Nick Nostro

Nick Nostro
Born Nicola Nostro
(1931-04-21)21 April 1931
Gioia Tauro, Calabria, Italy
Died 15 June 2014(2014-06-15) (aged 83)
Gioia Tauro, Calabria, Italy
Occupation Film director

Nicola "Nick" Nostro (21 April 1931 – 15 June 2014) was an Italian film director who wrote many of his screenplays.[1]

Career

Born in Gioia Tauro, Calabria, after his degree in literature Nostro studied direction at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome.[2] He entered the film industry as an assistant editor and script supervisor, then, from 1956, he was assistant director for Roberto Bianchi Montero and Giorgio Simonelli.[2][3] In the 1960s, he directed a number of films, crossing all the most popular genres of the time, including peplum, eurospy, spaghetti westerns and adventure films.[2][3] He retired in the early 1970s.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Marco Giusti (June 18, 2014). "IL NECROLOGIO DEI GIUSTI - ADDIO A NICK NOSTRO..." (in Italian). Dagospia.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  3. 1 2 Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 8804572779.

Further reading


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