Suso Cecchi d'Amico

Writer

Born: July 21, 1914 (96 years old)

Died: July 30, 2010

Place of birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Biography

Suso Cecchi D'Amico (1914–2010) was an Italian screenwriter and actress. The Italian screenwriter collaborated on the scripts of more than 100 films, including Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953), Mario Monicelli's I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street, 1958) and Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano (1962). She also worked with Michelangelo Antonioni on Le Amiche (The Girlfriends, 1955) and Franco Zeffirelli on Jesus of Nazareth (1977), but she was best known for her creative contribution to the films of Luchino Visconti, including Il Gattopardo (The Leopard, 1963).

Filmography (80)

• Bicycle Thieves (1948, ★ 8.2)
• Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958, ★ 8.1)
• Boccaccio '70 (1962, ★ 6.9)
• Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972, ★ 7)
• The Innocent (1976, ★ 6.8)
• The Taming of the Shrew (1967, ★ 6.9)
• The Passionate Thief (1960, ★ 6.9)
• Senso (1954, ★ 7.2)
• Dear Goddamned Friends (1994, ★ 6.8)
• Le Amiche (1955, ★ 6.7)
• The Best of Enemies (1961, ★ 6.9)
• Sandra (1965, ★ 7)
• Miracle in Milan (1951, ★ 7.3)
• Guaglio (1948, ★ 6.9)
• The Challenge (1958, ★ 6.5)
• Flesh Will Surrender (1947, ★ 7.3)
• Too Bad She's Bad (1954, ★ 6.9)
• Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (1984, ★ 6.9)
• Violent Summer (1959, ★ 7.2)
• Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986, ★ 6.9)
• Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (1992, ★ 7.4)
• Bellissima (1952, ★ 7.8)
• Rocco and His Brothers (1960, ★ 8)
• Le Notti Bianche (1957, ★ 7.4)
• Salvatore Giuliano (1962, ★ 7.5)
• Ludwig (1973, ★ 7.4)
• My Voyage to Italy (1999, ★ 7.6)
• The Leopard (1963, ★ 7.7)
• The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972, ★ 7.5)
• Roman Holiday (1953, ★ 7.9)