Armando Crispino Explained

Armando Crispino
Birth Date:	18 October 1924
Birth Place:	Biella, Italy
Death Place:	Rome, Italy
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter
Yearsactive:	1965-1975
Children:	2, including Gilberta Crispino

Armando Crispino (18 October 1924  - 6 October 2003) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.^[1] He was born in Biella, Piedmont. He directed nine films between 1966 and 1975. He also wrote for nine films between 1965 and 1975. He also directed two Italian horror films, Autopsy^[2] and The Dead Are Alive.^[3]

Selected filmography

• Pleasant Nights (1966 - director)^[4]
• Commandos (1968 - director)^[5]
• The Dead Are Alive (1972 - director) (aka "The Etruscan Kills Again") ^[3]
• Autopsy (1975 - director) (aka "Macchie Solari"/ "Sunspots")

Notes and References

1. Web site: Armando Crispino. https://web.archive.org/web/20151003052556/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/86225/Armando-Crispino/biography. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 3 October 2015.
2. Web site: Autopsy. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403094522/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/3366/Autopsy/overview. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2015. 3 April 2015.
3. Web site: The New York Times. The Dead Are Alive (1972). Howard Thompson (film critic). Thompson, Howard. 23 June 1972.
4. Book: Canales, Luis. Imperial Gina: The Very Unauthorized Biography of Gina Lollobrigida. Branden Publishing Company. 1990. 170. 9780828319324.
5. Web site: Commandos. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403094407/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/10535/Commandos/overview. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. John Bush. 2015. 3 April 2015.