Mario Morra

Editor, Director, Writer, Producer

January 1, 1935 — October 11, 2024 (89 years)
Mario Morra (born 1935) is an Italian film editor, director and screenwriter.

Born in Rome, Morra began working as an assistant editor in the early 1960s, and made his debut as film editor in 1964. He gradually established himself up as one of the most representative of his profession, very active in art films as well as in less ambitious works. In 1990 he was nominated to BAFTA Award for Best Editing for Giuseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Morra was also director or writer of several successful documentaries and Mondo films, often in collaboration with Antonio Climati like Turbo Time a documentary about the world of car and motorcycle racing.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Battle of Algiers
    The Battle of Algiers1966
  • Faces of Death
    Faces of Death1978
  • Zorro
    Zorro1975
  • Death Rage
    Death Rage1976
  • Alive or Preferably Dead
    Alive or Preferably Dead1969

Known For

  • Cinema Paradiso
    Cinema Paradiso1988
  • Savage Man Savage Beast
    Savage Man Savage Beast1975
  • This Violent World
    This Violent World1976
  • Formula 1 - Speed fever
    Formula 1 - Speed fever1978
  • Soccer Shoot-Out
    Soccer Shoot-Out1991
  • Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
    Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca1975
  • Turbo Time
    Turbo Time1983

Filmography

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Death RageOn Plex
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ZorroOn Plex
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1983
Sweet and Savage · as Story
1983
Turbo Time · as Story
1980
1961
Divorce Italian Style · as Assistant Editor