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Pietro Germi

Pietro Germi

Pietro Germi (14 September 1914, Genoa - 5 December 1974) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. Germi was born in Genoa, Liguria, to a lower-middle class family. He was a messenger and briefly attended nautical school before deciding on a career in acting.

He studied acting and directing at Rome's Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. During his time in school, Germi supported himself by working as an extra, bit actor, assistant director, and, on occasion, writer. Germi made his directorial debut in 1945 with the film The witness. His early work, this film included, were very much in the Italian Neorealist style; many were social dramas that dealt with contemporary issues pertaining to people of Sicilian heritage.

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Movies Made By Pietro Germi (29)

My Friends (1975)

Four inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them. ...

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Alfredo, Alfredo (1972)

Alfredo, a timid young Italian, lusts after and woos the beautiful Maria Rosa. But when he manages to marry her, he discovers life is not nearly so blissful as he expected. ...

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A Pocketful of Chestnuts (1970)

A TV producer cultivates a somewhat reserved and protective young woman after interviewing her for one of his programs. ...

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Serafino (1968)

Serafino, a young and innocent shepherd, inherits a huge fortune. He immediately starts spending the entire sum on presents for his friends, causing the envy of his family. ...

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The Climax (1967)

A violin player is going to be father of a sixth child by his second mistress, Marisa. Quite nervous about that, he does not leave the clinic... except to drive Giulia, his legitimate wife, along with his legitimate kids to the station as they leave for a ...

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The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)

An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite ...

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Seduced and Abandoned (1964)

The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent ...

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Divorce Italian Style (1961)

Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be g ...

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The Facts of Murder (1959)

A police inspector comes into contact with people of all types and dispositions during a grueling murder investigation. ...

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Man of Straw (1958)

Andrea Zaccardi has returned home from hunting. He and his wife Luisa are very close. Their young son Giulio develops a cough. The doctor recommends the seaside. Luisa leaves with Giulio for several weeks. Andrea stays to work at the metal shop. ...

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The Railroad Man (1956)

Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due t ...

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Mid-Century Loves (1954)

Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples. ...

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Black 13 (1953)

The son of a college professor who turns to a life of crime after killing a pedestrian in an automobile accident. ...

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Jealousy (1953)

A Sicilian nobleman is very jealous of his mistress and when she gets married flies off his handle and commits a murder of which an innocent man is accused. He is however tormented by his conscience. ...

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The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo (1952)

In 19th century southern Italy (near Melfi, Basilicata), a small force of soldiers fight in the hills against the bandits who are holding their country to ransom. ...

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Mademoiselle Gobete (1952)

A singer and operetta dancer works in a small french town where the authorities want to expel her because of her scandalous conduct and performance. When a puritan judge closes the show, the woman will take revenge involving the judge in an affair before t ...

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The City Defends Itself (1951)

Four criminals commit a robbery at a soccer stadium, and then split up to try to hide separately from the police. ...

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The Path of Hope (1950)

The story of a group of Sicilian miners and their families decide to illegally cross the border to France and their hardships. ...

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Against the Law (1950)

A young bourgeois who launders money for the mafia gets accused of murder. ...

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In the Name of the Law (1949)

A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia. ...

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Lost Youth (1948)

In impoverished post-war Rome, a gang of young thieves is lead by Stefano, the son of an illustrious professor. The police suspects that the criminals are actually university students; inspector Mariani, a young World War II veteran, enrolls and tries to f ...

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Anglo-Saxon writers and poets in Rome (1947)

This documentary aims to pay tribute to the Allied forces, both English and American, who liberated Rome. Germi's participation inMontecassino, which occurred around the same time, may have influenced this project. Alternatively, it could be seen as an exp ...

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The Testimony (1946)

A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant may give him a reprieve but not peace of mind. ...

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I dieci comandamenti (1945)

Ten episodes, one for each of the Ten Commandments. Lost film. ...

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Gli ultimi filibustieri (1943)

Sequel to "Il figlio del corsaro rosso." Neala, daughter of the Red Corsair, is taken prisoner by the governor of Las Palmas, who wants to marry her for her dowry. Her brother, helped by the filibustieri, goes to her rescue. ...

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Il figlio del corsaro rosso (1943)

Son of the Red Corsair (and nephew of the Black Corsair), departs for the Americas to search for his long-lost half-sister. ...

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L'amore canta (1941)

Italian film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli. ...

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The Sinner (1940)

Seduced and abandonned by her fiance, Maria Ferrante leaves home to avoid any scandal. ...

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Retroscena (1939)

Called to perform at the Scala, a young baritone begins a transatlantic romance with a famous pianist. The singer, having been skewered by a critic after his last performance in Milan, attempts to find a way to win over the audience and the critics, while ...

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Movies Starring Pietro Germi (12)

Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)

After shooting to fame with Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" (1960), actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) starred in more than 160 films in his nearly half-a-century career. Directors Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri look into the melancholic charm of o ...

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A Man Named John (1965)

Based on the diary Pope John XXIII kept between the ages of 14 and 18, his lifelong concern for tolerance, the underprivileged, and world peace is told. Rod Steiger, in the central role, acts as "intermediary" between the Pope and the audience, interpretin ...

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The Lovemakers (1961)

The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando buys out his other relatives in order to gain full control over the dead man's property. But Ferdinando's nephew Amerigo holds out. Amerigo's stance is weakened ...

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Blood Feud (1961)

An industrial overpowered by debts decides to kill his creditor. Not having the courage to do it in person, he hired his former employee who needs money. ...

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Lipstick (1960)

A prostitute is robbed and murdered. A fourteen-year-old girl sees a suave gigolo come out of the hotel where the murder occurred. She has a schoolgirl crush on the handsome man though, so instead of reporting the crime she befriends him. ...

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Five Branded Women (1960)

Five Yugoslav women who consorted with the German occupiers are publicly humiliated and banished by the Yugoslav partisans but they take up arms to fend for themselves. ...

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The Facts of Murder (1959)

A police inspector comes into contact with people of all types and dispositions during a grueling murder investigation. ...

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Man of Straw (1958)

Andrea Zaccardi has returned home from hunting. He and his wife Luisa are very close. Their young son Giulio develops a cough. The doctor recommends the seaside. Luisa leaves with Giulio for several weeks. Andrea stays to work at the metal shop. ...

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The Railroad Man (1956)

Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an alcoholic. Due t ...

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Escape to France (1948)

A former Fascist takes his son and escapes across the border into France, where he tries to avoid being recognized and having to pay for his wartime crimes. ...

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Monte Cassino (1946)

A semi-documentary retelling of the tragic odyssey of the famous monastery during the war. ...

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The Iron Crown (1941)

In the kingdom of Kindaor, traitor Sedesmondo kills his brother, the King of Kindaor, and becomes the tyrant of kingdom. He abandons the prince Arminio to beasts in the woods, but lions don't kill him and breed him as one of them. ...

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