Directing

Giacomo Gentilomo

Born — Died

1909-04-05 — 2001-04-16

Place of birth

Trieste, Italy

Known for

Directing

Credits

40 titles

Giacomo Gentilomo was an Italian film director and painter. He began his career in the film industry at the age of 21, working as a script supervisor and assistant director. Between 1933 and 1937, he was active as a film editor. Gentilomo made his directorial debut in 1939 with Il Carnevale di Venezia. His 1945 film O sole mio received critical acclaim and is considered one of the earliest examples of Italian neorealism due to its use of exterior scenes and non-professional actors. In the mid-1960s, dissatisfied with cinema, Gentilomo decided to abandon films and instead pursued his passion for painting.

Known for

Behind the camera

Slave Girls of Sheba poster
10.0

Saracen pirates aboard the "Black Eagle" attack Christians strongholds along the coast of Spain. When they stop off in Sheba to re-supply, they also buy female slaves and end up fighting over them.

Slave Girls of Sheba

1963

The Last of the Vikings poster
5.1

In this historical drama, a Viking prince returns to his homeland only to learn that his father has been murdered by King Sven of Norway. Sven is forcing his sister to marry in order to create an alliance with the Danes. The prince must defeat Sven and save his sister.

The Last of the Vikings

1961

The Last of the Vikings poster
5.1

In this historical drama, a Viking prince returns to his homeland only to learn that his father has been murdered by King Sven of Norway. Sven is forcing his sister to marry in order to create an alliance with the Danes. The prince must defeat Sven and save his sister.

The Last of the Vikings

1961

Goliath and the Vampires poster
6.3

Maciste's village is attacked by pirates. The women, including Maciste's fiancee Guja, are carried off to Salmanak, where dwells the lair of the blood drinking Kobrak. Maciste vows to rescue them.

Goliath and the Vampires

1961

Charge of the Black Lancers poster
5.7

Sergio of Tula goes to Dubno to free Princess Mascia, who is prisoner of Queen Jassa, but he is seduced by the latter, who stirs his ambition by putting her army at his service to take King Stephen's throne.

Charge of the Black Lancers

1962

The Dragon's Blood poster
4.5

Legendary hero Siegfried uses a magic sword to fight a huge, fire-breathing dragon.

The Dragon's Blood

1958

The Dragon's Blood poster
4.5

Legendary hero Siegfried uses a magic sword to fight a huge, fire-breathing dragon.

The Dragon's Blood

1958

Hercules Against the Moon Men poster
3.2

Hercules is summoned to oppose the evil Queen Samara, who has allied herself with aliens and is sacrificing her own people in a bid to awaken a moon goddess.

Hercules Against the Moon Men

1964

In cerca di felicità poster
10.0

Two young people fall in love and run away from home. They soon run out of money and he, who has a decent voice, finds work in a low-class variety show, where he is captivated by the charms of a dancer.

In cerca di felicità

1944

In cerca di felicità poster
10.0

Two young people fall in love and run away from home. They soon run out of money and he, who has a decent voice, finds work in a low-class variety show, where he is captivated by the charms of a dancer.

In cerca di felicità

1944

The Blind Woman of Sorrento poster
7.5

In 19th-century Naples, Doctor Pisani is a patriot unjustly accused of having killed a marquise. He does not want to betray the cause and allows himself to be executed. Ten years later, his son Oliviero, who becomes an ophthalmologist, uncovers the truth and wants to marry Béatrice, the Marquise's daughter, who became blind during the assault on her mother's castle by revolutionary patriots.

The Blind Woman of Sorrento

1953

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Luci sommerse

1936

Knight Without a Country poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Knight Without a Country

1959

The Brothers Karamazov poster
7.0

When a tragedy strikes father Fyodor Karamazov, the wretched relation with his three sons reveals itself surrounded by intrigue, envy and deceit.

The Brothers Karamazov

1947

Brennus, Enemy of Rome poster
5.0

This film features a colossal clash between a mass of invaders and the faithful Roman soldiers who must fight to defend the Roman Empire.

Brennus, Enemy of Rome

1963

The Accusation poster
6.2

A luckless young teacher it's suspected of committing two murders. When his lover begins to have doubt about his innocence, he seems to be doomed.

The Accusation

1950

The Accusation poster
6.2

A luckless young teacher it's suspected of committing two murders. When his lover begins to have doubt about his innocence, he seems to be doomed.

