Giuseppe De Santis
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 11, 1917, Fondi, Lazio, Italy
- Died
- May 16, 1997
- Movies
- 27
Giuseppe De Santis (11 February 1917 – 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic neorealist filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social reform.
In 1942, De Santis collaborated on the script for Ossessione, Luchino Visconti's debut film, which is usually considered one of the first neo-realist films.
His third film Bitter Rice (1950), the story of a young woman working in the rice fields who must choose between two socially disparate suitors, made a star of Silvana Mangano and was a landmark of the new cinematic style. It also earned De Santis an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2023 | Un'altra Italia era possibile - Il cinema di Giuseppe De Santis | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Giuseppe De Santis | Himself - Host |
| 2003 | Necro not(to b)e | Sé stesso |
| 2002 | Luchino Visconti | Self (archive footage) |
| 1985 | I'll Teach You to Dream | |
| 1969 | God Will Forgive My Pistol | Jerome/Charley Clanton, Charley Clanton |
| 1958 | Sergei Eisenstein | Self (archive footage) |
| 1955 | Ricordami | |
| 1950 | Under the Olive Tree | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1972 | One Appreciated Professional of Sure Future | Director, Producer |
| 1964 | Attack and Retreat | Screenplay, Director |
| 1960 | The Apartment | Director, Writer |
| 1958 | The Year Long Road | Director, Writer |
| 1957 | Engaged to Death | Writer |
| 1957 | Men and Wolves | Director, Screenplay |
| 1954 | Days of Love | Screenplay, Director |
| 1954 | Angels of Darkness | Screenplay |
| 1953 | A Husband for Anna | Director, Screenplay |
| 1952 | Rome 11:00 | Director, Screenplay |
| 1950 | Under the Olive Tree | Director, Screenplay |
| 1949 | Bitter Rice | Director, Screenplay |
| 1947 | Tragic Hunt | Screenplay, Director |
| 1946 | Outcry | Screenplay |
| 1946 | Desire | Screenplay |
| 1945 | Days of Glory | Director |
| 1943 | Obsession | Screenplay |
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