Pasquale Squitieri facts for kids
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Pasquale Squitieri
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| Born | 27 November 1938 |
| Died | 18 February 2017 (aged 78) Rome, Italy
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| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1969–2017 |
| Spouse(s) |
Ottavia Fusco
(m. 2013) |
| Partner(s) | Claudia Cardinale (1974–2017, his death) |
| Children | Claudia Squitieri |
Pasquale Squitieri (born November 27, 1938 – died February 18, 2017) was a talented Italian film director and screenwriter. He was known for making movies that often explored important social and political topics.
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Pasquale Squitieri's Life and Career
Pasquale Squitieri was born in Naples, Italy. He first studied law at university. After that, he briefly worked in theater, writing plays and even acting.
Early Films and Spaghetti Westerns
His first movie was called Io e Dio (Me and God). A famous director named Vittorio De Sica helped produce it. After this, Pasquale Squitieri made two Spaghetti Western films. These were Western movies made by Italian directors, often with a unique style. For these films, he used the name William Redford.
Focusing on Important Stories
Later, Squitieri started making drama films. These movies often focused on big social and political issues happening in Italy. His film Il prefetto di ferro (The Iron Prefect) was very successful. It won the David di Donatello award for Best Film in 1978. This is one of Italy's most important film awards.
Another film he made was Li chiamarono... briganti! (They Called Them... Brigands!). This movie was about a historical figure named Carmine Crocco. The film was later removed from cinemas and is not available to watch at home.
Personal Life
Pasquale Squitieri was in a long-term relationship with the famous actress Claudia Cardinale starting in 1974. Later, in 2013, he married actress and singer Ottavia Fusco.
International Recognition
His 1980 film Savage Breed was shown at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. This showed that his work was recognized around the world.
Selected Filmography
Pasquale Squitieri directed many films during his career. Here are some of them:
- Io e Dio (1969)
- Vengeance Is a Dish Served Cold (1971)
- Camorra (1972)
- I guappi (1974)
- The Climber (1975)
- Il prefetto di ferro (1977)
- Corleone (1978)
- L'arma (1978)
- Savage Breed (1980)
- Claretta (1984)
- The Repenter (1985)
- Naso di cane (1986) (TV miniseries)
- The Third Solution (1988)
- Gli invisibili (1988)
- Atto di dolore (1990)
- Il colore dell'odio (1990)
- Geografia della fame (1991)
- Li chiamarono... briganti! (1999)
- L'avvocato de Gregorio (2003)
- Father (2011)
See also
In Spanish: Pasquale Squitieri para niños
