Roberto Roberti
Roberto Roberti (24 July 1879 – 10 January 1959)[1] was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. He made over sixty films, mostly during the silent era. He was born Vincenzo Leone,[1] but adopted Roberti as his screen name. He was married to the actress Bice Valerian. Their son Sergio Leone became a celebrated director.[2]
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Born | Vincenzo Leone 24 July 1879 |
Died | 10 January 1959 79) Torella dei Lombardi, Campania, Italy | (aged
Other names | Vincenzo Leone |
Occupation | Actor, writer, director |
Years active | 1911-1950 (film) |
Spouse(s) | Bice Valerian |
Children | Sergio Leone |
During the 1910s Roberti made a number of films for the Turin-based Aquila Films, often featuring his wife in a leading role. He then moved to Caesar Film where he directed eighteen films starring the diva Francesca Bertini.[1]
Selected filmography
- Tower of Terror (1913)
- Indian Vampire (1913)
- The Mystery of St. Martin's Bridge (1913)
- The Princess of Bedford (1914)
- The Bandit of Port Avon (1914)
- The Danube Boatman (1914)
- Theodora (1914)
- Darkness (1916)
- The Sinful Woman (1916)
- The Cavalcade of Dreams (1917)
- Eugenia Grandet (1918)
- The Conqueror of the World (1919)
- Countess Sarah (1919)
- The Cheerful Soul (1919)
- The Race to the Throne (1919)
- Marion (1920)
- Maddalena Ferat (1920)
- The Sphinx (1920)
- The Serpent (1920)
- The Shadow (1920)
- The Fall of the Curtain (1920)
- The Fear of Love (1920)
- Princess Giorgio (1920)
- The Last Dream (1921)
- The Youth of the Devil (1921)
- The Girl from Amalfi (1921)
- The Nude Woman (1922)
- Consuelita (1925)
- When Naples Sings (1926)
- Assunta Spina (1930)
- The Silent Partner (1939)
- The Man on the Street (1941)
- The Mad Marechiaro (1952)
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References
- Abel, Richard (2005). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK: Taylor & Francis. p. 552. ISBN 9780415234405.
- Liehm, Mira (1986). Passion and Defiance: Italian Film from 1942 to the Present. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 348. ISBN 978-0520057449.
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