Gillo Pontecorvo

Born November 19, 1919· Pisa, Italy

† Died October 12, 2006

4Roles★ 5.9Average rating

Gillo Pontecorvo, born November 19, 1919 in Pisa and died October 12, 2006 in Rome, is an Italian filmmaker. Of Italian Jewish origin, Gillou Pontecorvo is the brother of Bruno Pontecorvo, a nuclear physicist working for the USSR, and Guido Pontecorvo, an Italian-British geneticist, as well as the grandson of the Jewish industrialist Pellegrino Pontecorvo. He has three sons: Marco (cinematographer… Read more

Known for

The Stupids1996The Wide Blue Road1957Outcry1946Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso2009

Filmography

YearRating

★ 6.7

Outcry1946

Pietro

★ 6.2

The Wide Blue Road1957

(uncredited)

★ 4.8

The Stupids1996

Talk show guest

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso2009

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

★ 6.9

Operation Ogre1979

★ 6.8

Burn!1969

★ 7.9

The Battle of Algiers1966

★ 6.9

Kapo1960