| Rino Di Silvestro | |
|---|---|
| Born | Salvatore Di Silvestro 30 January 1932 (1932-01-30) Rome, Italy |
| Died | 3 October 2009 (2009-10-04) (aged 77) Rome, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
Salvatore Di Silvestro, best known as Rino Di Silvestro (30 January 1932 - 3 October 2009) was an Italian director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Di Silvestro became first known thanks to Op bop pop nip, a play that he wrote, directed and in whose original production he starred: it was continuously represented at the Teatro delle Muse in Rome from 1962 to 1966. After having collaborated uncredited to the screenplays of a number of genre films, in 1973 he made his debut as director with Women in Cell Block 7, a film which his regarded as the first Italian women in prison film.
Selected filmography
- Women in Cell Block 7 (1973)
- Prostituzione (1974)
- Deported Women of the SS Special Section (1976)
- Werewolf Woman (1976)
- Baby Love (1979)
- Bello di mamma (1980)
- Hanna D. - The Girl from Vondel Park (1984)
- The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra (1985)
References
- ^ Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
- Marco Giusti (2 November 2009). "Maestro Di Silvestro". Nocturno. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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