Carmine Gallone facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Carmine Gallone
Born	Carmelo Camillo Gallone (1885-09-10)10 September 1885 Taggia, Liguria, Italy
Died	11 March 1973(1973-03-11) (aged 87) Frascati, Latium, Italy
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Spouse(s)	Soava Gallone
Relatives	Giuseppe Varni (brother-in-law)

Carmine Gallone (born September 10, 1885 – died March 11, 1973) was an important early Italian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He made over 120 films during his long career, which lasted 50 years from 1913 to 1963. He is known as one of the most productive filmmakers in Italian history.

Life and Career of Carmine Gallone

Carmine Gallone was born as Carmelo Camillo Gallone on September 10, 1885, in Taggia, Italy. He grew up in Naples. His father was Italian, and his mother was French.

Carmine started writing plays when he was just 15 years old. In 1911, he won a national competition for his play Brittanico.

Early Film Work

Later, he moved to Rome. In 1912, he started working at the Teatro Argentina theater company. At the same time, he began his film career at the Cines studio. In 1912, he also met and married the Polish actress Stanisława Winawerówna. She was better known as Soava Gallone, and he directed her in many of his movies.

Carmine quickly became a director at Cines. In 1914 alone, he directed 13 films. These included Amore senza veli, Il romanzo di un torero, and La donna nuda. In 1915, he was chosen to direct the film Avatar.

Success and International Work

In 1918, he made his most successful film so far, Redenzione (Redemption). This movie was very popular with both audiences and critics. In 1924, he co-directed Il corsaro with Augusto Genina.

The Italian film industry faced problems in the mid-1920s. Because of this, Gallone moved abroad. He worked for many years in France, Germany, England, and Austria.

Historical Epics and Opera Films

Carmine Gallone loved making big historical movies. People often compared him to the famous American director Cecil B. DeMille. Some of his most famous films include Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (The Last Days of Pompeii) from 1926. Another big movie was Scipione l'Africano (Scipio Africanus) in 1937. These films showed the greatness of ancient Rome. This helped support the Italian government's ideas about Italy's past at the time.

Gallone also had a strong interest in films about opera. Some of his opera-inspired movies are Casta Diva (1935), Il sogno di Butterfly (Butterfly's Dream) (1939 and a remake in 1954), and Puccini (1953).

Later Career

Italian cinema started to grow again in the 1940s. Carmine Gallone returned to Italy permanently in 1940. He continued to direct historical films like Messalina (1951) and Cartagine in fiamme (Carthage in Flames) (1960). He also directed some comedy films in the Don Camillo series. These movies starred Fernandel and Gino Cervi.

His last film was the comedy Carmen di Trastevere, made in 1963. Carmine Gallone directed more than 100 films. He was active in both the silent film era and the sound film era.

Selected Filmography

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