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Mario Bonnard

Mario Bonnard

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.

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Rome, 1585

Rome, 1585

1961

Director, Screenplay

Gastone

Gastone

1960

Director, Screenplay

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii

1959

Director

Aphrodite, Goddess of Love

Aphrodite, Goddess of Love

1958

Director, Story, Screenplay

Mi permette babbo!

Mi permette babbo!

1956

Director

La ladra

La ladra

1955

Director, Story, Screenplay

They Stole a Tram

They Stole a Tram

1954

Screenplay

Night of Love

Night of Love

1954

Director, Story, Screenplay

Frine cortigiana d'Oriente

Frine cortigiana d'Oriente

1953

Director, Writer

I figli non si vendono

I figli non si vendono

1952

Director, Story, Screenplay

Tormento del passato

Tormento del passato

1952

Story, Director

Stasera sciopero

Stasera sciopero

1951

Writer, Director

The Last Sentence

The Last Sentence

1951

Director, Screenplay

Il voto

Il voto

1950

Screenplay, Director

Margaret of Cortona

Margaret of Cortona

1950

Director, Writer

City of Pain

City of Pain

1949

Screenplay, Director

Farewell, My Beautiful Naples

Farewell, My Beautiful Naples

1946

Director, Writer

The Rape of the Sabine

The Rape of the Sabine

1945

Director, Screenplay

Che distinta famiglia!

Che distinta famiglia!

1945

Director

The Peddler and the Lady

The Peddler and the Lady

1943

Director, Screenplay

There's Room Up Ahead

There's Room Up Ahead

1942

Director

Rossini

Rossini

1942

Director, Screenplay

The King's Jester

The King's Jester

1941

Director, Screenplay

La fanciulla di Portici

La fanciulla di Portici

1940

Screenplay, Director, Writer

Il ponte dei sospiri

Il ponte dei sospiri

1940

Director, Screenplay

L'uomo del romanzo

L'uomo del romanzo

1940

Director, Screenplay

La gerla di papà Martin

La gerla di papà Martin

1940

Director, Screenplay

Frenesia

Frenesia

1939

Director

Papà per una notte

Papà per una notte

1939

Director

I, His Father

I, His Father

1939

Director, Writer

Jeanne Doré

Jeanne Doré

1938

Director, Screenplay

Il conte di Bréchard

Il conte di Bréchard

1938

Director, Screenplay

Il feroce saladino

Il feroce saladino

1937

Director, Screenplay

30 Seconds of Love

30 Seconds of Love

1936

Screenplay, Director

Milizia territoriale

Milizia territoriale

1936

Director

I Don't Know You Anymore

I Don't Know You Anymore

1936

Director

L'albero di Adamo

L'albero di Adamo

1936

Director

La marche nuptiale

La marche nuptiale

1935

Director

Le masque qui tombe

Le masque qui tombe

1934

Director

Ève cherche un père

Ève cherche un père

1933

Director

I Sing for You Alone

I Sing for You Alone

1933

Director

Il trattato scomparso

Il trattato scomparso

1933

Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor

Cinque a zero

Cinque a zero

1932

Director, Screenplay, Editor

No Women

No Women

1932

Director

Fra Diavolo

Fra Diavolo

1931

Director, Screenplay

Fra Diavolo

Fra Diavolo

1931

Screenplay, Director

The Knights of the Mountain

The Knights of the Mountain

1930

Writer, Director

The Son of the White Mountain

The Son of the White Mountain

1930

Director, Screenplay

The three holy fountains

The three holy fountains

1930

Director

Der Ruf des Nordens

Der Ruf des Nordens

1929

Director

Anschluß um Mitternacht

Anschluß um Mitternacht

1929

Director

The Fight for the Matterhorn

The Fight for the Matterhorn

1928

Director

The Last Performance

The Last Performance

1928

Director

Die Sünderin

Die Sünderin

1928

Director

The Golden Abyss

The Golden Abyss

1927

Director

Die Flucht in den Zirkus

Die Flucht in den Zirkus

1926

Director

The Betrothed

The Betrothed

1922

Writer, Director

Il milione

Il milione

1920

Director

Papà Lebonnard

Papà Lebonnard

1920

Director, Screenplay

The Marble Faun

The Marble Faun

1920

Director

The Other Me

The Other Me

1917

Director, Writer

Treno di lusso

Treno di lusso

1917

Director

Marco Visconti

Marco Visconti

Director

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