Salvatore Nocita

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Salvatore Nocita
Born30 July 1934 (1934-07-30) (age 89)
Arcisate, Italy
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter

Salvatore Nocita (born 30 July 1934) is an Italian television and film director, editor and screenwriter.

Born in Arcisate, Varese, in 1958 Nocita became an employee of RAI as an editor, and in 1968 he debuted as director of the journalistic program Faccia a faccia. [1] [2] Shorty later he started directing critical acclaimed television films and TV-series, such as I Nicotera , Gamma , Storia di Anna and The Betrothed . [1] [2] His 1976 television miniseries Ligabue was later released in cinemas in a reduced version and got him a Nastro d'Argento for best new director. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN   8884401712.
  2. 1 2 Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, Milano, 1996 – 2003. ISBN   881150466X.
  3. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   88-7742-221-1.