About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1916-01-03
Place of birth:
Naples, Italy
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Ettore Maria Fizzarotti

Overview

Ettore Maria Fizzarotti was an Italian film director and screenwriter, renowned for his contributions to the "musicarello" genre—a blend of musical and comedy films popular in Italy during the 1960s. Born in Naples, he was the son of director Armando Fizzarotti. Ettore began his career assisting his father and later collaborated with directors such as Vittorio Cottafavi and Raffaello Matarazzo. He made his directorial debut in 1964 with In ginocchio da te, starring singer Gianni Morandi. This film's success led to a series of collaborations with Morandi, including Non son degno di te (1965) and Se non avessi più te (1965). Fizzarotti's films are characterized by their light-hearted narratives and integration of popular music, reflecting the cultural trends of Italy in the 1960s.

Known for

Directing
1973 Sgarro alla camorra Directing Director 59
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1971 It's a Woman's War Directing Director 58
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1970 Symphony of Love Directing Director 58
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1970 Midnight of Love Directing Director 59
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1969 Il suo nome è Donna Rosa Directing Director 59
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1968 Chimera Directing Director 58
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1968 I'll Sell My Skin Dearly Directing Director 58
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1967 Stasera mi butto Directing Director 58
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1967 Soldati e capelloni Directing Director 59
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1966 Perdono Directing Director 58
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1966 You'll See Me Returning Directing Director 58
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1966 No One Can Judge Me Directing Director 59
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1965 Don't Ever Leave Me Directing Director 59
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1965 I'm Not Worthy of You Directing Director 58
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1964 So In Love Directing Director 58
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1964 Amore mio Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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1964 Una lacrima sul viso Directing Director 59
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1963 I terribili sette Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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1963 The Fall of Rome Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1962 The Golden Arrow Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1961 Sword of the Conqueror Directing First Assistant Director 59
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1961 Rome, 1585 Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1958 Tuppe tuppe, Marescià! Directing First Assistant Director 59
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1958 A Sailor's Promises Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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1958 You, Your Mother, and Me Directing First Assistant Director 59
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1956 We will get married in Capri Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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1955 Sing with us Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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1954 A Free Woman Directing Script Supervisor 59
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1953 Naples Sings Directing First Assistant Director 58
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1952 Cuore forestiero Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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Writing
1970 Midnight of Love Writing Writer 59
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1969 Lisa with the Blue Eyes Writing Story 58
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1969 Il suo nome è Donna Rosa Writing Screenplay 59
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1954 Napoli è sempre Napoli Writing Writer N/A
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