Mario Amendola

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

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Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure

(1981) Screenplay

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Banana Joe

(1982) Screenplay

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The Great Silence

(1968) Screenplay

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Aladdin

(1986) Screenplay

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Thieves and Robbers

(1983) Screenplay

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Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

(1983) Screenplay

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Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor

(1972) Screenplay

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Crime at Porta Romana

(1980) Story

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1984	Roberto Sandulli	Cop in Drag 1984-08-15 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1988	Story	Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later 1988-09-23 Movie
	Screenplay	Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later 1988-09-23 Movie
1987	Screenplay	Stuff for the Rich 1987-11-13 Movie
	Story	Rimini Rimini 1987-02-27 Movie
	Screenplay	Rimini Rimini 1987-02-27 Movie
1986	Screenplay	Aladdin 1986-12-23 Movie
1984	Screenplay	Cop in Drag 1984-08-15 Movie
	Story	Cop in Drag 1984-08-15 Movie
	Writer	Dance Music 1984-02-26 Movie
	Screenplay	Crime in Formula One 1984-02-17 Movie
1983	Screenplay	Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio 1983-11-30 Movie
	Story	The Devil and Holy Water 1983-09-23 Movie
	Screenplay	The Devil and Holy Water 1983-09-23 Movie
	Screenplay	Thieves and Robbers 1983-02-11 Movie
1982	Story	Viuuulentemente mia 1982-10-21 Movie
	Screenplay	Crime on the Highway 1982-09-30 Movie
	Story	Crime on the Highway 1982-09-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Banana Joe 1982-03-24 Movie
	Story	The Haunted House 1982-03-04 Movie
	Screenplay	The Haunted House 1982-03-04 Movie
1981	Screenplay	Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure 1981-12-09 Movie
	Story	Crime at the Chinese Restaurant 1981-11-19 Movie
	Screenplay	Crime at the Chinese Restaurant 1981-11-19 Movie
	Story	Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici 1981-03-26 Movie
	Screenplay	Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici 1981-03-26 Movie
1980	Screenplay	I'm Getting a Yacht 1980-12-23 Movie
	Screenplay	Crime at Porta Romana 1980-10-29 Movie
	Story	Crime at Porta Romana 1980-10-29 Movie
1979	Story	Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective 1979-12-21 Movie
	Screenplay	Agenzia Riccardo Finzi... praticamente detective 1979-12-21 Movie
	Story	Assassination on the Tiber 1979-10-12 Movie
	Screenplay	Assassination on the Tiber 1979-10-12 Movie
	Story	The Gang That Sold America 1979-03-01 Movie
	Screenplay	The Gang That Sold America 1979-03-01 Movie
1978	Screenplay	Odds and Evens 1978-10-28 Movie
	Story	Odds and Evens 1978-10-28 Movie
	Story	Little Italy 1978-10-10 Movie
	Screenplay	Little Italy 1978-10-10 Movie
	Screenplay	The Son of the Sheik 1978-02-25 Movie
	Story	The Son of the Sheik 1978-02-25 Movie
1977	Story	The Swindle 1977-11-18 Movie
	Screenplay	The Swindle 1977-11-18 Movie
