Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Writer, Actor, Assistant Director |
Birth Day | March 16, 1920 |
Birth Place | Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Italy |
Age | 100 YEARS OLD |
Died On | 21 March 2012(2012-03-21) (aged 92)\nSantarcangelo di Romagna, Italy |
Birth Sign | Aries |
Occupation | Writer, Poet, Screenwriter |
Net worth
Tonino Guerra, a prominent figure in the Italian film industry, is revered for his contributions as a writer, actor, and assistant director. With a dynamic career spanning several decades, Guerra has left an indelible mark on the world of cinema. As of 2024, his net worth is estimated to range between $100,000 to $1 million. Having worked with legendary filmmakers like Federico Fellini and Michelangelo Antonioni, Guerra's immense talent and creativity have brought him both critical acclaim and financial success. His vast body of work continues to captivate audiences and make him an irreplaceable asset to the Italian film industry.
Famous Quotes:
To pass the time he told his companions stories: when he came home in 1945 he found a publisher for a book of them, I Scarabocc (Cockroaches, but also "scribblings").
Biography/Timeline
At 30 he moved to Rome and worked as a schoolteacher. During this time he met Elio Petri, the Future Director of Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970), who worked as assistant to Giuseppe De Santis. Guerra was able to get his first screenwriting credit after he and Petri went to the Abruzzi mountains to find out about wolf-hunting; "Though they discovered that wolf Hunters no longer existed, De Santis went ahead anyway with the film, Uomini e Lupi (Men and Wolves, 1957)".
In 1990 Guerra in collaboration with Giovanni Urbinati to create the exhibition “La Cattedrale dove va a dormire il mare/The Cathedral where the sea goes to sleep” at the deconsecrated church in Budrio near Bologna.
In 1995 he was awarded with an Honorable Diploma at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.