Biography
Giacomo Gentilomo was an Italian film director and painter. He began his career in the film industry at the age of 21, working as a script supervisor and assistant director. Between 1933 and 1937, he was active as a film editor. Gentilomo made his directorial debut in 1939 with Il Carnevale di Venezia. His 1945 film O sole mio received critical acclaim and is considered one of the earliest examples of Italian neorealism due to its use of exterior scenes and non-professional actors. In the mid-1960s, dissatisfied with cinema, Gentilomo decided to abandon films and instead pursued his passion for painting.
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Career timeline
1958
The Dragon's Blood
1952
Immortal Melodies
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Hercules Against the Moon Men
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Brennus, Enemy of Rome
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Slave Girls of Sheba
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Charge of the Black Lancers
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Goliath and the Vampires
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The Last of the Vikings
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Knight Without a Country
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The Dragon's Blood
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La trovatella di Pompei
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Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna
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The Two Orphans
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Passionately
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The Blind Woman of Sorrento
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Immortal Melodies
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The Young Caruso
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The Accusation
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Lo sparviero del Nilo
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Ti ritroverò
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Snow White and the Seven Thieves
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The Brothers Karamazov