	Story	Three Tigers Against Three Tigers 1977-11-15 Movie
	Screenplay	Three Tigers Against Three Tigers 1977-11-15 Movie
	Screenplay	Messalina, Messalina! 1977-08-11 Movie
1976	Screenplay	Hit Squad 1976-10-29 Movie
	Story	Hit Squad 1976-10-29 Movie
	Screenplay	The Cop in Blue Jeans 1976-03-11 Movie
	Writer	Safari Express 1976-01-05 Movie
1975	Screenplay	Africa Express 1975-11-02 Movie
	Screenplay	The Demonic Womanizer Costante Nicosia, or: Dracula in Brianza 1975-08-21 Movie
	Screenplay	Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno 1975-03-20 Movie
	Story	Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno 1975-03-20 Movie
	Screenplay	Shoot First… Ask Questions Later 1975-01-17 Movie
	Writer	Di che segno sei? 1975-01-01 Movie
1974	Writer	Il trafficone 1974-11-28 Movie
	Writer	Trouble in Istamboel 1974-08-31 Movie
	Story	Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata 1974-08-14 Movie
	Screenplay	Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata 1974-08-14 Movie
	Writer	4 Crazy Draftees at the Army 1974-02-21 Movie
1973	Writer	Helen, Yes... Helen of Troy 1973-08-16 Movie
	Writer	Battle of the Amazons 1973-08-11 Movie
	Writer	The Funny Face of the Godfather 1973-05-03 Movie
1972	Screenplay	The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire 1972-12-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Poppea: A Prostitute in Service of the Emperor 1972-11-21 Movie
	Screenplay	Le mille e una notte all'italiana 1972-10-10 Movie
	Story	Le mille e una notte all'italiana 1972-10-10 Movie
	Story	Story of Fear and a Knife 1972-08-14 Movie
	Screenplay	Story of Fear and a Knife 1972-08-14 Movie
	Screenplay	Sonny and Jed 1972-08-11 Movie
	Story	Sexy Sinners 1972-08-04 Movie
	Writer	Nights of Boccaccio 1972-03-28 Movie
	Writer	The Forbidden Decameron 1972-03-22 Movie
	Writer	Panhandle 38 1972-02-08 Movie
1971	Story	The Story of Romance and Knife 1971-09-18 Movie
	Screenplay	The Story of Romance and Knife 1971-09-18 Movie
1970	Screenplay	Amore formula 2 1970-12-23 Movie
	Story	Due bianchi nell'Africa nera 1970-10-28 Movie
	Screenplay	Due bianchi nell'Africa nera 1970-10-28 Movie
	Writer	Lady Barbara 1970-10-15 Movie
	Screenplay	Lady Barbara 1970-10-15 Movie
	Story	Ma chi t'ha dato la patente? 1970-08-28 Movie
	Screenplay	Tears of love 1970-08-07 Movie
	Screenplay	On the Day of the Lord 1970-03-18 Movie
	Screenplay	Three Supermen in the Jungle 1970-02-27 Movie
1969	Screenplay	Pensiero d'amore 1969-12-05 Movie
	Writer	Zum Zum Zum 2 1969-10-18 Movie
	Screenplay	Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera 1969-09-19 Movie
	Story	Il Terribile Ispettore 1969-09-12 Movie
	Screenplay	Il Terribile Ispettore 1969-09-12 Movie
	Writer	Isabella, Duchess of the Devils 1969-08-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) 1969-02-13 Movie
	Story	Song That's Playing In My Head (Zum Zum Zum) 1969-02-13 Movie
1968	Writer	Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast 1968-12-06 Movie
	Screenplay	Shoot, Gringo... Shoot! 1968-08-31 Movie
	Story	I Protect Myself Against My Enemies 1968-08-16 Movie
	Screenplay	I Protect Myself Against My Enemies 1968-08-16 Movie
	Writer	Man Only Cries for Love 1968-07-27 Movie
	Screenplay	Three Supermen in Tokyo 1968-05-03 Movie
	Story	Three Supermen in Tokyo 1968-05-03 Movie
	Screenplay	Night of Hate 1968-03-08 Movie
