Duilio Coletti

Duilio Coletti (28 December 1906 – 22 May 1999) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 29 films between 1934 and 1977.

Duilio Coletti
Born	(1906-12-28)28 December 1906 Penne, Italy
Died	22 May 1999(1999-05-22) (aged 92) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1934–1994

Career

Born in Penne, Abruzzo, he took a degree in medicine and surgery and practiced the profession for a short time.^[1] He entered the film industry as a screenwriter and assistant director in early 1930s, then made his directorial debut in 1935 with Pierpin.^[1] Coletti specialized in films of great spectacular impact and was particularly appreciated in the direction of action movies.^[1]

His film Submarine Attack was entered into the 4th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2] He was a member of the jury at the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3]

Selected filmography

• The Fornaretto of Venice (1939)
• Captain Fracasse (1940)
• The Mask of Cesare Borgia (1941)
• The Adulteress (1946)
• Bullet for Stefano (1947)
• Heart (Cuore) (1948)
• The Earth Cries Out (Il grido della terra) (1948)
• The Wolf of the Sila (1949)
• Romanzo d'amore (1950)
• Free Escape (1951)
• The Shameless Sex (1952)
• The Piano Tuner Has Arrived (1952)
• Hell Raiders of the Deep (I sette dell'orsa maggiore), a.k.a. Human Torpedoes (1952)
• Submarine Attack (1954)
• Folgore Division (Divisione Folgore) (1954)
• Bella non piangere! (1955)
• The House of Intrigue (Londra chiama Polo Nord), a.k.a. London Calling North Pole (1956)
• The Italians They Are Crazy (Gli italiani sono matti) (1958)
• Under Ten Flags (1960)
• Black City (Il re di Poggioreale) (1961)
• Anzio (1968)