Giuseppe Amato Explained

Giuseppe Amato
Birth Name:	Giuseppe Vasaturo^[1]
Birth Date:	24 August 1899
Birth Place:	Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:	Rome, Italy
Occupation:	Film producer, screenwriter, director
Yearsactive:	1932–1961

Giuseppe Amato (born Giuseppe Vasaturo; 24 August 1899  - 3 February 1964) was an Italian film producer, screenwriter and director. He produced 58 films between 1932 and 1961, and is especially known for Bicycle Thieves.^[2] He was born in Naples and died in Rome from a heart attack.

Selected filmography

• Five to Nil (1932)
• Three Lucky Fools (1933)
• The Little Schoolmistress (1934)
• Territorial Militia (1935)
• Those Two (1935)
• Thirty Seconds of Love (1936)
• The Man Who Smiles (1936)
• I Don't Know You Anymore (1936)
• The Castiglioni Brothers (1937)
• It Was I! (1937)
• L'amor mio non muore (1938)
• The House of Shame (1938)
• The Count of Brechard (1938)
• The Document (1939)
• Heartbeat (1939)
• Unjustified Absence (1939)
• Department Store (1939)
• Eternal Melodies (1940)
• A Romantic Adventure (1940)
• Red Roses (1940 - director) Rose scarlatte, co-directed with Vittorio De Sica
• The Jester's Supper (1942)
• Four Steps in the Clouds (1942)
• Before the Postman (1942)
• The Peddler and the Lady (1943)
• Apparition (1943)
• Shoeshine (also known as Shoeshine Boys) (1946)
• Rome, Open City (1945)
• Malìa (1946)
• Christmas at Camp 119 (1948)
• Yvonne la Nuit (1949)
• Paris Is Always Paris (1951)
• A Thief in Paradise (1952)
• Umberto D. (1952)
• The Return of Don Camillo (1952)
• Donne proibite (1953)
• The Last Five Minutes - Gli ultimi cinque minuti (1955)
• Move and I'll Shoot (1958)
• Arrivederci Roma (1958 - writer)
• The Facts of Murder (1959)
• La Dolce Vita (1960)

Notes and References

1. Book: Pseudonyms : the names behind the names. James F. Clarke. 1977. BCA. Thetford. 830226383. 8.
2. Book: Halliwell's Who's who in the Movies. Leslie Halliwell, John Walker. 14. Harper Collins Entertainment. 2001. 9780002572149. 12.