Giovanni Grimaldi
Giovanni Grimaldi was an Italian screenwriter, journalist and film director. He was sometimes credited as Gianni Grimaldi.
Biography
Born in Catania, Sicily, Grimaldi entered the cinema industry in 1952 as a screenwriter of a large number of often highly successful films, frequently working together with Bruno Corbucci. Since 1964 he became a prolific director of comedy films, often working with Lando Buzzanca and with the couple Franco and Ciccio.Aside from films, Grimaldi was a journalist, a collaborator and even the director of several Italian humor magazines such as Trilussa, Candido and Marc'Aurelio. He was also a radio author, a playwright and a television director. He was the father of the director and screenwriter Aldo Grimaldi.
Selected filmography
Director and screenwriter
Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone In a Colt's Shadow James Tont operazione U.N.O. Johnny Colt The Handsome, the Ugly, and the Stupid- I 2 deputati Don Chisciotte and Sancio Panza Un caso di coscienza The Beasts Il magnate La governante
- ''Il fidanzamento''