Mario Bonnard

Directing·Jun 21, 1889·Roma, Lazio, Italy

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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.

Film	Credit
Rome, 15851961 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Gastone1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Last Days of Pompeii1959 · Director	Director
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love1958 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Mi permette babbo!1956 · Director	Director
La ladra1955 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
They Stole a Tram1954 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Night of Love1954 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Frine cortigiana d'Oriente1953 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
I figli non si vendono1952 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Tormento del passato1952 · Director	Director
SStasera sciopero1951 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Last Sentence1951 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Promise1950 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Margaret of Cortona1950 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
City of Pain1949 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Farewell, My Beautiful Naples1946 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Rape of the Sabine1945 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
CChe distinta famiglia!1945 · Director	Director
The Peddler and the Lady1943 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
There's Room Up Ahead1942 · Director	Director
Rossini1942 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The King's Jester1941 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
La fanciulla di Portici1940 · Screenplay, Director, Writer	Screenplay, Director, Writer
Il ponte dei sospiri1940 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
L'uomo del romanzo1940 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
La gerla di papà Martin1940 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Frenesia1939 · Director	Director
Papà per una notte1939 · Director	Director
I, His Father1939 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
JJeanne Doré1938 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Il conte di Bréchard1938 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Il feroce saladino1937 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
30 Seconds of Love1936 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Milizia territoriale1936 · Director	Director
I Don't Know You Anymore1936 · Director	Director
L'albero di Adamo1936 · Director	Director
La marche nuptiale1935 · Director	Director
LLe masque qui tombe1934 · Director	Director
Ève cherche un père1933 · Director	Director
I Sing for You Alone1933 · Director	Director
IIl trattato scomparso1933 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
Cinque a zero1932 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
No Women1932 · Director	Director
FFra Diavolo1931 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Fra Diavolo1931 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Knights of the Mountain1930 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Son of the White Mountain1930 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay