Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Biography

Suso Cecchi D'Amico (1914–2010) was an Italian screenwriter and actress. The Italian screenwriter collaborated on the scripts of more than 100 films, including Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953), Mario Monicelli's I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street, 1958) and Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano (1962). She also worked with Michelangelo Antonioni on Le Amiche (The Girlfriends, 1955) and Franco Zeffirelli on Jesus of Nazareth (1977), but she was best known for her creative contribution to the films of Luchino Visconti, including Il Gattopardo (The Leopard, 1963).

Movies & TV Shows

1. Boccaccio '70 (1962) — (segment "Renzo e Luciana") (uncredited)
2. Luchino Visconti (2002) — Self
3. Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert (1993) — Self
4. Monicelli: La versione di Mario (2012) — Self (archive footage)
5. My Name Is Anna Magnani (1980) — Self
6. L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010) — Self
7. A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota (1994) — Self
8. Marcello, una vita dolce (2006) — Self
9. Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère (2002) — Self
10. A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard' (2004) — Self
11. La strana coppia. Incontro con Age e Scarpelli (2001) — Self
12. Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso (2009)
13. Il gattopardo: Viaggio della memoria (1994) — Self
14. Working with De Sica (2007) — Self
15. Il Ludwig di Visconti, storia del film e della sua ricostruzione (2002) — Self
16. Sono solo un artigiano (2001)
17. Quelli che il cinema (2025) — Self