Ettore Maria Fizzarotti

Directing

Ettore Maria Fizzarotti

Born — Died

1916-01-03 — 1985-09-10

Place of birth

Naples, Italy

Known for

Directing

Credits

19 titles

Ettore Maria Fizzarotti was an Italian film director and screenwriter, renowned for his contributions to the "musicarello" genre—a blend of musical and comedy films popular in Italy during the 1960s. Born in Naples, he was the son of director Armando Fizzarotti. Ettore began his career assisting his father and later collaborated with directors such as Vittorio Cottafavi and Raffaello Matarazzo. He made his directorial debut in 1964 with In ginocchio da te, starring singer Gianni Morandi. This film's success led to a series of collaborations with Morandi, including Non son degno di te (1965) and Se non avessi più te (1965). Fizzarotti's films are characterized by their light-hearted narrative…

Known for

Behind the camera

So In Love poster
5.9

During his military service, the young singer Gianni Traimonti falls in love with Carla, the marshal's daughter.

So In Love

1964

I'll Sell My Skin Dearly poster
6.8

Shane’s a man come home to settle something he’d tried to forget, but has kept eating at him. His mother, father, and little sister, had been murdered for their land. Specifically an old mine the father had been working at for years with little result, but had finally struck a vein.

I'll Sell My Skin Dearly

1968

It's a Woman's War poster
6.1

A girl is drafted due to a misunderstanding and this gives her the occasion to check on her boy-friend, whom she believes to be a womanizer.

It's a Woman's War

1971

Don't Ever Leave Me poster
6.1

A young singer secretly gets married since he does not want to let his fans down. After a while the gutter press make up a love story which seriously worries his young bride.

Don't Ever Leave Me

1965

Il suo nome è Donna Rosa poster
7.2

Andrea falls in love with the beautiful Rosetta, but the girl's father pushes her into the arms of the rich Giorgio. Al Bano and Romina in a musicarello of extraordinary success.

Il suo nome è Donna Rosa

1969

Il suo nome è Donna Rosa poster
7.2

Andrea falls in love with the beautiful Rosetta, but the girl's father pushes her into the arms of the rich Giorgio. Al Bano and Romina in a musicarello of extraordinary success.

Il suo nome è Donna Rosa

1969

Symphony of Love poster
6.4

Al Bano and Romina bring to the big screen the unhappy love between the composer Franz Schubert and the Hungarian Countess Anna Rostkov. Al Bano sings the immortal 'Ave Maria'.

Symphony of Love

1970

No One Can Judge Me poster
6.7

Two youths who work together in a department store love each other but also their supervisor has his eyes on the young girl.

No One Can Judge Me

1966

You'll See Me Returning poster
5.3

A young Italian sailor enrolled in the Italian Navy meets in Rome the Princess Liu, betrothed to a nobleman in Tokyo.

You'll See Me Returning

1966

I'm Not Worthy of You poster
6.5

In the sequel of "In ginocchio da te", the engagement of Gianni and Carla is threatened by Giorgio.

I'm Not Worthy of You

1965

Tonight I'll Throw Me poster
5.3

Summer Late sixties, Want to sing, Of Sun. Of golden skin from tanning. Of endless beaches. And relaxing baths. For everyone: young and old. Singles and couples. In the endless consumption of flirtation and new knowledge, the musical background goes crazy with the famous screamer. Famous personalities like Lola Falana emerge from famous people. They get confused. They are inserted between these alleged stars. But above all, they have fun like crazy ...

Tonight I'll Throw Me

1967

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Napoli è sempre Napoli

1954

Midnight of Love poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Midnight of Love

1970

Midnight of Love poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Midnight of Love

1970

Soldati e capelloni poster
7.0

An Italian music promoter has engaged an English rock band who wear their hair short, and since it is the 1960s, people don't like them. The band and the promoter wait for the hair to grow, but in the meantime the lads are called for military service and have their hair cut again. They decide to call themselves I Galeotti (the convicts).

Soldati e capelloni

1967

Una lacrima sul viso poster
7.0

The film tells the difficult love-story between Bobby Tonner, an American singer who came to Naples to meet his old music professor, and the charming daughter of the same professor.

Una lacrima sul viso

1964

Sgarro alla camorra poster
7.2

Andrea leaves the prison in advance through Cecere who wants to use him for his shady dealings. Tidied a boat, would be given to the fishing with his friend Peter, but first must do justice.

Sgarro alla camorra

1973

Perdono poster
5.4

Federico, his girlfriend Laura and her cousin, Caterina, are three young people full of hope, united by a great friendship that seems indissoluble. The three work in a department store but, when Caterina decides to attempt a musical career, given her vocal skills, everything changes. Caterina becomes a successful singer and Federico falls in love with her. Caterina, who however does not want to make her cousin Laura suffer, pretends not to reciprocate the young man by making him put his head in order. Meanwhile, the plots of various secondary characters evolve, in particular the fresh marriage between the security guard Antonio and the secretary of the department stores Adelina.

Perdono

1966

Chimera poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Chimera

1968