Luigi Capuano

Luigi Capuano
Born	13 July 1904 Naples, Italy
Died	20 October 1979(1979-10-20) (aged 75)
Occupations	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1947–1971

Luigi Capuano (13 July 1904 ^[1] – 20 October 1979) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples, he directed 43 films between 1947 and 1971. He sometimes used the pseudonym Lewis King. ^[2]

Biography

Luigi Capuano was born on 13 July 1904 and served as a pilot during World War II. After returning from the war, he worked as a sports journalist. ^[3]

Selected filmography

• Vertigine d'amore (1949)
• Flying Squadron (1949)
• Stormbound (1950)
• The Lovers of Ravello (1951)
• What Price Innocence? (1952)
• Beauties in Capri (1952)
• Tragic Ballad (1954)
• Letter from Naples (1954)
• New Moon (1955)
• Mermaid of Naples (1956)
• The Knight of the Black Sword (1956)
• Serenata a Maria (1957)
• Il Conte di Matera (1957)
• World of Miracles (1959)
• Queen of the Pirates (1960)
• Terror of the Red Mask (1960)
• Sword in the Shadows (1961)
• The Vengeance of Ursus (1961)
• Revenge of the Conquered (1961)
• Tiger of the Seven Seas (1962)
• The Executioner of Venice (1963)
• Zorro and the Three Musketeers (1963)
• The Lion of St. Mark (1963)
• La vendetta dei gladiatori (1964)
• Sandokan to the Rescue (1964)
• Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak (1964)
• Hercules and the Black Pirates (1964)
• Kidnapped to Mystery Island (1964)
• The Adventurer of Tortuga (1965)

References

1. "The Complete Index To World Film: Luigi Capuano". CITWF.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
2. "Magnifico Texano, Il - The Spaghetti Western Database". www.spaghetti-western.net. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
3. ""Hot-Blooded Eye-talian" Women: The Lascivious and Desperate Post–World War II Italian Immigrant in U.S. Cinema". New Italian Migrations to the United States: Vol. 2: Art and Culture since 1945. University of Illinois Press. November 2017. doi:10.5622/illinois/9780252041396.003.0003. ISBN   978-0-252-04139-6 . Retrieved 29 April 2024.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

External links

• Luigi Capuano at IMDb