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Pietro Germi

Italian screenwriter, director, actor (1914–1974)

3.78body-of-work score · ranked #296 of 2631 directors · 5 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
September 14, 1914 · Genoa
Died
December 5, 1974 · Rome
Nationality
Italy, Kingdom of Italy
Work
film director, actor, film producer, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Pietro Germi
Maledettoimbroglio-trio.jpg: Gawain78 at the Italian Wikipedia project. derivative work: Cavarrone · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Birds, the Bees and the ItaliansSignore & signori

    1966 · Italy / France · comedy

    Palme d'Or winner 1966

    1.501 citation
  2. 2
    The Railroad ManIl ferroviere

    1956 · Italy · drama

    San Sebastián Golden Shell winner 1956 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1958 #5

    1.142 citations
  3. 3
    Divorce, Italian StyleDivorzio all'italiana

    1961 · Italy · comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1963 #7 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Criterion Collection spine #286

    0.663 citations
  4. 4
    A Man of StrawL'uomo di paglia

    1958 · Italy · drama, romance

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1959 #8

    0.321 citation
  5. 5
    Seduced and AbandonedSedotta e abbandonata

    1964 · Italy / France · comedy

    Criterion Collection spine #350

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 19 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.