Mario Russo (director)


Mario Russo 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.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1948GuagiloActorAs Peppinello
1957Seven Hills of RomeCo-directorWith Roy Rowland
1958The Naked MajaCo-directorWith Henry Koster
1960The Angel Wore RedCo-directorWith Nunnally Johnson
1961Il mondo di notte numero 2Co-directorWith Gianni Proia
1961Malesia MagicaCo-directorWith Lionetto Fabbri
1964Three Swords for RomeWriter
1966Z7 Operation RembrandtEditorBy Giancarlo Romitelli
1967Top CrackDirector