Director

Marcello Ciorciolini

Writing

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 30

TMDB ID: 1074076

IMDb ID: nm0162572

Known for: Writing

Born: January 1, 1922

Died: September 5, 2011

Age: 89

Place of birth: Rome, Italy

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 1982

Years active: 30

Average TMDB rating: 6.1

Wikidata: Q980442

Also known as

James Harris

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Biography

Marcello Ciorciolini was an Italian screenwriter, director, playwright, television and radio author, and lyricist. Born in Rome, he began his career in 1950 as a radio writer, often collaborating with Alberto Talegalli. Shortly thereafter, he entered the cinema industry as a screenwriter, specializing in the comedy genre, and also directed a number of films. As a lyricist, he authored several hits, notably Mina's "Una zebra a pois" and "Ti guarderò nel cuore," the theme song of Mondo cane. Between the 1970s and 1980s, he was mainly active as an author of television variety shows. On stage, he was active as an author of revues and comedy plays, and more sporadically of dramas. Ciorciolini was one of the favorite authors of the comic duo Franco and Ciccio, with whom he collaborated in television, cinema, and even for some songs.

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