Pasquale Squitieri (27 November 1938 – 18 February 2017[1]) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Pasquale Squitieri | |
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Born | (1938-11-27)27 November 1938 Naples, Italy |
Died | 18 February 2017(2017-02-18) (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1969–2017 |
Spouse | Ottavia Fusco (m. 2013) |
Partner | Claudia Cardinale (1974–2017, his death) |
Children | Claudia Squitieri |
Born in Naples, Squitieri graduated in law, then was briefly involved in stage, as author ("La battaglia") and even actor (directed by Francesco Rosi).[2] He made his film debut with Io e Dio, produced by Vittorio De Sica, and, after two Spaghetti Westerns he signed as William Redford, he focused on drama films centered on political and social issues.[2] His film Il prefetto di ferro won the David di Donatello for Best Film in 1978.[3] Li chiamarono... briganti!, a film about the brigand Carmine Crocco, was suspended from the cinemas and it is not available on the home video market. Squitieri was the partner of Claudia Cardinale since 1974.[2] His 1980 film Savage Breed was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[4] Since 2003 he had been romantically linked to the actress and singer Ottavia Fusco, whom he had married in December 2013.
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