Vittorio Cottafavi

Biography

Vittorio Cottafavi (30 January 1914 – 14 December 1998) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1943 and 1985. His film Il diavolo sulle colline was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

Known for

The Flame that Never Dies

21 September 1949

The Gate of Heaven

16 February 1945

Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co

1 January 2000

Hercules and the Captive Women

19 August 1961

Goliath and the Dragon

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2000	Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co	Self
1949	The Flame that Never Dies	capitano dei carabinieri
1945	The Gate of Heaven

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Knock o Il trionfo della medicina	Director
1985	Il diavolo sulle colline	Director
1981	Maria Zef	Director
1981	Maria Zef	Screenplay
1979	Con gli occhi dell'occidente	Director
1975	The Persians	Director
1974	Sotto il placido Don	Director
1973	L'allodola	Director
1973	Napoleone a Sant'Elena	Director
1973	Vestire gli ignudi	Director
1972	A come Andromeda	Director
1972	A come Andromeda	Writer
1971	Antigone	Director
1971	La signora dalle camelie	Director
1971	I racconti di padre Brown	Director
1970	Una pistola in vendita	Director
1970	I lupi	Director
1970	I racconti di Padre Brown	Director
1969	Oliver Cromwell: Ritratto di un dittatore	Director
1968	Cristóbal Colón	Director
1967	Delirio a due	Director
1967	The Trojan Women	Writer
1967	Il processo di Santa Teresa del bambino Gesù	Director
1967	Missione Wiesenthal	Director
1967	The Trojan Women	Director
1967	La paura delle botte	Director
1967	L'idolo delle scene	Director
1967	Il complotto di luglio	Director
1967	Don Giovanni	Director
1966	La fantarca	Director
1966	Quinta colonna	Director
1965	Ai poeti non si spara	Director
1965	Antonio e Cleopatra	Director
1965	Life of Dante	Director
1965	Le piccole volpi	Director
1965	La potenza delle tenebre	Director
1964	100 Horsemen	Director
1964	100 Horsemen	Story
1964	100 Horsemen	Screenplay
1964	Il giglio di quell'amore	Director
1964	Incontro con il padre	Director
1963	The Felling of the Forest	Director
1962	Operazione Vega	Director
1962	Le notti bianche	Director
1962	Colloquio con un uomo disprezzato	Director
1962	Il mondo è una prigione	Director
1961	Hercules and the Captive Women	Director
1961	Amazons of Rome	Director
1961	La trincea	Director
1960	Goliath and the Dragon	Director
1960	Messalina	Director
1960	Toro bravo	Director
1959	Legions of the Nile	Director
1959	Legions of the Nile	Screenplay
1959	Passo falso	Director
1958	The Warrior and the Slave Girl	Director
1958	Antigone	Director
1958	Doll house	Director
1958	Umiliati e offesi	Director
1957	L'avaro	Director
1957	Sette piccole croci	Director
1957	Hänsel e Gretel	Director
1954	A Free Woman	Director
1954	In the Eddy of Sin	Director
1954	In amore si pecca in due	Director
1954	Jailbirds	Director
1953	Traviata 53	Director
1953	The Glorious Avenger	Director
1953	I Piombi di Venezia	Co-Director
1952	A Woman Has Killed	Screenplay
1952	A Woman Has Killed	Editor
1952	A Woman Has Killed	Director
1952	Milady and the Musketeers	Director
1949	The Flame that Never Dies	Screenplay
1949	The Flame that Never Dies	Director
1948	Unkown Men of San Marino	Screenplay
1948	Fantasmi del mare	Co-Director
1948	Fiamme sul mare	Writer
1948	Fiamme sul mare	Director
1943	Our Dreams	Screenplay
1943	Our Dreams	Director
1939	Abuna Messias - Vendetta africana	Screenplay