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Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Writing

July 21, 1914 — July 30, 2010Rome, Lazio, Italy

Suso Cecchi D'Amico (1914–2010) was an Italian screenwriter and actress. The Italian screenwriter collaborated on the scripts of more than 100 films, including Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953), Mario Monicelli's I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street, 1958) and Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano (1962). She also worked with Michelangelo Antonioni on Le Amiche (The Girlfriends, 1955) and Franco Zeffirelli on Jesus of Nazareth (1977), but she was best known for her creative contribution to the films of Luchino Visconti, including Il Gattopardo (The Leopard, 1963).

Known for

Writing112

The Final Inquirymovie

The Final Inquiry

2007

Original Story

Raul - Right to Killmovie

Raul - Right to Kill

2005

Screenplay

Welcome to Collinwoodmovie

Welcome to Collinwood

2002

Original Film Writer

Come quando fuori piove
tv

Come quando fuori piove

2000

Screenplay

The Sky Is Fallingmovie

The Sky Is Falling

2000

Screenplay

My Voyage to Italymovie

My Voyage to Italy

1999

Writer

Dirty Linenmovie

Dirty Linen

1999

Story, Screenplay

La stanza dello Sciroccomovie

La stanza dello Scirocco

1998

Story

Bruno aspetta in macchinamovie

Bruno aspetta in macchina

1996

Screenstory

Looking for Paradisemovie

Looking for Paradise

1995

Screenplay

A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rotamovie

A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota

1994

Writer

Dear Goddamned Friendsmovie

Dear Goddamned Friends

1994

Screenplay

La fine è notamovie

La fine è nota

1993

Screenplay

Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relationsmovie

Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations

1992

Screenplay

Rossini! Rossini!movie

Rossini! Rossini!

