Tonino Cervi (4 June 1929 – 1 April 2002) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer.
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Born | 4 June 1929 Rome, Italy |
Died | 1 April 2002(2002-04-01) (aged 72) Rome, Italy |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
Born in Rome, Cervi was the son of actor Gino Cervi and father of Antonia Cervi, Antonio Levesi Cervi, Stefano Cervi and actress Valentina Cervi.[1] He made his debut as a film producer in 1952, with La Peccatrice dell'isola by Sergio Corbucci;[1] among others, he produced works of Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Bernardo Bertolucci, Mauro Bolognini, Francesco Rosi, Mario Monicelli.[2]
Cervi made his directional debut with the spaghetti Western Oggi a me... domani a te starring Bud Spencer; among his films two box office hits both starring Alberto Sordi, The Miser and Il malato immaginario.[2] He also directed the film Ritratto di borghesia in nero.
Cervi died in Rome of a heart attack.[2]
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