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. Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian.Amendola died in 1993 from complications from diabetes.
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Filmography
all 156
Movies 156
Writer 119
Director 36
Screenplay 1
Writer
Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later (1988)
Movie
Writer
Stuff for the Rich (1987)
Movie
3.5
Writer
Rimini Rimini (1987)
Movie
Writer
Aladdin (1986)
Movie
Writer
Cop in Drag (1984)
Movie
Writer
Dance Music (1984)
Movie
Writer
Crime in Formula One (1984)
Movie
Writer
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983)
Movie
6
Writer
The Devil and Holy Water (1983)
Movie
Writer
Thieves and Robbers (1983)
Movie
Writer
Viuuulentemente mia (1982)
Movie
Writer
Crime on the Highway (1982)
Movie
Writer
Banana Joe (1982)
Movie
Writer
The Haunted House (1982)
Movie
Writer
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
Movie
6
Writer
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
Movie
Writer
Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981)
Movie
Writer
I'm Getting a Yacht (1980)
Movie
Writer
Crime at Porta Romana (1980)
Movie
Writer
Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
Movie
Writer
Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective (1979)
Movie
Writer
Assassination on the Tiber (1979)
Movie
Writer
The Gang That Sold America (1979)
Movie
Writer
Odds and Evens (1978)
Movie
2
Writer
Little Italy (1978)
Movie
1
Writer
The Son of the Sheik (1978)
Movie
Writer
The Swindle (1977)
Movie
Writer
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
Movie
Writer
Messalina, Messalina! (1977)
Movie
Writer
Hit Squad (1976)
Movie
Director
Due sul pianerottolo (1976)
Movie
Writer
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
Movie
Writer
Safari Express (1976)
Movie
Writer
Africa Express (1975)
Movie
Writer
The Demonic Womanizer Costante Nicosia, or: Dracula in Brianza (1975)
Movie
Director
Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno (1975)
Movie
Writer
Shoot First… Ask Questions Later (1975)
Movie
Writer
Di che segno sei? (1975)
Movie
Writer
Il trafficone (1974)
Movie
1
Writer
Trouble in Istamboel (1974)
Movie
Director
Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata (1974)
Movie
Writer
4 Crazy Draftees at the Army (1974)
Movie
Writer
Bad Kids of the West (1973)
Movie
Writer
Helen, Yes... Helen of Troy (1973)
Movie
Writer
Battle of the Amazons (1973)
Movie
Director
Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (1973)
Movie
Writer
The Funny Face of the Godfather (1973)
Movie
Writer
The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire (1972)
Movie
Writer
Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor (1972)
Movie
Writer
Le mille e una notte all'italiana (1972)
Movie
Director
Story of Fear and a Knife (1972)
Movie
Writer
Sonny and Jed (1972)
Movie
Writer
Sexy Sinners (1972)
Movie
Writer
Nights of Boccaccio (1972)
Movie
Writer
The Forbidden Decameron (1972)
Movie
Writer
Panhandle 38 (1972)
Movie
Writer
The Story of Romance and Knife (1971)
Movie
Director
Amore formula 2 (1970)
Movie
Writer
Due bianchi nell'Africa nera (1970)
Movie
Director
Lady Barbara (1970)
Movie
Writer
Ma chi t'ha dato la patente? (1970)
Movie
Director
Tears of love (1970)
Movie
Writer
On the Day of the Lord (1970)
Movie
Writer
Three Supermen in the Jungle (1970)
Movie
Director
Pensiero d'amore (1969)
Movie
Writer
Zum Zum Zum 2 (1969)
Movie
Director
Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera (1969)
Movie
Director
Il Terribile Ispettore (1969)
Movie
Writer
Isabella, Duchess of the Devils (1969)
Movie
Writer
Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) (1969)
Movie
Writer
Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast (1968)
Movie
Writer
Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! (1968)
Movie
Director
I Protect Myself Against My Enemies (1968)
Movie
Writer
Man Only Cries for Love (1968)
Movie
Director
La vuole lui... lo vuole lei (1968)
Movie
Writer
