Directed credits
31
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Mario Maffei
Directing
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TMDB popularity
2.0
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Directed movies: 31Directed series: 0All crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 1124340
IMDb ID: nm0069997
Known for: Directing
Born: January 1, 1918
Died: March 10, 2001
Age: 83
Place of birth: Viareggio, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1947 - 1991
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q1898892
Also known as
Silver Ben • Mario S. Maffei
Frequent jobs
First Assistant Director (21)Assistant Director (5)Director (3)Co-Director (1)Line Producer (1)Production Secretary (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Mario Maffei was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor whose career spanned over five decades. He began his career as an assistant director in 1936, working on the film Pioggia d'estate directed by Mario Monicelli. During World War II, Maffei focused on documentary filmmaking, returning to fiction films post-war. He made his acting debut in 1947 with roles in Tombolo, paradiso nero and Le avventure di Pinocchio. Between 1963 and 1969, Maffei directed three feature films and a series of short films. His directorial debut was an adaptation of Alessandro Manzoni's novel I promessi sposi in 1964. Maffei's work is noted for its versatility, encompassing roles as a director, screenwriter, and actor, contributing significantly to Italian cinema.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Mario Maffei.
5.4
Ciao ma'...
First Assistant Director
1988 Movie
7.1
The Professor
First Assistant Director
1986 Movie
7.5
Help Me Dream
First Assistant Director
1981 Movie
5.4
Tutto suo padre
First Assistant Director
1978 Movie
6.3
The Inglorious Bastards
First Assistant Director
1978 Movie
6.6
And Agnes Chose to Die
Assistant Director
1976 Movie
5.2
Cry, Onion!
Second Unit Director
1975 Movie
7.0
How to Kill a Judge
Assistant Director
1975 Movie
6.6
The Assassination of Matteotti
Co-Director
1973 Movie
2.0
The African Deal
Assistant Director
1973 Movie
Spy Pit
Director
1967 Movie
6.6
Ringo's Big Night
Director
1966 Movie
8.0
The Betrothed
Director
1964 Movie
6.9
Boccaccio '70
Assistant Director
1962 Movie
6.9
The Best of Enemies
First Assistant Director
1961 Movie
7.1
Girl with a Suitcase
Assistant Director
1961 Movie
6.5
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
First Assistant Director
1960 Movie
6.9
The Passionate Thief
First Assistant Director
1960 Movie
8.1
The Great War
First Assistant Director
1959 Movie
5.5
Guardatele ma non toccatele
First Assistant Director
1959 Movie
5.2
Non perdiamo la testa
First Assistant Director
1959 Movie
5.4
My Wife's Enemy
First Assistant Director
1959 Movie
6.0
Prepotenti più di prima
First Assistant Director
1959 Movie
6.1
Carmela è una bambola
First Assistant Director
1958 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Mario Maffei.
8.1
The Great War
First Assistant Director
1959 Movie
8.1
Big Deal on Madonna Street
First Assistant Director
1958 Movie
8.0
An Average Little Man
1977 Movie
7.1
The Professor
First Assistant Director
1986 Movie
7.1
Girl with a Suitcase
Assistant Director
1961 Movie
6.9
Boccaccio '70
Assistant Director
1962 Movie
6.3
The Inglorious Bastards
First Assistant Director
1978 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Mario Maffei.
6.0
Rossini! Rossini!
as Morandi
1991 Movie
7.1
The Professor
First Assistant Director
1986 Movie
5.4
Ciao ma'...
First Assistant Director
1988 Movie
6.5
...And Suddenly It's Murder!
First Assistant Director
1960 Movie
6.9
Boccaccio '70
Assistant Director
1962 Movie
6.3
The Inglorious Bastards
First Assistant Director
1978 Movie
8.1
Big Deal on Madonna Street
First Assistant Director
1958 Movie
8.1
The Great War
First Assistant Director
1959 Movie
6.9
The Best of Enemies
First Assistant Director
1961 Movie
5.2
Cry, Onion!
Second Unit Director
1975 Movie
6.9
The Passionate Thief
First Assistant Director
1960 Movie
5.4
Tutto suo padre
First Assistant Director
1978 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Mario Maffei.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Mario Maffei.
6.0
Rossini! Rossini!
as Morandi
1991 Movie
5.0
Big Deal on Madonna Street 20 Years Later
as Meccanico
1985 Movie
8.0
An Average Little Man
1977 Movie
6.6
The Assassination of Matteotti
as Emilio De Bono
1973 Movie
7.1
The Spy with Ten Faces
as Duke Robin
1966 Movie
6.0
Tombolo, paradiso nero
1947 Movie