Mario Amendola

Mario Amendola

Known for
Writing
Born
December 8, 1910
Died
December 22, 1993 (aged 83)
Birthplace
Recco, Liguria, Italia

Biography

Mario 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.

Known For

Filmography

1988
Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later poster

Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1987
Stuff for the Rich poster

Stuff for the Rich

Movie · Screenplay

1987
Rimini Rimini poster

Rimini Rimini

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1987
Kamikaze

Kamikaze

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1986
Aladdin poster

Aladdin

Movie · Screenplay

1986
Le volpi della notte poster

Le volpi della notte

Movie · Screenplay

1984
Dance Music poster

Dance Music

Movie · Writer

1984
Cop in Drag poster

Cop in Drag

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1984
Crime in Formula One poster

Crime in Formula One

Movie · Screenplay

1983
Thieves and Robbers poster

Thieves and Robbers

Movie · Screenplay

1983
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio poster

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

Movie · Screenplay

1983
The Devil and Holy Water poster

The Devil and Holy Water

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1982
Banana Joe poster

Banana Joe

Movie · Screenplay

1982
Crime on the Highway poster

Crime on the Highway

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1982
The Haunted House poster

The Haunted House

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1982
Viuuulentemente mia poster

Viuuulentemente mia

Movie · Story

1981
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure poster

Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure

Movie · Screenplay

1981
Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici poster

Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1981
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant poster

Crime at the Chinese Restaurant

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1980
I'm Getting a Yacht poster

I'm Getting a Yacht

Movie · Screenplay

1980
Crime at Porta Romana poster

Crime at Porta Romana

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1979
Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective poster

Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1979
Assassination on the Tiber poster

Assassination on the Tiber

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1979
The Gang That Sold America poster

The Gang That Sold America

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1978
Odds and Evens poster

Odds and Evens

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1978
The Son of the Sheik poster

The Son of the Sheik

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1978
Little Italy poster

Little Italy

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1977
The Swindle poster

The Swindle

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1977
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers poster

Three Tigers Against Three Tigers

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1977
Messalina, Messalina! poster

Messalina, Messalina!

Movie · Screenplay

1976
The Cop in Blue Jeans poster

The Cop in Blue Jeans

Movie · Screenplay

1976
Safari Express poster

Safari Express

Movie · Writer

1976
Hit Squad poster

Hit Squad

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1976
Due sul pianerottolo poster

Due sul pianerottolo

Movie · Writer

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

Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza

Movie · Screenplay

1975
What's Your Sign? poster

What's Your Sign?

Movie · Writer

1975
The White, The Yellow, and The Black poster

The White, The Yellow, and The Black

Movie · Screenplay

1975
The Noon Vigilante poster

The Noon Vigilante

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1975
Africa Express poster

Africa Express

Movie · Screenplay

1974
4 Crazy Draftees at the Army poster

4 Crazy Draftees at the Army

Movie · Writer

1974
Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata poster

Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1974
Il trafficone poster

Il trafficone

Movie · Writer

1974
Trouble in Istamboel poster

Trouble in Istamboel

Movie · Writer

1973
Battle of the Amazons poster

Battle of the Amazons

Movie · Writer

1973
Helen, Yes... Helen of Troy poster

Helen, Yes... Helen of Troy

Movie · Writer

1973
The Funny Face of the Godfather poster

The Funny Face of the Godfather

Movie · Writer

1973
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli poster

Storia de fratelli e de cortelli

Movie · Story, Writer

1973
Bad Kids of the West poster

Bad Kids of the West

Movie · Writer

1972
Sonny and Jed poster

Sonny and Jed

Movie · Screenplay

1972
Sexy Sinners poster

Sexy Sinners

Movie · Story

1972
Story of Fear and a Knife poster

Story of Fear and a Knife

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1972
Panhandle 38 poster

Panhandle 38

Movie · Writer, Story

1972
Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor poster

Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor

Movie · Screenplay

1972
Nights of Boccaccio poster

Nights of Boccaccio

Movie · Writer

1972
The Forbidden Decameron poster

The Forbidden Decameron

Movie · Writer

1972
The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire poster

The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire

Movie · Screenplay

1972
Le mille e una notte all'italiana poster

Le mille e una notte all'italiana

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1971
The Story of Romance and Knife poster

The Story of Romance and Knife

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1970
Amore formula 2 poster

Amore formula 2

Movie · Screenplay

1970
Tears of Love poster

Tears of Love

Movie · Screenplay

1970
On the Day of the Lord poster

On the Day of the Lord

Movie · Screenplay

1970
Two Whites in Dark Africa poster

Two Whites in Dark Africa

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1970
Who Gave You the License? poster

Who Gave You the License?

Movie · Story

1970
Lady Barbara poster

Lady Barbara

Movie · Screenplay, Writer

1970
Three Supermen in the Jungle poster

Three Supermen in the Jungle

Movie · Screenplay

1969
Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) poster

Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum)

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1969
Isabella, Duchess of the Devils poster

Isabella, Duchess of the Devils

Movie · Writer

1969
Pensiero d'amore poster

Pensiero d'amore

Movie · Screenplay

1969
Zum Zum Zum 2 poster

Zum Zum Zum 2

Movie · Writer

1969
Il Terribile Ispettore poster

Il Terribile Ispettore

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1969
Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard poster

Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard

Movie · Screenplay

1968
The Great Silence poster

The Great Silence

Movie · Screenplay

1968
Killer Adios poster

Killer Adios

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1968
Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! poster

Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!

