Mario Bonnard

Regista, Sceneggiatore, Attore, Montatore

21 giugno 1889 — 22 marzo 1965 (75 anni)
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.

Famoso per

  • Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei
    Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei1959
  • Campo de' fiori
    Campo de' fiori1943
  • Mi permette babbo!
    Mi permette babbo!1956
  • Afrodite, dea dell'amore
    Afrodite, dea dell'amore1958
  • Gastone
    Gastone1960
  • Hanno rubato un tram
    Hanno rubato un tram1954
  • Il re si diverte
    Il re si diverte1941
  • I cavalieri della montagna
    I cavalieri della montagna1930
  • Il ponte dei sospiri
    Il ponte dei sospiri1940
  • Non ti conosco più
    Non ti conosco più1936

Filmografia