1991

Screenplay, Story

Una prova d'innocenzamovie

Una prova d'innocenza

1991

Writer

Dark Illnessmovie

Dark Illness

1990

Screenplay

12 Directors for 12 Citiesmovie

12 Directors for 12 Cities

1989

Writer

La moglie ingenua e il marito malatomovie

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato

1989

Writer

Private Affairsmovie

Private Affairs

1987

Story, Screenplay

I picarimovie

I picari

1987

Screenplay, Story

Dark Eyesmovie

Dark Eyes

1987

Co-Writer

Historytv

History

1986

Writer

The Inquirymovie

The Inquiry

1986

Story

Let's Hope It's a Girlmovie

Let's Hope It's a Girl

1986

Screenplay

Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Latermovie

Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later

1985

Screenplay, Story

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascalmovie

The 2 Lives of Mattia Pascal

1985

Story, Screenplay

Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasennomovie

Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno

1984

Story, Screenplay

Uno scandalo perbenemovie

Uno scandalo perbene

1984

Writer, Story

Cuoretv

Cuore

1984

Screenplay

Lighea
movie

Lighea

1983

Screenplay

Vita di Antonio Gramscitv

Vita di Antonio Gramsci

1981

Teleplay

Jesus of Nazarethtv

Jesus of Nazareth

1977

Writer

Dimmi che fai tutto per memovie

Dimmi che fai tutto per me

1976

Story

Dear Michelemovie

Dear Michele

1976

Screenplay

The Innocentmovie

The Innocent

1976

Screenplay

Prete, fai un miracolomovie

Prete, fai un miracolo

1975

Screenplay

Conversation Piecemovie

Conversation Piece

1974

Screenplay

Amore amaromovie

Amore amaro

1974

Writer

Amore e ginnasticamovie

Amore e ginnastica

1973

Writer

Ludwigmovie

Ludwig

1973

Screenplay

The Adventures of Pinocchiomovie

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1972

Screenplay

Whymovie

Why

1972

Writer

Devil in the Brainmovie

Devil in the Brain

1972

Screenplay

The Adventures of Pinocchiotv

The Adventures of Pinocchio

1972

Screenplay

Brother Sun, Sister Moonmovie

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972

Screenplay

Lady Libertymovie

Lady Liberty

1971

Screenplay, Dialogue

Metellomovie

Metello

1970

Screenplay

Unknown Womanmovie

Unknown Woman

1969

Screenplay

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescencemovie

Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence

1969

Story, Screenplay

Man, Pride and Vengeancemovie

Man, Pride and Vengeance

1967

Writer

The Strangermovie

The Stranger

1967

Screenplay

The Taming of the Shrewmovie

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

Screenplay

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understandmovie

Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand

1966

Screenplay

The Queensmovie

The Queens

1966

Screenplay

Me, Me, Me... and the Othersmovie

Me, Me, Me... and the Others

1966

Screenplay

Sandramovie

Sandra

1965

Story, Screenplay

Casanova '70movie

Casanova '70

1965

Screenplay, Story

Time of Indifferencemovie

Time of Indifference

1964

Screenplay

The Leopardmovie

The Leopard

1963

Screenplay

The Four Truthsmovie

The Four Truths

1962

Writer

Salvatore Giulianomovie

Salvatore Giuliano

1962

Screenplay, Story

Boccaccio '70movie

Boccaccio '70

1962

Screenplay

The Best of Enemiesmovie

The Best of Enemies

1961

Screenplay

The Wastrelmovie

The Wastrel

1961

Writer

The Passionate Thiefmovie

The Passionate Thief

1960

Story, Screenplay

Rocco and His Brothersmovie

Rocco and His Brothers

1960

Screenplay, Dialogue, Story

La contessa azzurramovie

La contessa azzurra

1960

Screenplay

It Started in Naplesmovie

It Started in Naples

1960

Screenplay

Violent Summermovie

Violent Summer

1959

Co-Writer

The Swindlersmovie

The Swindlers

1959

Screenplay, Story

Hell in the Citymovie

Hell in the City

1959

Screenplay

The Challengemovie

The Challenge

1958

Screenplay, Story

Big Deal on Madonna Streetmovie

Big Deal on Madonna Street

1958

Screenplay

Husbands in the Citymovie

Husbands in the City

1957

Story, Screenplay

White Nightsmovie

White Nights

1957

Story, Screenplay

The Window to Luna Parkmovie

The Window to Luna Park

1957

Story, Screenplay

Kean: Genius or Scoundrelmovie

Kean: Genius or Scoundrel

1957

Screenplay

Defend My Lovemovie

Defend My Love

1956

Story

What a Woman!movie

What a Woman!

1956

Screenplay, Story

Le Amichemovie

Le Amiche

1955

Screenplay

Forbiddenmovie

Forbidden

1955

Screenplay

Too Bad She's Badmovie

Too Bad She's Bad

1954

Story, Screenplay

The Cheerful Squadronmovie

The Cheerful Squadron

1954

Screenplay

Graziellamovie

Graziella

1954

Screenplay

Sensomovie

Senso

1954

Story, Screenplay

The Anatomy of Lovemovie

The Anatomy of Love

1954

Screenplay

We, the Womenmovie

We, the Women

1953

Screenplay

The Vanquishedmovie

The Vanquished

1953

Story, Screenplay

Roman Holidaymovie

Roman Holiday

1953

Script Editor

Eager to Livemovie

Eager to Live

1953

Screenplay

The World Condemns Themmovie

The World Condemns Them

1953

Screenplay

The Lady Without Cameliasmovie

The Lady Without Camelias

1953

Screenplay

Times Gone Bymovie

Times Gone By

1952

Screenplay

The City Stands Trialmovie

The City Stands Trial

1952

Screenplay

Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldimovie

Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi

1952

Screenplay

Hello Elephantmovie

Hello Elephant

1952

Story, Screenplay

Bellissimamovie

Bellissima

1952

Screenplay

Honeymoon Deferredmovie

Honeymoon Deferred

1951

Story

Miracle in Milanmovie

Miracle in Milan

1951

Co-Writer

All for Lovemovie

All for Love

1950

Writer

Twelve Hours to Livemovie

Twelve Hours to Live

1950

Screenplay

It's Forever Springtimemovie

It's Forever Springtime

1950

Writer

Pact with the Devilmovie

Pact with the Devil

1950

Writer

The Walls of Malapagamovie

The Walls of Malapaga

1949

Screenplay

Heaven Over the Marshesmovie

Heaven Over the Marshes

1949

Screenplay

Guagliomovie

Guaglio

1948

Story, Screenplay

Bicycle Thievesmovie

Bicycle Thieves

1948

Screenplay

Flesh Will Surrendermovie

Flesh Will Surrender

1947

Screenplay

To Live in Peacemovie

To Live in Peace

1947

Story, Screenplay

Rome: Free Citymovie

Rome: Free City

1946

Screenplay

Professor, My Sonmovie

Professor, My Son

1946

Story, Screenplay

Acting16

Creator1

Crew1

Caravaggiomovie

Caravaggio

1986

Additional Writing