Silvio Narizzano
Silvio Narizzano is among the vanguard of early English Canadian filmmakers that also included Sidney J. Furie, Ted Kotcheff, Norman Jewison, Lindsay Shonteff, and Arthur Hiller. Born in Montreal, his first theatrical work was with the city's Mountain Playhouse before joining the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He was the first among the aforementioned Canadian filmmakers to emigrate to England to work in British television, and was creatively instrumental in the formation of Granada Television. In transitioning to cinema later than Furie, Kotcheff, and Jewison, he made his debut with the Hammer Studios classic Die! Die! My Darling (1965), before scoring his greatest acclaim as director of Georgy Girl (1966). He followed that up with Blue (1968), a misunderstood critical and commercial flop, but a film that remained, to him, the most personal film of his career. He continued making films in mainland Europe throughout the 70's, before returning to Canada to make Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977) and England to make The Class of Miss Macmichael (1978). Narizzano spent his twilight years in relative seclusion, having immersed himself in religious studies.
| Film | Credit |
|---|---|
 Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano2024 · Himself | Himself |
 Granada: From the North1992 · Self | Self |
 Young Shoulders1984 · Director | Director |
 Choices1981 · Director | Director |
 Staying On1980 · Director | Director |
 The Class Of Miss MacMichael1978 · Director | Director |
 Come Back, Little Sheba1977 · Director | Director |
 Why Shoot the Teacher?1977 · Director | Director |
 The Sky is Falling1975 · Director | Director |
 The Cafeteria1974 · Director | Director |
 The Public's Right to Know1974 · Self, Director | Self, Director |
 Fade In1973 · Producer | Producer |
 Redneck1973 · Director, Producer | Director, Producer |
| TThe Little Farm1973 · Director | Director |
 Poet Game1972 · Director | Director |
 Pal1971 · Director | Director |
 Loot1970 · Director | Director |
 Blue1968 · Director | Director |
 Georgy Girl1966 · Director | Director |
 Fanatic1965 · Director | Director |
 24 Hours in a Woman's Life1961 · Director | Director |
 The Trial of Oscar Wilde1960 · Director | Director |
 Thunder on Sycamore Street1957 · Director | Director |
| TThe Simple LifeDirector | Director |