Three Supermen in Tokyo (1968)
Movie
Writer
Night of Hate (1968)
Movie
Writer
The Great Silence (1968)
Movie
2
Writer
Killer Goodbye (1968)
Movie
Writer
The World's Gold (1967)
Movie
Writer
Hate for Hate (1967)
Movie
Writer
Days of Violence (1967)
Movie
Director
Cuore matto... matto da legare (1967)
Movie
Writer
Sailors on Deck (1967)
Movie
Director
Addio, mamma! (1967)
Movie
Writer
Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli (1967)
Movie
Writer
Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye (1967)
Movie
Writer
Riderà! - Cuore matto (1967)
Movie
Director
Trappola per sette spie (1966)
Movie
Writer
Kill or Be Killed (1966)
Movie
Director
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana (1966)
Movie
Director
Soldati e caporali (1964)
Movie
Writer
I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully (1964)
Movie
Writer
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
Movie
Writer
The Two Gladiators (1964)
Movie
Writer
Canzoni, bulli e pupe (1964)
Movie
Director
Sword of Damascus (1964)
Movie
Writer
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge (1964)
Movie
Writer
I 4 tassisti (1963)
Movie
Writer
Arms of the Avenger (1963)
Movie
Writer
Sword of Zorro (1963)
Movie
Director
Totò Sexy (1963)
Movie
Writer
Maskenball bei Scotland Yard (1963)
Movie
Writer
The Black Duke (1963)
Movie
Director
Vino, whisky e acqua salata (1962)
Movie
Director
Toto at Night (1962)
Movie
Writer
Beauties on Motor Scooters (1962)
Movie
Director
Cacciatori di dote (1961)
Movie
Director
La banda del buco (1960)
Movie
Writer
Un militare e mezzo (1960)
Movie
Director
A qualcuna piace calvo (1959)
Movie
Director
Caravan Petrol (1959)
Movie
Director
Terror of Oklahoma (1959)
Movie
Writer
The Sheriff (1959)
Movie
Director
Simpatico mascalzone (1959)
Movie
Writer
Prepotenti più di prima (1959)
Movie
Director
The Third (1958)
Movie
Director
I prepotenti (1958)
Movie
Writer
Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè (1958)
Movie
Director
L'amore nasce a Roma (1958)
Movie
Director
I dritti (1957)
Movie
Writer
Pirate of the Half Moon (1957)
Movie
Writer
The Teacher and the Miracle (1957)
Movie
Writer
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956)
Movie
Screenplay
Porta un bacione a Firenze (1955)
Movie
Writer
I due compari (1955)
Movie
Writer
La canzone del cuore (1955)
Movie
Writer
They Stole a Tram (1954)
Movie
Director
Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno (1954)
Movie
Writer
Shack and puppets (1954)
Movie
Director / Writer
La campana di San Giusto (1954)
Movie
Director
Finalmente libero (1953)
Movie
Writer
Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (1953)
Movie
Writer
Gli angeli del quartiere (1952)
Movie
Writer
The Lucky Five (1952)
Movie
Writer
È arrivato l'accordatore (1952)
Movie
Writer
I, Hamlet (1952)
Movie
Writer
Dad Becomes Mom (1952)
Movie
Director
Il tallone di Achille (1952)
Movie
Writer
The Dream of Zorro (1952)
Movie
Writer
La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna (1952)
Movie
Writer
La famiglia Passaguai (1951)
Movie
Writer
Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
Movie
Writer
Beauties in Capri (1951)
Movie
Writer
La paura fa 90 (1951)
Movie
Writer
Milano miliardaria (1951)
Movie
Writer
Beauties on bicycles (1951)
Movie
Writer
La bisarca (1950)
Movie
Writer
Come scopersi l'America (1949)
Movie
Writer
11 men and a ball (1948)
Movie
Writer
L'eroe della strada (1948)
Movie
Writer
How I Lost the War (1947)
Movie
Writer
O sole mio (1946)
Movie
Writer
The Rape of the Sabine (1945)
Movie
Writer
L'innocente Casimiro (1945)
Movie
Writer
Il vagabondo (1941)
Movie
Ratings
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1988
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1910-12-08
Deathday1993-12-22 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceRecco, Italy
RelativesFederico Bonetti Amendola, Ferruccio Amendola, Claudio Amendola, Alessia Amendola
CitizenshipsItaly, Kingdom of Italy
Also Known AsIrving Jacobs
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