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Osvaldo Civirani

Osvaldo Civirani

Directing

Biography

Osvaldo Civirani (19 May 1917 — 20 February 2008) was an Italian still photographer, producer, director, cinematographer, screenwriter and author. Until 1963, Civirani worked mainly as still photographer on over two hundred films. From 1963 until 1976, Civirani produced and directed 20 films in such diverse genres as erotic mondo film, peplum, eurospy film, Spaghetti Western, costume drama, comedy, giallo, and exotic erotic drama. As author, he wrote two autobiographical books that were published in 1995 and 2003.

Known For

Obsession
7.5

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.

Obsession

1943
Variety Lights
6.9

In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.

Variety Lights

1950
Angels of Darkness
3.6

When "Tamara" throws herself from the window of their brothel, her colleagues are made to realise that a new law will close down the source of their livelihood. The girls must now find honest work.

Angels of Darkness

1954
The Return of Don Camillo
7.2

Energetic priest Don Camillo returns to the town of Brescello for more political and personal duels with Communist mayor Peppone.

The Return of Don Camillo

1953
The White Sheik
7.2

In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments with family and church, but Wanda is only interested in meeting her favorite photo-strip star known as "The White Sheik". While Wanda impetuously sneaks away to locate the object of her affections, disconsolate Ivan tries his hardest to keep up appearances with the couple's relatives.

The White Sheik

1952
Dead for a Dollar
7.5

When the lead robber in their gang steals the money from his two companions, a cat and mouse/back and forth game plays out as the men try to get the money for themselves. But another player, the heir of the sneaky gang leader, is also on the hunt...

Dead for a Dollar

1968
Forbidden Temptations
9.0

Italian documentary film shot in several European towns (Berlin, Hamburg, London, Paris, Venice) as well as in Rome's De Paolis Studios. The movie features a series of strip-tease numbers intermixed with real-life scenes and interviews.

Forbidden Temptations

1965
Don Camillo's Last Round
7.3

Bewildered, Don Camillo learns that Peppone intends to stand for parliament. Determined to thwart his ambitions, the good priest, ignoring the recommendations of the Lord, decides to campaign against him.

Don Camillo's Last Round

1955
Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun
4.0

Hercules, after sailing global waters is eventually shipwrecked in South America. After losing his Greek shipmates, Hercules is enlisted to overthrow a tyrannical king int he land of the Incas. Featuring scenic views of the mountains of the Andes.

Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun

1964
Attack of the Normans
6.5

An evil duke kidnaps the good king and tries to make the virtuous queen his bride and the peasants take arms.

Attack of the Normans

1962
Italian Kings Of B
6.0

Documentary on Italian genre cinema.

Italian Kings Of B

2003
The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam
4.3

Franco and Ciccio, two journalists, are sent to Amsterdam to investigate a mysterious murder. After having managed to infiltrate the libertine circles of the city, the two take a compromising photo that will get them into trouble.

The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam

1972
The Devil with Seven Faces
4.8

Carroll Baker plays a dual role as translator Julie Harrison and her twin sister Mary. The serpentine plot begins as Julie tells her lawyer Dave Barton that Mary's life is being threatened in London while Julie herself is being stalked by a mysterious stranger in Amsterdam.

The Devil with Seven Faces

1971
The World Condemns Them
4.0

Forced by her lover to sell her body, Renata is saved from a suicide attempt by Paolo Martelli, an engineer. She asks him to help her find a job. When Paolo's wife humiliates her, Renata gains revenge by seducing the woman's husband.

The World Condemns Them

1953
The Flowers of St. Francis
7.1

In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis’s time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery, The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment.

The Flowers of St. Francis

1950
Son of Django
5.5

The son of Django searches for the murderer of his father and is thereby involved in a war between two factions headed by former acquaintances of his famous parent.

Son of Django

1967
Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete
5.4

King Minos sacrifices the 'required' virgins to the Minotaur. As his wife lies dying, she confesses that her daughter has a twin she has secreted to avoid giving one of the girls to the Minotaur. The daughter raised by Minos tries to have her twin killed, but failing in her first attempt, continues to try to have her given to the Minotaur. Theseus, the Greek hero, tries to prevent it.

Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete

1960
Lucrezia
3.7

Fabrizio finds refuge from thugs in a convent, and passion in the arms of Lucrezia Borgia.

Lucrezia

1968
The Black Peacock
5.3

Marco, an Italian engineer comes from Milan to Santo Domingo, Haiti to continue the construction of a dam. The predecessor, Kluger, has disappeared without a trace and he would take his place. When he arrives, his wife Laura is there waiting for him and the two - along with their guide Romero. They go to the small, isolated jungle shack where Kluger was staying before he vanished. The couple is soon involved in mysterious voodoo rituals carried out by the Haitian religious leader, Balaga who is against the work. Meanwhile, the ghost of Kluger warns him about completing the work. Only thanks to the intervention of the police Laura, fascinated by the rites, is saved and brought back to Italy

The Black Peacock

1975
Love I Haven't... But... But
6.5

Gina tries to commit suicide by jumping into the river but is saved by Teodoro, an innocent young man. Antonio, Teodoro's brother, tries in every way to seduce her.

Love I Haven't... But... But

1951