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Marcello Fondato
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Marcello Fondato

Italian film director and screenwriter
January 8, 1924 (November 13, 2008)

Aladdin

V.O.: Superfantagenio
It. 1986. Fantasy comedy by Bruno Corbucci with Bud Spencer, Luca Venantini, Julian Voloshin. In Miami, a genie becomes the friend and protector of a teenager who got him out of his lamp by cleaning it.
Runtime: 95 min.
It. 1982. Comedy by Michele Lupo with Bud Spencer, Jerry Cala, Mike Miller. Stranded in an Italian port, a sailor takes up boxing to challenge a sergeant trainer from the nearby American base.
Runtime: 97 min.

Faut pas pousser!

V.O.: Chissà perché... Capitano tutte a me
It. 1980. Fantasy comedy by Michele Lupo with Bud Spencer, Cary Guffey, Robert Hundar.
Runtime: 85 min.

The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid

V.O.: Uno Sceriffo extraterrestre - Poco extra e molto terrestre
It. 1979. Fantasy comedy by Michele Lupo with Bud Spencer, Cary Guffey, Raimund Harmstorf. The sheriff of a village in Georgia protects a young so-called extraterrestrial boy, chased by soldiers who want to subject him to examinations.
Runtime: 93 min.

They Called Him Bulldozer

V.O.: Lo Chiamavano Bulldozer
It. 1978. Comedy by Michele Lupo with Bud Spencer, Raimund Harmstorf, Joe Bugner. In a small Italian port, a former football player trains young people for a match against American soldiers from the nearby military base.
Runtime: 115 min.
It. 1976. Police comedy by Marcello Fondato with Bud Spencer, Herbert Lom, James Coco. A Scotland Yard detective who has had a Gauguin painting stolen manages to catch an international crook.
Runtime: 93 min.

The Immortal Bachelor

V.O.: A Mezzanotte va la ronda del piacere
It. 1975. Mores comedy by Marcello Fondato with Claudia Cardinale, Monica Vitti, Giancarlo Giannini. The wife of an engineer sits on a jury and is interested in the fate of the defendant.
Runtime: 97 min.

Attention on va s'fâcher

V.O.: Altrimenti ci arrabiamo
It. 1974. Comedy by Marcello Fondato with Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, John Sharp. Two friends are confronted with a bunch of bullies after having won a car in a stock car race.
Runtime: 102 min.

Les Protagonistes

V.O.: I Protagonisti
It. 1968. Moral study by Marcello Fondato with Sylva Koscina, Jean Sorel, Pamela Tiffin. A group of tourists seeks to meet a bandit in Sardinia.
Runtime: 105 min.

Black Sabbath

V.O.: I Tre Volti della Paura
It. 1963. Horror by Mario Bava with Jacqueline Pierreux, Michèle Mercier, Boris Karloff. Three ghost stories.
Runtime: 99 min.

Bebo's Girl

V.O.: La Ragazza di Bube
It. 1963. Psychological drama by Luigi Comencini with Claudia Cardinale, George Chakiris, Marc Michel. In 1944, in Tuscany, a young country girl falls in love with a partisan of communist allegiance who later, must flee abroad.
Runtime: 106 min.

Everybody Go Home!

V.O.: Tutti a casa
It. 1960. War drama by Luigi Comencini with Alberto Sordi, Serge Reggiani, Martin Balsam. After the armistice of 1943, Italian soldiers seek to return home.
Runtime: 120 min.

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