Mario Amendola

Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola 8 December 1910 22 December 1993 was an Italian screenwriter film director and dramatist Amendola was born in Recco which is located in Genova to parents from Rome He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows During that time he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario Totò and more He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949 He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987 He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 19751 Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian