Damiano Damiani


Director

About

Birth Place
Italy
Born
July 23, 1922

Biography

A commpetent director, Damiani has favored socially conscious, and often Mafia-related, thrillers. He made numerous shorts from 1946 before his first feature, "Lipstick" (1960), took a prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. He made a foray in the US industry with the unsuccessful "Amityville II: Possession" (1979)....

Biography

A commpetent director, Damiani has favored socially conscious, and often Mafia-related, thrillers. He made numerous shorts from 1946 before his first feature, "Lipstick" (1960), took a prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. He made a foray in the US industry with the unsuccessful "Amityville II: Possession" (1979).

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Angel of Death (1992)
Director
Giocodi Massacro (1990)
Director
Il Sole Buio (1990)
Director
L' Inchiesta (1987)
Director
Attacco alla Piovra (1984)
Director
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Director
L' Ultimo nome (1979)
Director
Un Uomo in ginocchio (1978)
Director
Goodbye and Amen (1978)
Director
I Am Afraid (1977)
Director
Un Genio, Due Compari, Un Pollo (1975)
Director
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975)
Director
The Devil Is a Woman (1975)
Director
Perche si uccide un Magistrato (1974)
Director
Il Sorriso del Grande Tentatore (1973)
Director
Girolimoni, Il Mostro di Roma (1972)
Director
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
Director
Confessione di un Commissario di Polizia al Procuratore Della Repubblica (1971)
Director
L' Istruttoria e chiusa: Dimentichi! (1971)
Director
The Witch (1969)
Director
Mafia (1969)
Director
A Bullet for the General (1968)
Director
Lipstick (1965)
Director
The Empty Canvas (1964)
Director
The Reunion (1963)
Director
Arturo's Island (1962)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Perche si uccide un Magistrato (1974)
Il Delitto Matteotti (1973)
L' Istruttoria e chiusa: Dimentichi! (1971)

Writer (Feature Film)

The Final Inquiry (2008)
Source Material
Angel of Death (1992)
Screenwriter
Angel of Death (1992)
From Story
Giocodi Massacro (1990)
Play As Source Material
Il Sole Buio (1990)
Screenplay
Il Sole Buio (1990)
From Story
Giocodi Massacro (1990)
Screenwriter
L' Inchiesta (1987)
Screenwriter
Attacco alla Piovra (1984)
Screenplay
L' Ultimo nome (1979)
Screenwriter
Goodbye and Amen (1978)
Screenwriter
I Am Afraid (1977)
Screenwriter
Un Genio, Due Compari, Un Pollo (1975)
Screenplay
Perche si uccide un Magistrato (1974)
Screenwriter
Il Sorriso del Grande Tentatore (1973)
Screenwriter
Girolimoni, Il Mostro di Roma (1972)
Screenwriter
L' Istruttoria e chiusa: Dimentichi! (1971)
Screenwriter
Confessione di un Commissario di Polizia al Procuratore Della Repubblica (1971)
Screenwriter
The Witch (1969)
Screenwriter
Mafia (1969)
Screenwriter
A Bullet for the General (1968)
Adapt & dial
Love Now ... Pay Later (1966)
Scenario
Lipstick (1965)
Screenwriter
The Empty Canvas (1964)
Screenwriter
Cleopatra's Daughter (1963)
Screenwriter
The Reunion (1963)
Screenplay
Arturo's Island (1962)
Screenwriter
Head of a Tyrant (1960)
Screenwriter
The Goddess Of Love (1960)
Writer

Life Events

1946

Directed first short documentary, "La banda d'Affori"

1947

First feature as screenwriter (also production designer; assistant director), "Uomeni senza domani"

1960

Feature directing debut, "Il rossetto/Lipstick"

1982

First US film, "Amityville II: The Possession"

1992

Last film to date, "Angel of Death"

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