Renato Castellani

Italian film director and screenwriter (1913–1985)

3.00body-of-work score · ranked #368 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

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

Born
September 4, 1913 · Finale Ligure
Died
December 28, 1985 · Rome
Nationality
Italy, Kingdom of Italy
Work
film director, screenwriter, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Renato Castellani
Indeciso42 at the Italian Wikipedia project. · 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
    Two Cents Worth of HopeDue soldi di speranza

    1952 · Italy · drama, comedy, romance

    Palme d'Or winner 1952

    1.501 citation
  2. 2

    1954 · United Kingdom / Italy · drama, romance

    Venice Golden Lion winner 1954 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1954 #3

    1.502 citations

Complete filmography

All 16 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1942A Pistol Shot
  • 1943The Mountain Woman
  • 1944Zazà
  • 1946Professor, My son
  • 1948Under the Sun of Rome
  • 1950It's Forever Springtime
  • 1952Two Cents Worth of Hope
  • 1954Romeo and Juliet
  • 1957Dreams in a Drawer
  • 1959...And the Wild Wild Women
  • 1961The Brigand
  • 1963Mad Sea
  • 1964Countersex
  • 1964Three Nights of Love
  • 1967Ghosts – Italian Style
  • 1969Brief Season