Nick Nostro
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| Born | Nicola Nostro 21 April 1931 |
| Died | 15 June 2014 (aged 83) |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
Nicola "Nick" Nostro (21 April 1931 – 15 June 2014) was an Italian film director who wrote many of his screenplays.
Career
Born in Gioia Tauro, Calabria, after his degree in literature Nostro studied direction at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome. He entered the film industry as an assistant editor and script supervisor, then, from 1956, he was assistant director for Roberto Bianchi Montero and Giorgio Simonelli. In the 1960s, he directed a number of films, crossing all the most popular genres of the time, including peplum, eurospy, Spaghetti Westerns and adventure films. He retired in the early 1970s.
Filmography
- Blood and Defiance (1962)
- Vendetta at Sorrento (1963)
- Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964)
- Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)
- Operation Counterspy (1965)
- Dollar of Fire (1965)
- Web of Violence (1966)
- Superargo Versus Diabolicus (1966)
- Day After Tomorrow (1968)
- Grazie zio, ci provo anch'io (1971)
References
- ↑ Marco Giusti (June 18, 2014). "IL NECROLOGIO DEI GIUSTI - ADDIO A NICK NOSTRO..." (in Italian). Dagospia.
- 1 2 3 4 Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- 1 2 Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
Further reading
- Paolo Albiero. "Un ragazzo di Calabria a Cinecittà". Cine 70 e dintorni, n. 9, April 2007.
External links
- Nick Nostro at IMDb
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