	Screenplay	The Great Silence 1968-02-21 Movie
	Story	Killer Goodbye 1968-02-08 Movie
	Screenplay	Killer Goodbye 1968-02-08 Movie
1967	Idea	The World's Gold 1967-12-21 Movie
	Writer	Hate for Hate 1967-08-18 Movie
	Screenplay	Days of Violence 1967-08-10 Movie
	Writer	Cuore matto... matto da legare 1967-07-29 Movie
	Screenplay	Sailors on Deck 1967-07-17 Movie
	Story	Sailors on Deck 1967-07-17 Movie
	Writer	Addio, mamma! 1967-06-30 Movie
	Writer	Tutto Totò - Totò a Napoli 1967-06-12 Movie
	Writer	Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye 1967-05-31 Movie
	Story	Riderà! - Cuore matto 1967-02-22 Movie
	Screenplay	Riderà! - Cuore matto 1967-02-22 Movie
1966	Screenplay	Kill or Be Killed 1966-11-01 Movie
	Story	Kill or Be Killed 1966-11-01 Movie
	Story	Viaggio di nozze all'italiana 1966-02-08 Movie
	Screenplay	Viaggio di nozze all'italiana 1966-02-08 Movie
1964	Story	Soldati e caporali 1964-12-31 Movie
	Screenplay	Soldati e caporali 1964-12-31 Movie
	Story	I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully 1964-10-30 Movie
	Screenplay	I ragazzi dell'Hully Gully 1964-10-30 Movie
	Story	The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules 1964-10-22 Movie
	Screenplay	The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules 1964-10-22 Movie
	Writer	The Two Gladiators 1964-07-10 Movie
	Story	Canzoni, bulli e pupe 1964-05-29 Movie
	Screenplay	Canzoni, bulli e pupe 1964-05-29 Movie
	Writer	Sword of Damascus 1964-02-19 Movie
	Story	2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge 1964-01-17 Movie
	Screenplay	2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge 1964-01-17 Movie
1963	Story	I 4 tassisti 1963-12-13 Movie
	Screenplay	I 4 tassisti 1963-12-13 Movie
	Story	Arms of the Avenger 1963-10-31 Movie
	Screenplay	Arms of the Avenger 1963-10-31 Movie
	Story	Sword of Zorro 1963-09-07 Movie
	Screenplay	Maskenball bei Scotland Yard 1963-08-23 Movie
	Screenplay	The Black Duke 1963-02-01 Movie
	Story	The Black Duke 1963-02-01 Movie
1962	Writer	Vino, whisky e acqua salata 1962-12-07 Movie
	Screenplay	Beauties on Motor Scooters 1962-10-15 Movie
1961	Story	Cacciatori di dote 1961-01-28 Movie
	Screenplay	Cacciatori di dote 1961-01-28 Movie
1960	Story	La banda del buco 1960-09-09 Movie
	Screenplay	La banda del buco 1960-09-09 Movie
	Screenplay	Un militare e mezzo 1960-02-11 Movie
1959	Writer	A qualcuna piace calvo 1959-12-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Caravan Petrol 1959-12-05 Movie
	Writer	Terror of Oklahoma 1959-10-30 Movie
	Story	The Sheriff 1959-08-15 Movie
	Screenplay	The Sheriff 1959-08-15 Movie
	Writer	Simpatico mascalzone 1959-06-27 Movie
	Story	Prepotenti più di prima 1959-03-11 Movie
	Screenplay	Prepotenti più di prima 1959-03-11 Movie
1958	Screenplay	The Third 1958-08-22 Movie
	Story	The Third 1958-08-22 Movie
	Screenplay	I prepotenti 1958-07-25 Movie
1957	Writer	I dritti 1957-12-20 Movie
	Screenplay	Pirate of the Half Moon 1957-12-04 Movie
1956	Screenplay	Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge 1956-12-21 Movie
	Dialogue	Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge 1956-12-21 Movie
1955	Screenplay	Porta un bacione a Firenze 1955-12-22 Movie
	Screenplay	I due compari 1955-10-06 Movie
1954	Screenplay	Shack and puppets 1954-08-30 Movie
	Writer	La campana di San Giusto 1954-04-01 Movie
