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Mario Bonnard

Directing 75 (deceased) years old Roma, Lazio, Italy ★ 0.4
Born: June 21, 1889
Died: March 22, 1965

Biography

Mario Bonnard (24 December 1889 – 22 March 1965) was an Italian actor and film director.

Bonnard was born and died in Rome. He began his cinematic career as an actor becoming a popular romantic lead in numerous silent films made before World War I. In 1917, he ventured into film directing for the first time. Before the arrival of sound films he worked for a period in Germany in films directed by Luis Trenker.

Back in Italy in 1932, he became a prolific director working with the major stars of the time as: Assia Noris, Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari, and Luisa Ferida. Il feroce Saladino (1937) was the most popular of his films of the 1930s.

During the war he continued to work. In the post World War II period his films, ranging from comedies to period dramas enjoyed much success. However, today he's no longer well known. One of his last films was The Last Days of Pompeii (1959). An illness made him leave production early, so the film was completed by Sergio Leone.

His brother was the composer Giulio Bonnard, who frequently wrote film scores for Mario's productions.

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Known For

The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii Director 1959
Night of Love
Night of Love Director 1954
Frine cortigiana d'Oriente
Frine cortigiana d'Oriente Director 1953
The Fight for the Matterhorn
The Fight for the Matterhorn Director 1928
Gastone
Gastone Director 1960

Filmography

Acting Credits (13)

Directing Credits (63)

Rome, 1585
Rome, 1585 Director 1961
Gastone
Gastone Director 1960
The Last Days of Pompeii
The Last Days of Pompeii Director 1959
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love Director 1958
Mi permette babbo!
Mi permette babbo! Director 1956
La ladra
La ladra Director 1955
Night of Love
Night of Love Director 1954
Frine cortigiana d'Oriente
Frine cortigiana d'Oriente Director 1953
I figli non si vendono
I figli non si vendono Director 1952
Tormento del passato
Tormento del passato Director 1952
Stasera sciopero
Stasera sciopero Director 1951
The Last Sentence
The Last Sentence Director 1951
The Promise
The Promise Director 1950
Margaret of Cortona
Margaret of Cortona Director 1950
City of Pain
City of Pain Director 1949
Farewell, My Beautiful Naples
Farewell, My Beautiful Naples Director 1946
The Rape of the Sabine
The Rape of the Sabine Director 1945
Che distinta famiglia!
Che distinta famiglia! Director 1945
The Peddler and the Lady
The Peddler and the Lady Director 1943
There's Room Up Ahead
There's Room Up Ahead Director 1942
Rossini
Rossini Director 1942
The King's Jester
The King's Jester Director 1941
Il ponte dei sospiri
Il ponte dei sospiri Director 1940
La fanciulla di Portici
La fanciulla di Portici Director 1940
L'uomo del romanzo
L'uomo del romanzo Director 1940
La gerla di papà Martin
La gerla di papà Martin Director 1940
Frenesia
Frenesia Director 1939
Papà per una notte
Papà per una notte Director 1939
I, His Father
I, His Father Director 1939
Jeanne Doré
Jeanne Doré Director 1938
Il conte di Bréchard
Il conte di Bréchard Director 1938
Il feroce saladino
Il feroce saladino Director 1937
30 Seconds of Love
30 Seconds of Love Director 1936
Milizia territoriale
Milizia territoriale Director 1936
I Don't Know You Anymore
I Don't Know You Anymore Director 1936
L'albero di Adamo
L'albero di Adamo Director 1936
La marche nuptiale
La marche nuptiale Director 1935
Le masque qui tombe
Le masque qui tombe Director 1934
Ève cherche un père
Ève cherche un père Director 1933
I Sing for You Alone
I Sing for You Alone Director 1933
Il trattato scomparso
Il trattato scomparso Director 1933
Cinque a zero
Cinque a zero Director 1932
No Women
No Women Director 1932
Fra Diavolo
Fra Diavolo Director 1931
Fra Diavolo
Fra Diavolo Director 1931
The Knights of the Mountain
The Knights of the Mountain Director 1930
The Son of the White Mountain
The Son of the White Mountain Director 1930
Die heiligen drei Brunnen
Die heiligen drei Brunnen Director 1930
Der Ruf des Nordens
Der Ruf des Nordens Director 1929
Anschluß um Mitternacht
Anschluß um Mitternacht Director 1929
The Fight for the Matterhorn
The Fight for the Matterhorn Director 1928
The Last Performance
The Last Performance Director 1928
Die Sünderin
Die Sünderin Director 1928
The Golden Abyss
The Golden Abyss Director 1927
Die Flucht in den Zirkus
Die Flucht in den Zirkus Director 1926
La gerla di Papà Martin
La gerla di Papà Martin Director 1924
The Betrothed
The Betrothed Director 1922
Il milione
Il milione Director 1920
Papà Lebonnard
Papà Lebonnard Director 1920
The Marble Faun
The Marble Faun Director 1920
The Other Me
The Other Me Director 1917
Treno di lusso
Treno di lusso Director 1917
Marco Visconti
Marco Visconti Director

Writing Credits (42)

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