
Mario Amendola
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Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist. Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows. During that time, he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario, Totò and more. He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975.[1] Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian.
Known for
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Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
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The Great Silence (1968)
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Banana Joe (1982)
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Hit Squad (1976)
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Thieves and Robbers (1983)
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Messalina, Messalina! (1977)
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The Swindle (1977)
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The White, The Yellow, and The Black (1975)
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Sonny and Jed (1972)
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Aladdin (1986)
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Cop in Drag (1984)
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Rimini Rimini (1987)
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The Story of Romance and Knife (1971)
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Three Supermen in the Jungle (1970)
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Prepotenti più di prima (1959)
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È arrivato l'accordatore (1952)
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I'm Getting a Yacht (1980)
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Africa Express (1975)
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Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero Dracula in Brianza (1975)
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Crime at Porta Romana (1980)
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Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
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A Soldier and a Half (1960)
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The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules (1964)
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On the Day of the Lord (1970)
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Crime in Formula One (1984)
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Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later (1988)
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Days of Violence (1967)
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Kill or Be Killed (1966)
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Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) (1969)
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Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor (1972)
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The Dream of Zorro (1952)
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Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! (1968)
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The Son of the Sheik (1978)
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The Noon Vigilante (1975)
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Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata (1974)
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Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
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Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective (1979)
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Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983)
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I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully (1964)
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The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
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I Protect Myself Against My Enemies (1968)
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Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956)
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The Devil and Holy Water (1983)
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The Lucky Five (1952)
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Le volpi della notte (1986)
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Two Whites in Dark Africa (1970)
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The Rape of the Sabine (1945)
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Pirate of the Half Moon (1957)
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The Sheriff (1959)
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Songs, Bullies and Chicks (1964)
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Story of Fear and a Knife (1972)
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La paura fa 90 (1951)
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Arms of the Avenger (1963)
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Viaggio di nozze all'italiana (1966)
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Night of Hate (1968)
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Franco, Ciccio and the Pirate Blackbeard (1969)
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L'eroe della strada (1948)
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I peggiori anni della nostra vita (1949)
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Porta un bacione a Firenze (1955)
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Trap for Seven Spies (1966)
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Killer Adios (1968)
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Crime on the Highway (1982)
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Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1981)
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Assassination on the Tiber (1979)
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The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire (1972)
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Kamikaze (1987)
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2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge (1964)
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Little Italy (1978)
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Stuff for the Rich (1987)
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Three Supermen in Tokyo (1968)
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Beauties on Motor Scooters (1962)
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The Gang That Sold America (1979)
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The Passaguai Family Gets Rich (1952)
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Milano miliardaria (1951)
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Maskenball bei Scotland Yard (1963)
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Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (1953)
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Abbiamo vinto! (1951)
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Soldiers and corporals (1964)
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Beauties on bicycles (1951)
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Beauties in Capri (1951)
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Il vagabondo (1941)
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How I Lost the War (1947)
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Le mille e una notte all'italiana (1972)
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La banda del buco (1960)
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The Haunted House (1982)
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Dad Becomes Mom (1952)
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I, Hamlet (1952)
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The Black Duke (1963)
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I 4 tassisti (1963)
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Cacciatori di dote (1961)
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I prepotenti (1958)
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Amore formula 2 (1970)
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Il Terribile Ispettore (1969)
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La famiglia Passaguai (1951)
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The Third (1958)
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Riderà! - Cuore matto (1967)
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Pensiero d'amore (1969)
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Tears of Love (1970)
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I due compari (1955)
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Shack and puppets (1954)
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Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
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Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè (1958)
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Sailors on Deck (1967)
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Caravan Petrol (1959)
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Lady Barbara (1970)
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L'innocente Casimiro (1945)
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Odds and Evens (1978)
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