Mario Bonnard
Directing
Born: June 21, 1889 · Roma, Lazio, Italy
Died: March 22, 1965 (aged 75)
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Biography
Mario Bonnard (24 December 1889 – 22 March 1965) was an Italian actor and film director. Bonnard was born and died in Rome. He began his cinematic career as an actor becoming a popular romantic lead in numerous silent films made before World War I. In 1917, he ventured into film directing for the first time. Before the arrival of sound films he worked for a period in Germany in films directed by Luis Trenker. Back in Italy in 1932, he became a prolific director working with the major stars of the time as: Assia Noris, Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari, and Luisa Ferida. Il feroce Saladino (1937) was the most popular of his films of the 1930s. During the war he continued to work. In the post World War II period his films, ranging from comedies to period dramas enjoyed much success. However, today he's no longer well known. One of his last films was The Last Days of Pompeii (1959). An illness made him leave production early, so the film was completed by Sergio Leone. His brother was the composer Giulio Bonnard, who frequently wrote film scores for Mario's productions.
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The Fight for the Matterhorn
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The Last Days of Pompeii
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Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
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City of Pain
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Farewell, My Beautiful Naples
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I Sing for You Alone
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I figli non si vendono
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Mi permette babbo!
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Frine cortigiana d'Oriente
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Fra Diavolo
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I, His Father
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Papà per una notte
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There's Room Up Ahead
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L'uomo del romanzo
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The Son of the White Mountain
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I Don't Know You Anymore
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Night of Love
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La gerla di papà Martin
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The Fight for the Matterhorn
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The Knights of the Mountain
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The Marble Faun
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The Rape of the Sabine
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The King's Jester
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La fanciulla di Portici
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Ève cherche un père
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Il conte di Bréchard
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L'albero di Adamo
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Rome, 1585
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Milizia territoriale
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No Women
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Tormento del passato
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30 Seconds of Love
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The Last Performance
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La ladra
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La marche nuptiale
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The Peddler and the Lady
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Rossini
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Il ponte dei sospiri
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Gastone
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Il feroce saladino
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The Betrothed
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Margaret of Cortona
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The Last Sentence
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The Promise
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Cinque a zero
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Frenesia
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The Golden Abyss
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La gerla di Papà Martin
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Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
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Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
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City of Pain
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Farewell, My Beautiful Naples
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They Stole a Tram
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I figli non si vendono
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I figli non si vendono
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Frine cortigiana d'Oriente
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Fra Diavolo
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I, His Father
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L'uomo del romanzo
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The Son of the White Mountain
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Night of Love
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Night of Love
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La gerla di papà Martin
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The Knights of the Mountain
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The Rape of the Sabine
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The King's Jester
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La fanciulla di Portici
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La fanciulla di Portici
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Il conte di Bréchard
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Rome, 1585
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Tormento del passato
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30 Seconds of Love
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La ladra
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La ladra
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The Peddler and the Lady
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Rossini
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Il ponte dei sospiri
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Gastone
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Il feroce saladino
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The Betrothed
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Margaret of Cortona
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The Last Sentence
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The Promise
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Cinque a zero
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