Gillo Pontecorvo

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Gillo Pontecorvo
Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI


Born Gilberto Pontecorvo
19 November 1919
Pisa, Italy
Died 12 October 2006 (aged 86)
Rome, Italy
Occupations Film director, screenwriter, composer
Years active 1953–2003
Notable work
The Battle of Algiers
Kapò
Burn!
Ogro

Gilberto Pontecorvo Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian: [ˈdʒillo ponteˈkɔrvo]; 19 November 1919 – 12 October 2006) was an Italian filmmaker associated with the political cinema movement of the 1960s and '70s. He is best known for directing the landmark war docudrama The Battle of Algiers (1966). It won the Golden Lion at the 27th Venice Film Festival, and earned him Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.