Pasquale Squitieri

Pasquale Squitieri (27 November 1938 – 18 February 2017[1]) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Pasquale Squitieri
Born(1938-11-27)27 November 1938
Naples, Italy
Died18 February 2017(2017-02-18) (aged 78)
Rome, Italy
OccupationFilm director
Screenwriter
Years active1969–2017
Spouse(s)Ottavia Fusco (2003–2017, his death)
Partner(s)Claudia Cardinale (1975–2017, his death)
ChildrenClaudia Squitieri

Life and career

Born in Naples, Squitieri graduated in law, then was briefly involved in stage, as author ("La battaglia") and even actor (directed by Francesco Rosi).[2] He made his film debut with Io e Dio, produced by Vittorio De Sica, and, after two Spaghetti Westerns he signed as William Redford, he focused on drama films centered on political and social issues.[2] His film Il prefetto di ferro won the David di Donatello for Best Film in 1978.[3] Li chiamarono... briganti!, a film about the brigand Carmine Crocco, was suspended from the cinemas and it is not available on the home video market. Squitieri was the partner of Claudia Cardinale since 1974.[2] His 1980 film Savage Breed was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.[4] Since 2003 he had been romantically linked to the actress and singer Ottavia Fusco, whom he had married in December 2013.

Selected filmography

References
  1. Il Mattino. "Lutto nel cinema: è morto Squitieri, sceneggiatore e regista". Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002.
  3. "TV: PRESTO IL NUOVO 'PREFETTO DI FERRO'. PROTAGONISTA VINCENT PEREZ". Yahoo! Notizie. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  4. "12th Moscow International Film Festival (1981)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.


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