Valerio Zurlini

Italian film director and screenwriter (1926–1982)

1.52body-of-work score · ranked #622 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

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

Born
March 19, 1926 · Bologna
Died
October 27, 1982 · Verona
Nationality
Italy, Kingdom of Italy
Work
film director, screenwriter, film editor, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Valerio Zurlini
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
    Family DiaryCronaca familiare

    1962 · Italy / France · drama

    Venice Golden Lion winner 1962 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1964 #6

    1.362 citations
  2. 2
    Girl with a SuitcaseLa ragazza con la valigia

    1961 · Italy / France · romance, drama

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.171 citation

Complete filmography

All 15 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1951I Pugilatori
  • 1951Il Blues della domenica sera
  • 1952Il mercato delle facce
  • 1952La stazione
  • 1952Soldati in città
  • 1953Serenata da un soldo
  • 1955Le ragazze di San Frediano
  • 1959Violent Summer
  • 1961Girl with a Suitcase
  • 1962Family Diary
  • 1965The Camp Followers
  • 1968Black Jesus
  • 1969How, When and with Whom
  • 1972Indian Summer
  • 1976The Desert of the Tartars