Pino Mercanti
Directing
- Born
- February 16, 1911 · Palermo, Italy
- Died
- September 3, 1986 (age 75)
Giuseppe Mercanti, best known as Pino Mercanti (16 February 1911 – 3 September 1986), was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Born in Palermo, Sicily, Mercanti was a pioneer of the Sicilian cinema as the leading filmmaker and the artistic director of the production company O.F.S. (a.k.a. Organizzazione Filmistica Siciliana), founded by the brothers Francesco and Girolamo Gorgone with the purpose of promoting the production of films on Sicilian soil. Following the bankruptcy of the company, Mercanti moved to Rome, where he directed a number of melodramas, adventure films, Spaghetti Westerns and other genre films, often international co-productions. He was sometimes credited as Joseph Trader.
Known for
Three Dollars of Lead
January 1, 1964
The Last of the Vikings
February 8, 1961
Knight of 100 Faces
August 10, 1960
Gentlemen of the Night
May 10, 1964
The Outlaws
June 9, 1950
Malacarne
December 12, 1946
Serenata amara
November 21, 1952
The Black Duke
February 1, 1963
I cinque dell'Adamello
November 30, 1954
Ricordati di Napoli
October 17, 1958
The Underground
December 7, 1970
I cavalieri dalle maschere nere (I beati paoli)
March 27, 1948
Behind the camera21
- 1970The Underground Director, Story, Screenplay
- 1966Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula Director
- 1964Gentlemen of the Night Director
- 1964Three Dollars of Lead Dialogue, Director
- 1963The Black Duke Director
- 1961The Last of the Vikings Second Unit Director
- 1960Knight of 100 Faces Director
- 1958Ricordati di Napoli Director
- 1957Primo applauso Director
- 1955Ambush on the Sea