Carlo Borghesio (24 June 1905 – 12 November 1983) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Carlo Borghesio
Born	24 June 1905 (1905-06-24) Turin, Italy
Died	12 November 1983 (1983-11-13) (aged 78) Turin, Italy
Occupation	Director, Writer
Years active	1938-1955 (film)

Life and career

Born in Turin, Borghesio started his career as an assistant director in the second half of the 1930s, notably collaborating with Alessandro Blasetti and Mario Mattoli.[1] After collaborating to a number of screenplays, he made his directorial debut in 1939, co-directing with Mario Soldati the comedy film Due milioni per un sorriso.[1] Borghesio is best known for his association with Erminio Macario, he directed in a number of critically acclaimed comedies between the 1940s and the early 1950s.[1][2]

Selected filmography

• Two Million for a Smile (1939)
• The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez (1940)
• The Champion (1943)
• Two Hearts (1943)
• How I Lost the War (1947)
• L'eroe della strada (1948)
• How I Discovered America (1949)
• Captain Demonio (1950)
• Napoleon (1951)
• Il monello della strada (1951)
• Gli Angeli del quartiere (1952)
• The Steel Rope (1953)
• The Two Friends (1955)

References

External links

• Carlo Borghesio at IMDb