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Writer. 1957. Poor But Beautiful …. Screenplay. 1955. Wild Love …. Writer. Pasquale Festa Campanile (28 July 1927 - 25 February 1986) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and novellist. He was born at Melfi and died in Rome.
Biography by AllMovie. Italian filmmaker and screenwriter Pasquale Festa Campanile penned his first screenplay, Faddija, in 1950. Prior to that he had studied law, worked as a newspaper journalist, and wrote short stories, plays and novels. His 1963 screenplay The Leopard received awards at Cannes.
Facts. Born at Melfi, in the province of Potenza, he moved to Rome at young age. He started as a writer and literary critic. La nonna Sabella, one of his novels, was later adapted by Dino Risi into the movie of the same name, internationally known as Oh! Sabella (1957). He began his cinema career as a screenwriter with Faddija – La legge ...
