
Luigi Magni (21 March 1928 – 27 October 2013) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. Born in Rome , Italy, Magni started his career as a screenwriter, in 1956, with Tempo di villeggiatura. In 1968 he collaborated with Mario Monicelli in creating a real "event" of the Italian cinema by transforming Monica Vitti into a comedic actress with The Girl with the Pistol , and the critical and commercial success of the film pushed him into directing. After the directorial debut with Faustina (which was also the debut film of Vonetta McGee ), in 1969 Magni achieved an extraordinary success with Nell'anno del Signore , which was the highest-grossing Italian film of the year, so as to require for the first time in Italy nighttime screenings to meet the demands of the audience. The film marked the encounter with Nino Manfredi , with whom Magni had a long-standing association on the set (incl…
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2006 · Self
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2006 · Self
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2003 · Director, Writer
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2000 · Director, Screenplay, Story
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1996 · Director, Screenplay
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1995 · Director
movieNemici d'infanzia
1995 · Director, Screenplay
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1990 · Director, Story, Screenplay
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1989 · Director, Screenplay
movie'o Re
1989 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieI 7 Re di Roma
1989 · Writer
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1988 · Director, Writer
tvCinecittà Cinecittà
1985 · Director #1
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1984 · Self, Director
movieSabatoventiquattromarzo
1984 · Director
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1983 · Director, Teleplay
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1983 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieArrivano i bersaglieri
1980 · Director, Writer
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1977 · Director, Writer
movieStrange Occasion
1976 · Director
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1976 · Director, Screenplay, Story
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1976 · Director, Story
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1974 · Director, Writer
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1973 · Director, Screenplay
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1971 · Story
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1971 · Story, Director, Screenplay
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1969 · Director, Story, Screenplay
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1968 · Director, Screenplay, Story
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1968 · Screenplay
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1968 · Screenplay
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1967 · Writer
movieThe Witches
1967 · Story, Screenplay
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1966 · Screenplay
movieEl Greco
1966 · Writer
movieThe Queens
1966 · Screenplay
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1966 · Screenplay
movieThe Mandrake
1965 · Screenplay
movieLa Celestina P… R…
1965 · Screenplay
movieThe Dolls
1965 · Screenplay
movieExtraconiugale
1964 · Screenplay
movieThree Nights of Love
1964 · Story, Screenplay
movieWhite Voices
1964 · Story, Screenplay, Co-Director
movieA Sentimental Attempt
1963 · Screenplay, Assistant Director
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1963 · Writer
movieIl mio amico Benito
1962 · Story, Screenplay
movieThe Orderly
1961 · Screenplay
movieIl corazziere
1960 · Screenplay
movieLa cambiale
1959 · Screenplay
movieTime of Vacation
1956 · Story