1953	Writer	Finalmente libero 1953-11-19 Movie
	Story	Fermi tutti... arrivo io! 1953-09-05 Movie
	Screenplay	Fermi tutti... arrivo io! 1953-09-05 Movie
1952	Screenplay	The Lucky Five 1952-10-14 Movie
	Screenplay	È arrivato l'accordatore 1952-10-09 Movie
	Writer	I, Hamlet 1952-09-27 Movie
	Screenplay	Dad Becomes Mom 1952-09-26 Movie
	Writer	Il tallone di Achille 1952-08-18 Movie
	Screenplay	The Dream of Zorro 1952-03-26 Movie
	Story	The Dream of Zorro 1952-03-26 Movie
	Screenplay	La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna 1952-03-07 Movie
1951	Screenplay	La famiglia Passaguai 1951-12-20 Movie
	Screenplay	Una bruna indiavolata! 1951-11-21 Movie
	Dialogue	Una bruna indiavolata! 1951-11-21 Movie
	Screenplay	Beauties in Capri 1951-11-10 Movie
	Screenplay	La paura fa 90 1951-10-23 Movie
	Screenplay	Milano miliardaria 1951-08-04 Movie
	Story	Milano miliardaria 1951-08-04 Movie
	Screenplay	Beauties on bicycles 1951-02-27 Movie
1950	Writer	La bisarca 1950-11-04 Movie
1949	Writer	Come scopersi l'America 1949-01-18 Movie
1948	Screenplay	L'eroe della strada 1948-09-16 Movie
1947	Screenplay	How I Lost the War 1947-12-20 Movie
1945	Story	The Rape of the Sabine 1945-11-21 Movie
	Screenplay	The Rape of the Sabine 1945-11-21 Movie
	Screenplay	L'innocente Casimiro 1945-10-07 Movie
1941	Screenplay	Il vagabondo 1941-12-22 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1976	Director	Due sul pianerottolo 1976-08-31 Movie
1975	Director	Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno 1975-03-20 Movie
1974	Director	Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata 1974-08-14 Movie
1973	Director	Storia de fratelli e de cortelli 1973-05-10 Movie
1972	Director	Story of Fear and a Knife 1972-08-14 Movie
1970	Director	Amore formula 2 1970-12-23 Movie
	Director	Lady Barbara 1970-10-15 Movie
	Director	Tears of love 1970-08-07 Movie
1969	Director	Pensiero d'amore 1969-12-05 Movie
	Director	Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera 1969-09-19 Movie
	Director	Il Terribile Ispettore 1969-09-12 Movie
1968	Director	I Protect Myself Against My Enemies 1968-08-16 Movie
	Director	La vuole lui... lo vuole lei 1968-06-01 Movie
1967	Director	Cuore matto... matto da legare 1967-07-29 Movie
	Director	Addio, mamma! 1967-06-30 Movie
1966	Director	Trappola per sette spie 1966-12-01 Movie
	Director	Viaggio di nozze all'italiana 1966-02-08 Movie
1964	Director	Soldati e caporali 1964-12-31 Movie
	Director	Sword of Damascus 1964-02-19 Movie
1963	Director	Totò Sexy 1963-09-05 Movie
1962	Director	Vino, whisky e acqua salata 1962-12-07 Movie
	Director	Toto at Night 1962-10-25 Movie
1961	Director	Cacciatori di dote 1961-01-28 Movie
1960	Director	La banda del buco 1960-09-09 Movie
1959	Director	A qualcuna piace calvo 1959-12-30 Movie
	Director	Caravan Petrol 1959-12-05 Movie
	Director	Terror of Oklahoma 1959-10-30 Movie
	Director	Simpatico mascalzone 1959-06-27 Movie
1958	Director	The Third 1958-08-22 Movie
	Director	I prepotenti 1958-07-25 Movie
	Director	L'amore nasce a Roma 1958-01-01 Movie
1957	Director	I dritti 1957-12-20 Movie
1954	Director	Bertoldo, Bertoldino and Cacasenno 1954-09-04 Movie
	Director	La campana di San Giusto 1954-04-01 Movie
1953	Director	Finalmente libero 1953-11-19 Movie
1952	Director	Il tallone di Achille 1952-08-18 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv