Directing

Silvio Siano

Born — Died

1927-12-18 — 1990-11-22

Place of birth

Naples, Italy

Known for

Directing

Credits

14 titles

Silvio Siano was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his work in the mid-20th century. Born in Naples, he began his career in the Italian film industry as an assistant director before transitioning to directing and writing. Siano directed several films, including La legge della mafia (1965) and Il lungo giorno della violenza (1971), which explored themes of crime and justice. His films are characterized by their gritty realism and exploration of moral dilemmas. Siano's contributions to Italian cinema reflect the socio-political climate of his time, offering audiences a glimpse into the complexities of Italian society.

Known for

Three Dollars of Lead poster
5.9

Rudy Wallace arrives home to take over the family ranch as his father was killed by cattle baron Morrison. Morrison wants no competition and instructs all other ranchers not to sell Rudy any cattle. A sheriff has followed Rudy to arrest him as an accomplice in a series of holdups but eventually finds out that Rudy is innocent and helps him defeat the crooked Morrison. Filmed back-to-back with Damned Pistols of Dallas

Three Dollars of Lead

1964

Lo sgarro poster
10.0

A young man joins a band of brigands, but, faced with their exactions, rebels against them.

Lo sgarro

1963

Saranno uomini poster
5.0

After leaving the reformatory where they spent their childhood, three boys begin their journey in life. The protagonist ends up becoming a criminal, but is finally redeemed by another of his former classmates, who has become a priest.

Saranno uomini

1957

La vedovella poster
9.0

Susy, a call girl from Milan, receives a castle as a gift from one of her old clients, Baron Colletta di Sant'Omero. When she arrives, she is mistaken for the widow of the deceased squire and is immediately surrounded by the mayor, members of the town council, and other people who all aspire to take over the dilapidated property for little money, whose future is guaranteed by the industrial expansion of the Calabrian village. Susy realizes the situation and astutely takes advantage of it. She manages to obtain the unanimous vote of the city council against the expropriation of her land, and, having duped all her suitors, she devotes herself to Corrado, a technician at some important factories in the area.

La vedovella

1965

Agent X-77 Orders to Kill poster
7.5

A government agent tries to prevent foreign spies from obtaining a scientist's formula for a solid-rocket-fuel.

Agent X-77 Orders to Kill

1966

Calamita d'oro poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Calamita d'oro

1948

Behind the camera

Three Dollars of Lead poster
5.9

Rudy Wallace arrives home to take over the family ranch as his father was killed by cattle baron Morrison. Morrison wants no competition and instructs all other ranchers not to sell Rudy any cattle. A sheriff has followed Rudy to arrest him as an accomplice in a series of holdups but eventually finds out that Rudy is innocent and helps him defeat the crooked Morrison. Filmed back-to-back with Damned Pistols of Dallas

Three Dollars of Lead

1964

Lo sgarro poster
10.0

A young man joins a band of brigands, but, faced with their exactions, rebels against them.

Lo sgarro

1963

Lo sgarro poster
10.0

A young man joins a band of brigands, but, faced with their exactions, rebels against them.

Lo sgarro

1963

Saranno uomini poster
5.0

After leaving the reformatory where they spent their childhood, three boys begin their journey in life. The protagonist ends up becoming a criminal, but is finally redeemed by another of his former classmates, who has become a priest.

Saranno uomini

1957

Saranno uomini poster
5.0

After leaving the reformatory where they spent their childhood, three boys begin their journey in life. The protagonist ends up becoming a criminal, but is finally redeemed by another of his former classmates, who has become a priest.

Saranno uomini

1957

La vedovella poster
9.0

Susy, a call girl from Milan, receives a castle as a gift from one of her old clients, Baron Colletta di Sant'Omero. When she arrives, she is mistaken for the widow of the deceased squire and is immediately surrounded by the mayor, members of the town council, and other people who all aspire to take over the dilapidated property for little money, whose future is guaranteed by the industrial expansion of the Calabrian village. Susy realizes the situation and astutely takes advantage of it. She manages to obtain the unanimous vote of the city council against the expropriation of her land, and, having duped all her suitors, she devotes herself to Corrado, a technician at some important factories in the area.

La vedovella

1965

La vedovella poster
9.0

Susy, a call girl from Milan, receives a castle as a gift from one of her old clients, Baron Colletta di Sant'Omero. When she arrives, she is mistaken for the widow of the deceased squire and is immediately surrounded by the mayor, members of the town council, and other people who all aspire to take over the dilapidated property for little money, whose future is guaranteed by the industrial expansion of the Calabrian village. Susy realizes the situation and astutely takes advantage of it. She manages to obtain the unanimous vote of the city council against the expropriation of her land, and, having duped all her suitors, she devotes herself to Corrado, a technician at some important factories in the area.

La vedovella

1965

Agent X-77 Orders to Kill poster
7.5

A government agent tries to prevent foreign spies from obtaining a scientist's formula for a solid-rocket-fuel.

Agent X-77 Orders to Kill

1966

Calamita d'oro poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Calamita d'oro

1948

No artwork available
10.0

An Italian film from 1956, directed by Silvio Siano.

Alone in the Streets

1956

La donnaccia poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

La donnaccia

1965

Soli per le strade poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Soli per le strade

1953

Napoli eterna canzone poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Napoli eterna canzone

1949

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Fuoco nero

1951