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Filippo Ottoni

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Filippo Ottoni
Born(1938-05-17)17 May 1938
Died7 May 2023(2023-05-07) (aged 84)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
EducationLondon Film School
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Dubbing director

Filippo Ottoni (17 May 1938 – 7 May 2023) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and dubbing director.

Biography

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Born in Cellere on 17 May 1938, Ottoni graduated from London Film School and began directing documentaries for the BBC.[1] He began his career in cinema at the end of the 1960s as an assistant to Romolo Guerrieri and Mario Bava.[2] He made his directing debut with the 1971 film La grande scrofa nera [it]. He also directed Detective School Dropouts, which became popular in the United States. Additionally, he directed the dubbing of numerous films in foreign languages into Italian.[3] He served as president of the Associazione Italiana Dialoghisti Cinematografici Adattatori.

Ottoni died in Rome on 7 May 2023, ten days before his 85th birthday.[4]

Filmography

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Director and screenwriter

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Screenwriter

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References

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  1. ^ L'Année du cinéma (in French). Calmann-Lévy. 1987. p. 240. ISBN 9782702115831.
  2. ^ Leutrart, Jean-Louis (1994). Mario Bava (in French). Éditions du Céfal. p. 146. ISBN 9782871300427.
  3. ^ Poppi, Roberto (2002). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I Registi (in Italian). Rome: Gremese Editore.
  4. ^ "È morto Filippo Ottoni, storico direttore del doppiaggio: aveva 84 anni". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.