About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1942-01-01
Place of birth:
Catania, Italy
Website:
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Aldo Grimaldi

Overview

Aldo Grimaldi was an Italian film director and screenwriter, recognized for his contributions to the "musicarello" genre—a blend of musical and comedy films popular in Italy during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Catania, Sicily, he was the son of director and screenwriter Giovanni Grimaldi. Aldo began his career as an assistant director on his father's films, gaining valuable industry experience. He made his directorial debut in 1967 with Nel sole, a film that achieved significant success and featured the popular singing duo Al Bano and Romina Power. Grimaldi continued to collaborate with the duo in subsequent films, including L'oro del mondo (1968) and Pensando a te (1969). Beyond musicarelli, he directed several commedie sexy all'italiana, such as When Women Were Called Virgins (1972). Grimaldi's films are noted for their light-hearted narratives and integration of contemporary music, reflecting the cultural trends of Italy during his active years. He passed away in Rome in 1990 at the age of 48.

Known for

Directing
1983 Champagne in paradiso Directing Director 58
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1980 The Maid Seduces the Cowards Directing Director 58
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1979 Cindy's Love Games Directing Director 58
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1972 When Women Were Called Virgins Directing Director 59
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1970 Those Sweet Creatures Directing Director 59
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1970 Paths of War Directing Director 59
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1969 You Are Always In My Mind Directing Director N/A
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1969 Il ragazzo che sorride Directing Director 58
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1968 All the Gold in the World Directing Director 58
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1967 The World's Gold Directing Director 58
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1967 Stasera mi butto Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1967 The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1967 Soldati e capelloni Directing First Assistant Director 59
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1966 Johnny Colt Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1966 No One Can Judge Me Directing First Assistant Director 59
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1965 James Tont Operation U.N.O. Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1965 I'm Not Worthy of You Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1964 Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1964 So In Love Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1964 Amore mio Directing Second Assistant Director N/A
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1963 I terribili sette Directing Second Assistant Director N/A
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1963 Totò vs the Four Directing Second Assistant Director 59
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1963 Two Colonels Directing Second Assistant Director 61
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Writing
1979 Cindy's Love Games Writing Writer 58
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1973 The Winsome Widow Writing Story 58
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1972 When Women Were Called Virgins Writing Story 59
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1966 4 Dollars of Revenge Writing Story 58
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1966 4 Dollars of Revenge Writing Screenplay 58
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