The Accusation

1950

The Young Caruso poster
7.5

This music filled biopic follows the life of the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso from childhood poverty in Naples to the beginning of his rise to fame.

The Young Caruso

1951

The Young Caruso poster
7.5

This music filled biopic follows the life of the legendary tenor Enrico Caruso from childhood poverty in Naples to the beginning of his rise to fame.

The Young Caruso

1951

Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna poster
9.0

A musician loses his job after he is seriously injured in a car crash. After his wife leaves him to pursuit an acting career, he is forced to take care of his mother and his daughter by himself.

Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna

1956

Lo sparviero del Nilo poster
4.8

No synopsis available yet.

Lo sparviero del Nilo

1950

The Black Archer poster
7.0

A mysterious archer who dresses in black is out for revenge against the bandits who killed his father.

The Black Archer

1959

Snow White and the Seven Thieves poster
7.8

A bizarre mechanic tells a traveler the story of a bank employee, Peppino Biancaneve, who with the help of a disc is trying to put together the words he would like to use to ask for the hand of the daughter of the jeweler Carlo Casertoni, but while he mulls over the sentences he should pronounce to his future father-in-law he comes across a strange individual who could be a bringer of bad luck: a jettatore.

Snow White and the Seven Thieves

1949

Snow White and the Seven Thieves poster
7.8

A bizarre mechanic tells a traveler the story of a bank employee, Peppino Biancaneve, who with the help of a disc is trying to put together the words he would like to use to ask for the hand of the daughter of the jeweler Carlo Casertoni, but while he mulls over the sentences he should pronounce to his future father-in-law he comes across a strange individual who could be a bringer of bad luck: a jettatore.

Snow White and the Seven Thieves

1949

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Pazzo d'amore

1942

La trovatella di Pompei poster
9.0

Maria, is a girl raised by the loving care of a poor couple but without knowing anything about her real parents. She is in love with Giorgio, a boy from a good family, who however has also aroused the interest of the intriguing Edvige who frequents bad company including jealous Roberto.

La trovatella di Pompei

1957

La trovatella di Pompei poster
9.0

Maria, is a girl raised by the loving care of a poor couple but without knowing anything about her real parents. She is in love with Giorgio, a boy from a good family, who however has also aroused the interest of the intriguing Edvige who frequents bad company including jealous Roberto.

La trovatella di Pompei

1957

Immortal Melodies poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Immortal Melodies

1952

Immortal Melodies poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Immortal Melodies

1952

I Love You Only poster
7.5

Florence in 1848. There is a strong political tension in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Giovanni, a young Neapolitan composer who has just arrived in the city, accidentally comes into contact with some liberals and is convinced to compose the hymn of the Volunteers.

I Love You Only

1935

The Lovers poster
10.0

After an astrologer has foretold him he will die at an early age if he does not avoid a romantic entanglement, Alessandro Stradella, a well-known composer decides to leave Rome for the North of Italy. Written by Guy Bellinger

The Lovers

1946

The Lovers poster
10.0

After an astrologer has foretold him he will die at an early age if he does not avoid a romantic entanglement, Alessandro Stradella, a well-known composer decides to leave Rome for the North of Italy. Written by Guy Bellinger

The Lovers

1946

O sole mio poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

O sole mio

1946

Passionately poster
7.0

"Elena" cannot marry the man she loves, so enters into a loveless marriage with the wealthy "Andrea". Gradually she falls in love with him, but he never reciprocates. Things become further complicated when a letter from her first love "Carlo" is discovered.

Passionately

1954

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Musica in piazza

1936

Teheran poster
7.0

A British intelligence officer discovers a plot to assassinate the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Tehran Conference during World War II.

Teheran

1946

Thrill poster
9.0

A crime novel writer is experiencing writer's block while writing his latest book. Then a woman is murdered in his home, and this crime gives him inspiration to finish his novel. Without noticing, he even founds the real culprit.

Thrill

1941

Thrill poster
9.0

A crime novel writer is experiencing writer's block while writing his latest book. Then a woman is murdered in his home, and this crime gives him inspiration to finish his novel. Without noticing, he even founds the real culprit.

Thrill

1941

The Two Orphans poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Two Orphans

1954

Finalmente soli poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Finalmente soli

1942