Mario Russo (director)

This article is about the Italian director. For the Argentine cardiologist, see Mario Russo.

Mario Russo
Born	(1926-03-22) 22 March 1926 (age 99) Vieste, Province of Foggia, Italy
Occupation(s)	Film director, Assistant director
Years active	1950–1970

Mario Russo (22 March 1926 ^[1] Vieste) is an Italian film director and assistant director.

Biography

Russo began as an actor in 1948 in Luigi Comencini's film Guagilo also known as Hey Boy. Three years later Russo began in 1951 as an assistant director and from 1957 was responsible for several Italian versions of Hollywood films. With the overall direction of the 1967 filmed Realtà romanzesca, his involvement in the industry ended. ^[2]

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1948	Guagilo	Actor	As Peppinello. [3]
1957	Seven Hills of Rome	Co-director	With Roy Rowland.
1958	The Naked Maja	Co-director	With Henry Koster.
1960	The Angel Wore Red	Co-director	With Nunnally Johnson.
1961	Il mondo di notte numero 2	Co-director	With Gianni Proia.
1961	Malesia Magica	Co-director [4]	With Lionetto Fabbri
1964	Three Swords for Rome	Writer
1966	Z7 Operation Rembrandt	Editor	By Giancarlo Romitelli.
1967	Top Crack	Director

References

1. "Mario Russo". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French). Retrieved 2025-07-12.
2. Poppi, Roberto (2002). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I registi (in Italian). Rome: Gremese Editore. p. 376. ISBN   8881115514.
3. Crowther, Bosley (1949-05-19). "The Screen in Review; 'Guaglio,' Italian Film on Style of 'Boys Town,' New Bill at Little Carnegie". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-07-12. and the little boy, played by Mario Russo, is a cherub in heart-rending rags.
4. "Malesia magica (1962)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-16.

External links

• Mario Russo at IMDb