Alberto Negrin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Alberto Negrin

Italian film director and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1940

Place of Birth: Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Alberto Negrin

  • Alberto Negrin (born 2 January 1940) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for his historical, nostalgic and political films.Negrin started his career as a fine art photographer.
  • In 1962 he debuted as an assistant stage director, collaborating with Orazio Costa and Giorgio Strehler.In a career spanning over four decades, Negrin has directed over 30 films and series, including the giallo film Enigma rosso (1978), Mussolini and I (1985), starring Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins and Susan Sarandon, the TV miniseries The Secret of the Sahara (1987) (with Ben Kingsley), Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair (1989) (with Burt Lancaster), Tower of the Firstborn, Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano (2002), Il Cuore nel Pozzo (2005) and Mi Ricordo Anna Frank.
  • Negrin is also known for his long-standing association with composer Ennio Morricone, who composed music for thirteen Negrin's feature films since 1987. The historical drama film Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano earned him a Telegatto Award for Best TV movie.
  • Il Cuore nel Pozzo, a film about the Foibe massacres and Istrian Exodus, was watched by 17 million people on its first broadcast in Italy.

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