Known For
Directing
Born
Jun 21, 1889
Died
Mar 22, 1965
Place of Birth
Roma, Lazio, Italy
Credits
74 titles
Mario Bonnard
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.
Known For
Filmography
Rome, 1585
Director
Gastone
Director
The Last Days of Pompeii
Director
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
Director
Mi permette babbo!
Director
La ladra
Director
They Stole a Tram
Screenplay
Night of Love
Director
Frine cortigiana d'Oriente
Director
I figli non si vendono
Director
Tormento del passato
Story
Stasera sciopero
Writer
The Last Sentence
Director
The Promise
Screenplay
Margaret of Cortona
Director
City of Pain
Screenplay
Farewell, My Beautiful Naples
Director
The Rape of the Sabine
Director
Che distinta famiglia!
Director
The Peddler and the Lady
Director
There's Room Up Ahead
Director
Rossini
Director
The King's Jester
Director
La fanciulla di Portici
Screenplay
Il ponte dei sospiri
Director
L'uomo del romanzo
Director
La gerla di papà Martin
Director
Frenesia
Director
Papà per una notte
Director
I, His Father
Director
Jeanne Doré
Director
Il conte di Bréchard
Director
Il feroce saladino
Director
30 Seconds of Love
Screenplay
Milizia territoriale
Director
I Don't Know You Anymore
Director
L'albero di Adamo
Director
La marche nuptiale
Director
Le masque qui tombe
Director
The Fight for the Matterhorn
Director
Ève cherche un père
Director
I Sing for You Alone
Director
Il trattato scomparso
Director
Cinque a zero
Director
No Women
Director
Fra Diavolo
Director
Fra Diavolo
Screenplay
The Knights of the Mountain
Writer
The Son of the White Mountain
Director
Die heiligen drei Brunnen
Director