Biography
Giuseppe De Santis (11 February 1917 – 16 May 1997) was an Italian film director. One of the most idealistic neorealist filmmakers of the 1940s and 1950s, he wrote and directed films punctuated by ardent cries for social reform.
In 1942, De Santis collaborated on the script for Ossessione, Luchino Visconti's debut film, which is usually considered one of the first neo-realist films.
His third film Bitter Rice (1950), the story of a young woman working in the rice fields who must choose between two socially disparate suitors, made a star of Silvana Mangano and was a landmark of the new cinematic style. It also earned De Santis an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Story.
Filmography
all 29
Movies 29
Director 12
Writer 9
self 5
Self (archive footage)

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021)
Movie
Original Film Writer

National Theatre Live: Obsession (2017)
Movie
Self - Host

Giuseppe De Santis (2008)
Movie
Charley Clanton

God Will Forgive My Pistol (1969)
Movie
Director

Attack and Retreat (1964)
Movie
Writer

The Visitor (1963)
Movie
Director

The Apartment (1960)
Movie
Director

The Year Long Road (1958)
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Director

Men and Wolves (1957)
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Director

Days of Love (1954)
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Director

A Husband for Anna (1953)
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Director

Rome 11:00 (1952)
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Director

Under the Olive Tree (1950)
Movie
Director / Screenplay / Story

Bitter Rice (1949)
Movie
Director

Tragic Hunt (1947)
Movie
Writer

Outcry (1946)
Movie
Writer

Desire (1946)
Movie
Director

Days of Glory (1945)
Movie
Writer

Ossessione (1944)
Movie
Writer

Don Pasquale (1940)
Movie
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1917-02-11
Deathday1997-05-16 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceFondi, Italy
ChildrenLuisa De Santis
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
Also Known AsДжузеппе Де Сантис, Giuseppe De Sanctis, Gino de Sanctis, Joe de Santis, Giuseppe Desantis, Giuseppe de Santis
AwardsGolden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Nastro d'Argento, Golden Shell, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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