Biography
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (8 July 1894 – 4 January 1998) was an Italian film director whose career spanned from the 1930s to the mid-1960s. He mainly directed adventure pictures and popular comedies, including some starring Totò. His 1942 film Non ti pago! was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Bragaglia was born in Frosinone, Latium, and was a veteran of World War I. He was wounded in action, and subsequently received a medal. Upon his discharge, Bragaglia and his brother Arturo began to experiment with photography. He later connected with Anton Giulio, another brother, to found the Casa d'arte Bragaglio. The establishment quickly became a popular attraction for Rome artists. Bragaglio then founded an independent theater and launched his theatrical career. As with his earlier photography, he was primarily interested in the avant-garde. Bragaglia's father was the technical head of Cines Studios and in 1930, Bragaglia joined him and began learning the basics of filmmaking.
Bragaglia made his directorial debut with a few documentaries, and his first film proper was released in 1933. Entitled O la Borsa o la Vita, the picture was comedic in nature and his next few films would follow this mold.
Upon his 100th birthday in 1994, the Locarno Film Festival showed a film retrospective of his works. Being that he lived well into his second century Bragaglia became known as a famed storyteller who provided a wealth of information and anecdotes concerning the early days of Italian cinema. He died in Rome in 1998 after a fall which fractured his hip.
Filmography
all 58
Movies 58
Director 54
Writer 2
Producer 1
I 4 moschettieri (1963)
The Four Monks (1962)
Ursus in the Valley of the Lions (1961)
Pastasciutta nel deserto (1961)
Amazons of Rome (1961)
The Loves of Hercules (1960)
Hannibal (1959)
The Maids (1959)
The Sword and the Cross (1958)
Tuppe tuppe, Marescià! (1958)
Corporal of the day (1958)
You, Your Mother, and Me (1958)
The Mighty Crusaders (1957)
Lazzarella (1957)
Der goldene Falke (1955)
The Queen of Babylon (1954)
Orient Express (1954)
At Sword's Edge (1952)
Il segreto delle tre punte (1952)
L'eroe sono io (1952)
Una bruna indiavolata! (1951)
47 Talking Corpses (1950)
Le sei mogli di Barbablù (1950)
Figaro qua... Figaro là (1950)
Totò cerca moglie (1950)
Totò le Mokò (1949)
L'Altra (1949)
One Night with You (1948)
La primula bianca (1947)
Pronto, chi parla? (1946)
Albergo Luna, camera 34 (1946)
Lo sbaglio di essere vivo (1945)
Torna a Sorrento (1945)
Tutta la vita in ventiquattr'ore (1943)
La vita è bella (1943)
Music on the Run (1943)
Il fidanzato di mia moglie (1943)
Casanova farebbe così! (1942)
Non ti pago! (1942)
Violette nei capelli (1942)
If I Was Honest (1942)
La scuola dei timidi (1941)
Due cuori sotto sequestro (1941)
L'allegro fantasma (1941)
The Prisoner of Santa Cruz (1941)
Brute Force (1941)
Una famiglia impossibile (1940)
Pazza di gioia (1940)
L'amore si fa così (1939)
Animal Crackers (1939)
La caccia alla volpe nella campagna Romana (1938)
La fossa degli angeli (1937)
Amore (1936)
Frutto Acerbo (1934)
Non son gelosa (1933)
Un cattivo soggetto (1933)
Either the bag or the life (1932)
Vele ammainate (1931)
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GenderMale
Birthday1894-07-08
Deathday1998-01-04 (103 years old)
Birth PlaceFrosinone, Italy
SiblingsAnton Giulio Bragaglia, Arturo Bragaglia
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
Also Known AsC. L. Bragaglia, Carlo L. Bragaglia
AwardsGrand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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