Mario Amendola

Writer · Born 8 December 1910 in Recco, Liguria, Italia · Died 22 December 1993 · 15 credits in the Movie Owl catalogue

14 of Mario Amendola’s films and series stream in Sweden right now — 11 on Netflix and 3 on Prime Video. Highest rated available: Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981) ★ 7.1.

Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist.

Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on stage in 1931 as a writer for avanspettacolo shows. During that time, he wrote dialogue for Erminio Macario, Totò and more. He ended this profession and moved to cinema in 1949. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975.[1] Amendola collaborated with Bruno Corbucci on conceiving the Nico Giraldi film series starring Tomas Milian.

Directing

• Story of Fear and a Knife (1972)

Writing

• Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
• The Swindle (1977)
• Crime at Porta Romana (1980)
• Hit Squad (1976)
• Thieves and Robbers (1983)
• The Story of Romance and Knife (1971)
• Little Italy (1978)
• Story of Fear and a Knife (1972)
• The Devil and Holy Water (1983)
• Assassination on the Tiber (1979)
• The Gang That Sold America (1979)
• Zum Zum Zum 2 (1969)

Not streaming in Sweden right now

• Banana Joe (1982)
• The Great Silence (1968)
• Aladdin (1986)
• The Haunted House (1982)
• Thieves and Robbers (1983)
• Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983)
• Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956)
• Rimini Rimini (1987)
• Stuff for the Rich (1987)
• Crime at the Chinese Restaurant (1981)
• Viuuulentemente mia (1982)
• The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)