

Days of Violence
1967
Screenplay

Sailors on Deck
1967
Screenplay, Story

The World's Gold
1967
Idea

Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye
1967
Writer

Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli
1967
Writer

Riderà! - Cuore matto
1967
Story, Screenplay

Cuore matto... matto da legare
1967
Writer

Hate for Hate
1967
Writer

Addio, mamma!
1967
Writer, Story

Kill or Be Killed
1966
Story, Screenplay

Viaggio di nozze all'italiana
1966
Story, Screenplay

Trap for Seven Spies
1966
Screenplay, Story

The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules
1964
Screenplay, Story

Sword of Damascus
1964
Writer

The Two Gladiators
1964
Writer

2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
1964
Story, Screenplay

Songs, Bullies and Chicks
1964
Story, Screenplay

I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully
1964
Story, Screenplay

Soldiers and corporals
1964
Story, Screenplay

Sword of Zorro
1963
Story

The Black Duke
1963
Screenplay, Story

I 4 tassisti
1963
Story, Screenplay

Arms of the Avenger
1963
Screenplay, Story

Maskenball bei Scotland Yard
1963
Screenplay

Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro 1963
1963
Story, Writer

Beauties on Motor Scooters
1962
Screenplay

Vino, whisky e acqua salata
1962
Writer

Canzoni a tempo di Twist
1962
Story, Writer

Cacciatori di dote
1961
Story, Screenplay

A Soldier and a Half
1960
Screenplay

La banda del buco
1960
Screenplay, Story

Terror of Oklahoma
1959
Writer

Prepotenti più di prima
1959
Story, Screenplay

A qualcuna piace calvo
1959
Writer

The Sheriff
1959
Story, Screenplay

Caravan Petrol
1959
Screenplay

Simpatico mascalzone
1959
Writer

The Third
1958
Screenplay, Story

I prepotenti
1958
Screenplay

L'amore nasce a Roma
1958
Writer

Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè
1958
Screenplay

I dritti
1957
Writer

Pirate of the Half Moon
1957
Screenplay

Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge
1956
Screenplay, Dialogue

Porta un bacione a Firenze
1955
Screenplay

I due compari
1955
Screenplay

La campana di San Giusto
1954
Writer

Shack and puppets
1954
Screenplay

Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno
1954
Writer

Fermi tutti... arrivo io!
1953
Story, Screenplay

Finalmente libero
1953
Writer

È arrivato l'accordatore
1952
Screenplay

The Dream of Zorro
1952
Screenplay, Story

The Passaguai Family Gets Rich
1952
Screenplay

The Lucky Five
1952
Screenplay

Il tallone di Achille
1952
Writer

I, Hamlet
1952
Story, Screenplay

Dad Becomes Mom
1952
Screenplay

Beauties in Capri
1951
Screenplay

Una bruna indiavolata!
1951
Screenplay, Dialogue

Beauties on bicycles
1951
Screenplay

La famiglia Passaguai
1951
Screenplay

Milano miliardaria
1951
Screenplay, Story

La paura fa 90
1951
Screenplay

Abbiamo vinto!
1951
Story, Screenplay

La bisarca
1950
Writer

Come scopersi l'America
1949
Writer

I peggiori anni della nostra vita
1949
Story, Screenplay

L'eroe della strada
1948
Screenplay

How I Lost the War
1947
Screenplay

Dove sta Zaza?
1947
Story

The Rape of the Sabine
1945
Story, Screenplay

L'innocente Casimiro
1945
Screenplay

Il vagabondo
1941
Screenplay