Movie · Screenplay

1968
Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast poster

Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast

Movie · Writer

1968
Three Supermen in Tokyo poster

Three Supermen in Tokyo

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1968
Man Only Cries for Love poster

Man Only Cries for Love

Movie · Writer

1968
I Protect Myself Against My Enemies poster

I Protect Myself Against My Enemies

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1968
Night of Hate poster

Night of Hate

Movie · Screenplay

1967
Days of Violence poster

Days of Violence

Movie · Screenplay

1967
Sailors on Deck poster

Sailors on Deck

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1967
The World's Gold poster

The World's Gold

Movie · Idea

1967
Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye poster

Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye

Movie · Writer

1967
Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli poster

Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli

Movie · Writer

1967
Riderà! - Cuore matto poster

Riderà! - Cuore matto

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1967
Cuore matto... matto da legare poster

Cuore matto... matto da legare

Movie · Writer

1967
Hate for Hate poster

Hate for Hate

Movie · Writer

1967
Addio, mamma! poster

Addio, mamma!

Movie · Writer, Story

1966
Kill or Be Killed poster

Kill or Be Killed

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1966
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana poster

Viaggio di nozze all'italiana

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1966
Trap for Seven Spies poster

Trap for Seven Spies

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1964
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules poster

The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1964
Sword of Damascus poster

Sword of Damascus

Movie · Writer

1964
The Two Gladiators poster

The Two Gladiators

Movie · Writer

1964
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge poster

2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1964
Songs, Bullies and Chicks poster

Songs, Bullies and Chicks

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1964
I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully poster

I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1964
Soldiers and corporals poster

Soldiers and corporals

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1963
Sword of Zorro poster

Sword of Zorro

Movie · Story

1963
The Black Duke poster

The Black Duke

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1963
I 4 tassisti poster

I 4 tassisti

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1963
Arms of the Avenger poster

Arms of the Avenger

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1963
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard poster

Maskenball bei Scotland Yard

Movie · Screenplay

1963
Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro 1963 poster

Urlo contro melodia nel Cantagiro 1963

Movie · Story, Writer

1962
Beauties on Motor Scooters poster

Beauties on Motor Scooters

Movie · Screenplay

1962
Vino, whisky e acqua salata poster

Vino, whisky e acqua salata

Movie · Writer

1962
Canzoni a tempo di Twist poster

Canzoni a tempo di Twist

Movie · Story, Writer

1961
Cacciatori di dote poster

Cacciatori di dote

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1960
A Soldier and a Half poster

A Soldier and a Half

Movie · Screenplay

1960
La banda del buco poster

La banda del buco

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1959
Terror of Oklahoma poster

Terror of Oklahoma

Movie · Writer

1959
Prepotenti più di prima poster

Prepotenti più di prima

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1959
A qualcuna piace calvo poster

A qualcuna piace calvo

Movie · Writer

1959
The Sheriff poster

The Sheriff

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1959
Caravan Petrol poster

Caravan Petrol

Movie · Screenplay

1959
Simpatico mascalzone poster

Simpatico mascalzone

Movie · Writer

1958
The Third poster

The Third

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1958
I prepotenti poster

I prepotenti

Movie · Screenplay

1958
L'amore nasce a Roma poster

L'amore nasce a Roma

Movie · Writer

1958
Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè poster

Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè

Movie · Screenplay

1957
I dritti poster

I dritti

Movie · Writer

1957
Pirate of the Half Moon poster

Pirate of the Half Moon

Movie · Screenplay

1956
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge poster

Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge

Movie · Screenplay, Dialogue

1955
Porta un bacione a Firenze poster

Porta un bacione a Firenze

Movie · Screenplay

1955
I due compari poster

I due compari

Movie · Screenplay

1954
La campana di San Giusto poster

La campana di San Giusto

Movie · Writer

1954
Shack and puppets poster

Shack and puppets

Movie · Screenplay

1954
Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno poster

Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno

Movie · Writer

1953
Fermi tutti... arrivo io! poster

Fermi tutti... arrivo io!

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1953
Finalmente libero poster

Finalmente libero

Movie · Writer

1952
È arrivato l'accordatore poster

È arrivato l'accordatore

Movie · Screenplay

1952
The Dream of Zorro poster

The Dream of Zorro

Movie · Screenplay, Story

1952
The Passaguai Family Gets Rich poster

The Passaguai Family Gets Rich

Movie · Screenplay

1952
The Lucky Five poster

The Lucky Five

Movie · Screenplay

1952
Il tallone di Achille poster

Il tallone di Achille

Movie · Writer

1952
I, Hamlet poster

I, Hamlet

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1952
Dad Becomes Mom poster

Dad Becomes Mom

Movie · Screenplay

1951
Beauties in Capri poster

Beauties in Capri

Movie · Screenplay

1951
Una bruna indiavolata! poster

Una bruna indiavolata!

Movie · Dialogue, Screenplay

1951
Beauties on bicycles poster

Beauties on bicycles

Movie · Screenplay

1951
La famiglia Passaguai poster

La famiglia Passaguai

Movie · Screenplay

1951
Milano miliardaria poster

Milano miliardaria

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1951
La paura fa 90 poster

La paura fa 90

Movie · Screenplay

1951
Abbiamo vinto! poster

Abbiamo vinto!

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1950
La bisarca poster

La bisarca

Movie · Writer

1949
Come scopersi l'America poster

Come scopersi l'America

Movie · Writer

1949
I peggiori anni della nostra vita poster

I peggiori anni della nostra vita

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1948
L'eroe della strada poster

L'eroe della strada

Movie · Screenplay

1947
How I Lost the War poster

How I Lost the War

Movie · Screenplay

1947
Dove sta Zaza? poster

Dove sta Zaza?

Movie · Story

1945
The Rape of the Sabine poster

The Rape of the Sabine

Movie · Story, Screenplay

1945
L'innocente Casimiro poster

L'innocente Casimiro

Movie · Screenplay

1941
Il vagabondo poster

Il vagabondo

Movie · Screenplay