Giacomo Gentilomo

Biography

Giacomo Gentilomo was an Italian film director and painter. He began his career in the film industry at the age of 21, working as a script supervisor and assistant director. Between 1933 and 1937, he was active as a film editor. Gentilomo made his directorial debut in 1939 with Il Carnevale di Venezia. His 1945 film O sole mio received critical acclaim and is considered one of the earliest examples of Italian neorealism due to its use of exterior scenes and non-professional actors. In the mid-1960s, dissatisfied with cinema, Gentilomo decided to abandon films and instead pursued his passion for painting.

Directed

1. Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964) — Director
2. The Accusation (1950) — Director
3. The Dragon's Blood (1958) — Director
4. The Last of the Vikings (1961) — Director
5. Goliath and the Vampires (1961) — Director
6. Snow White and the Seven Thieves (1949) — Director
7. Lo sparviero del Nilo (1950) — Director
8. Brennus, Enemy of Rome (1963) — Director
9. The Two Orphans (1954) — Director
10. Charge of the Black Lancers (1962) — Director
11. Ecco la radio! (1940) — Director
12. The Young Caruso (1951) — Director
13. Passionately (1954) — Director
14. Immortal Melodies (1952) — Director
15. O sole mio (1946) — Director
16. The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1953) — Director
17. Cortocircuito (1943) — Director
18. The Brothers Karamazov (1947) — Director
19. Finalmente soli (1942) — Director
20. The Lovers (1946) — Director
21. Luna di miele (1941) — Director
22. La trovatella di Pompei (1957) — Director
23. Mater dolorosa (1943) — Director
24. Knight Without a Country (1959) — Director
25. In cerca di felicità (1944) — Director
26. Ti ritroverò (1949) — Director
27. Slave Girls of Sheba (1963) — Director
28. Pazzo d'amore (1942) — Director
29. Teheran (1946) — Director
30. Thrill (1941) — Director
31. Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna (1956) — Director