About

Known credits:
35
Birthday:
1938-08-28
Place of birth:
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Website:
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Alberto Cavallone

Overview

Alberto Cavallone (28 August 1938 – 12 November 1997) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Milan, Italy. Cavallone's films are anti-conventional and often contain a mixture of graphic violence, surrealism and eroticism.

When Cavallone was 17 years old, he traveled to Algeria, then in the throes of a war of independence, with a 16mm Paillard motion picture camera. The footage he gathered there formed the structure of his first film effort, La sporca guerra (The Bloody War), intended as a non-aligned political documentary. The film featured an early score by Pino Donaggio. The film, released in 1959, is now lost. His feature debut, Lontano dagli occhi (Out of Sight), the story of an Italian reporter's coverage of a trial in Frankfurt of former Nazi officers for crimes against humanity, was never completed and remains unseen.

After a five-year period of apprenticeship, assisting direction on a score of Italian pictures, Cavallone returned to directing in 1969 with the feature Le salamandre, a story of an interracial ménage-à-trois between a Swedish-American fashion photographer, her lover, a black model, and a French psychologist. It was shot in Tunisia. The film was well-received and Cavallone's profile increased tremendously.

Known for

Directing
1983 Master of the World Directing Director 58
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1982 Pat, una donna particolare Directing Director N/A
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1980 The Erotic Twin Directing Director 58
Average
1980 Blow Job Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Blue Movie Directing Director 58
Average
1977 Maldoror Directing Director N/A
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1977 Man, Woman and Beast Directing Director 58
Average
1974 Zelda Directing Director 58
Average
1973 Afrika Directing Director 59
Average
1971 Quickly, Shootings and Kisses for Breakfast Directing Director 58
Average
1970 From Our Copenhagen's Correspondent Directing Director N/A
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1969 Le salamandre Directing Director 58
Average
1965 N... come negrieri Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1983 Master of the World Writing Writer 58
Average
1983 Ironmaster Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1980 The Erotic Twin Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1980 Blow Job Writing Writer 58
Average
1978 Blue Movie Writing Writer 58
Average
1977 Man, Woman and Beast Writing Writer 58
Average
1977 Man, Woman and Beast Writing Story 58
Average
1977 Man, Woman and Beast Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1974 Zelda Writing Writer 58
Average
1973 Afrika Writing Writer 59
Average
1969 Le salamandre Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1967 La lunga sfida Writing Writer N/A
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1967 Per amore... per magia... Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Crew
1970 From Our Copenhagen's Correspondent Crew Script N/A
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1969 The Red Tent Crew Additional Writing 58
Average

Editing
1983 Master of the World Editing Editor 58
Average
1980 The Erotic Twin Editing Editor 58
Average
1978 Blue Movie Editing Editor 58
Average
1977 Man, Woman and Beast Editing Editor 58
Average
1974 Zelda Editing Editor 58
Average
1971 Quickly, Shootings and Kisses for Breakfast Editing Editor 58
Average
1969 Le salamandre Editing Editor 58
Average