About

Known credits:
53
Birthday:
1934-12-05
Place of birth:
Fiume, Istria, Italy [now Rijeka, Croatia]
Website:
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Aldo Lado

Overview

Aldo Lado was born in Fiume, Italy (today Rijeka, Croatia) on 5 December 1934.

Lado came up through the film industry as an assistant director, notably to Bernardo Bertolucci on The Conformist (1970). After writing the story for the 1971 giallo The Designated Victim, he made his directorial debut later that year with Short Night of Glass Dolls. Lado took the job after two previous directors, Maurizio Lucidi and Antonio Margheriti, fell through. The film was a success, and he followed it with another giallo, Who Saw Her Die?.

Lado's subsequent films were in a variety of genres, including drama (Woman Buried Alive, The Cousin), romance (La cosa buffa), and horror (Last Stop on the Night Train). In 1979, he directed the Star Wars cash-in The Humanoid, for which he was credited under the George Lucas-esque pseudonym "George B. Lewis". In 1981, he directed the Alberto Moravia adaptation La disubbidienza.

In 2013, after a 20-year hiatus, he directed the film Il Notturno di Chopin.

Lado published his first short story in 2016, in the anthology Nuovi delitti di lago. In 2017 he published I film che non vedrete mai ('The films you will never see'), a compilation based on Lado's own unproduced screenplays.

Lado died at his home in Rome on the morning of 25 November 2023, at the age of 88.

Known for

Acting
2002 Death in Venice: Interview with Aldo Lado Actor Himself N/A
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1992 Circle of Fear Actor Bearded Cop Talking to Photo Anyalist (uncredited) 58
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1982 Mora Actor Père d'Aline 58
Average

Directing
2012 Il notturno di Chopin Directing Director N/A
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1994 Power and Lovers Directing Director N/A
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1993 Dark Friday Directing Director N/A
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1992 Circle of Fear Directing Director 58
Average
1990 Ritual of Love Directing Director 58
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1987 Sahara Heat Directing Director 58
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1986 La pietra di Marco Polo Directing Director N/A
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1981 Disobedience Directing Director 58
Average
1980 Crime in Via Teulada Directing Director N/A
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1979 The Humanoid Directing Director 57
Average
1978 Il prigioniero Directing Director N/A
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1976 Born Winner Directing Director 58
Average
1975 Late Night Trains Directing Director 59
Average
1974 The Cousin Directing Director 58
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1973 Woman Buried Alive Directing Director 58
Average
1972 La cosa buffa Directing Director 58
Average
1972 Who Saw Her Die? Directing Director 59
Average
1971 Short Night of Glass Dolls Directing Director 60
Fair
1971 Million Dollar Eel Directing First Assistant Director N/A
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1971 The Designated Victim Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1970 The Conformist Directing First Assistant Director 69
Fair
1967 Colt in the Hand of the Devil Directing Assistant Director 58
Average

Writing
2012 Il notturno di Chopin Writing Writer N/A
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1994 Power and Lovers Writing Writer N/A
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1993 Dark Friday Writing Writer N/A
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1992 Circle of Fear Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1990 Ritual of Love Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1987 Sahara Heat Writing Writer 58
Average
1981 Disobedience Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1980 Day of the Cobra Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1980 Day of the Cobra Writing Story 58
Average
1980 Crime in Via Teulada Writing Writer N/A
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1979 The Humanoid Writing Writer 57
Average
1976 Born Winner Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1975 Late Night Trains Writing Writer 59
Average
1973 Woman Buried Alive Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1972 La cosa buffa Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1972 Blessed Are the Rich Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1972 Blessed Are the Rich Writing Story 59
Average
1972 Who Saw Her Die? Writing Writer 59
Average
1971 Short Night of Glass Dolls Writing Story 60
Fair
1971 Short Night of Glass Dolls Writing Screenplay 60
Fair
1971 Million Dollar Eel Writing Writer N/A
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1971 The Designated Victim Writing Story 59
Average
1968 Cry of Death Writing Story 58
Average
1968 Cry of Death Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
2012 Il notturno di Chopin Production Producer N/A
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1997 Marquise Production Line Producer 58
Average
1994 Farinelli Production Executive Producer 60
Fair

Editing
2012 Il notturno di Chopin Editing Editor N/A
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