Vittorio Cottafavi

director, writer, second unit director or assistant director

Vittorio Cottafavi was born on Jan 30, 1914 in Italy. Vittorio Cottafavi's big-screen debut came with Abuna Messias (Vendetta africana) directed by Goffredo Alessandrini in 1939. Vittorio Cottafavi is known for Fiamma che non si spegne directed by Vittorio Cottafavi, Gino Cervi stars as Luigi Manfredi and Maria Denis as Maria. Vittorio Cottafavi has got 1 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Vittorio Cottafavi achieved is Flaiano International Prizes. The upcoming new movie Vittorio Cottafavi plays is I cento cavalieri which will be released on Dec 30, 1964.

The son of an army officer and landowner, Cottafavi (christened Benedetto Vittorio Emmanuele Secondo) was already endowed with a university education in law, philosophy and literature by the time he graduated from the famous Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome in 1938.