Mario Zampi (1 November 1903 – 2 December 1963) was an Italian film producer and director.[1] A co-founder of Two Cities Films, a British production company, he is most closely associated with British comedies of the 1950s.[2] He later formed his own film production companies, Anglofilm and Mario Zampi Productions.
Mario Zampi | |
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| Born | 1 November 1903 Sora, Italy |
| Died | 2 December 1963 (aged 60) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Film director and producer |
| Known for | co-founding Two Cities Films |
Biography
editZampi began his career as an actor in Italy at the age of 17.[3] By 1930, he was working for Warner Bros. as a film editor in London. In 1937, he and compatriot Filippo Del Giudice founded Two Cities Films.[4] While the company was noted for such serious films as In Which We Serve, Henry V, and Hamlet, Zampi is most remembered for comedies. He made his mark with such films as Laughter in Paradise (1951), The Naked Truth (1957), and Too Many Crooks (1959), often in the dual role of director and producer.[5][6]
Filmography
editDirector and producer unless otherwise indicated.
- Tredici uomini e un cannone (1936) producer
- 13 Men and a Gun (1938)
- French Without Tears (1940) producer
- Spy for a Day (1940)
- Freedom Radio aka A Voice in the Night (1941) producer (uncredited)
- The Phantom Shot (1947)
- Third Time Lucky (1948) producer
- The Fatal Night (1948)
- The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) producer
- Shadow of the Past (1950)
- Come Dance with Me (1950)
- Laughter in Paradise (1951)
- Top Secret, aka Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow (1952)
- I Chose Love aka Ho scelto l'amore (1953) director
- Happy Ever After, aka Tonight's the Night (1954)
- Now and Forever (1956)
- The Naked Truth, aka Your Past Is Showing (1957)
- Too Many Crooks (1959)
- Bottoms Up (1960)
- Five Golden Hours, aka Cinque ore in contanti (1961) director
References
edit- ^ "Mario Zampi". BFI. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Laughter in Paradise (1951)".
- ^ "Mario Zampi | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ "People search results for "mario zampi" - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Mario Zampi".
- ^ Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British Cinema of the 1950s: The Decline of Deference. Oxford University Press. pp. 165–166. ISBN 9780198159346.
- Kay Weniger. Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 (in German)