Directed credits
32
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Tinto Brass
Directing
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6.2
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Directed movies: 32Directed series: 0All crew credits: 49
TMDB ID: 58021
IMDb ID: nm0000972
Known for: Directing
Born: March 26, 1933
Age: 92
Place of birth: Milan, Kingdom of Italy [now Italy]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1958 - 2025
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 5.37
Wikidata: Q312472
Also known as
Giovanni Brass • Il Maestro • Antony Luc • ジョヴァンニ・ティント・ブラス
Frequent jobs
Director (30)First Assistant Director (2)Presenter (7)Producer (7)Writer (2)Camera Operator (1)
Biography
Giovanni "Tinto" Brass (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed avant-garde films of various genres. Today, he is mainly known for his later work in the erotic genre, with films such as Caligula, Così fan tutte (released under the English title All Ladies Do It), Paprika, Monella (Frivolous Lola) and Trasgredire. After Salon Kitty (1976) and Caligula (1979), the style of his films gradually changed towards erotic films. Caligula was originally supposed to be a satire on power instead of an erotic film, but the producers changed and re-edited the film entirely without Brass's consent, removing many political and comical scenes, and shooting sexually explicit sequences, to make the film a pornographic drama. The director demanded that his name be stricken from the credits, and he is only credited for "Principal Photography". Despite this, the film remains his most widely viewed work (and the highest-grossing Italian film released in the United States). Other notable works of Brass's later period include The Key (1983) and Senso '45 (2002). He was making films into his seventies.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Tinto Brass.
1.0
Hotel Courbet
Director
2009 Movie
4.1
Kick the Cock
Director
2008 Movie
5.2
Private
Director
2003 Movie
5.3
Black Angel
Director
2002 Movie
4.5
Unchaste Relationships
Director
2002 Movie
5.6
Cheeky
Director
2000 Movie
5.1
Frivolous Lola
Director
1998 Movie
5.9
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Director
1995 Movie
5.5
The Voyeur
Director
1994 Movie
5.0
All Ladies Do It
Director
1992 Movie
7.1
Paprika
Director
1991 Movie
4.7
Snack Bar Budapest
Director
1988 Movie
5.1
Love & Passion
Director
1987 Movie
5.1
Miranda
Director
1985 Movie
6.0
The Key
Director
1983 Movie
4.4
Action
Director
1980 Movie
5.5
Salon Kitty
Director
1976 Movie
4.6
Vacation
Director
1971 Movie
5.4
I Miss Sonia Henie
Director
1971 Movie
4.7
The Howl
Director
1970 Movie
4.7
Attraction
Director
1969 Movie
5.2
Deadly Sweet
Director
1967 Movie
5.3
Yankee
Director
1966 Movie
5.0
The Flying Saucer
Director
1964 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Tinto Brass.
7.4
General Della Rovere
First Assistant Director
1959 Movie
7.1
Paprika
Director
1991 Movie
6.0
The Key
Director
1983 Movie
6.0
Caligula
Camera Operator
1979 Movie
5.9
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Director
1995 Movie
5.6
Cheeky
Director
2000 Movie
5.6
Monamour
Writer
2005 Movie
5.5
The Voyeur
Director
1994 Movie
5.5
Salon Kitty
Director
1976 Movie
5.3
Black Angel
Director
2002 Movie
5.2
Private
Director
2003 Movie
5.1
Frivolous Lola
Director
1998 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Tinto Brass.
5.5
The Voyeur
Director
1994 Movie
6.0
Caligula
Camera Operator
1979 Movie
5.6
Cheeky
Director
2000 Movie
6.0
The Key
Director
1983 Movie
5.0
All Ladies Do It
Director
1992 Movie
4.4
Istintobrass
as Self
2013 Movie
5.3
Candlewick
as Defense attorney
1999 Movie
5.3
Yankee
Director
1966 Movie
1.0
Hotel Courbet
Director
2009 Movie
4.1
Kick the Cock
Director
2008 Movie
6.4
The Last Subway
Presenter
1999 Movie
Tempo libero
Director
1964 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Tinto Brass.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Tinto Brass.
5.6
Monamour
Writer
2005 Movie
4.0
Hold My Wrists Tight
Presenter
1999 Movie
6.3
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.4
Producer
1999 Movie
6.4
The Last Subway
Presenter
1999 Movie
4.3
Weekend in Lecco
Producer
1999 Movie
3.5
Dream
Presenter
1999 Movie
4.8
A Magic Mirror
Presenter
1999 Movie
3.5
Julia
Presenter
1999 Movie
5.0
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Producer
1999 Movie
4.1
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 1 - Julia
Producer
1999 Movie
3.9
Blessed Transgression!
Producer
1999 Movie
4.0
Quattro
Presenter
1999 Movie
5.0
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Presenter
1998 Movie
4.5
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Producer
1998 Movie
4.7
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Producer
1998 Movie
6.0
Caligula
Camera Operator
1979 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Tinto Brass.
5.0
Roberto Rossellini - Più di una vita
2025 Movie
6.9
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
8.0
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
as Himself
2019 Movie
5.7
Burning Love
as Self
2015 Movie
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
as Self
2014 Movie
4.4
Istintobrass
as Self
2013 Movie
7.0
Crazy Dog
as il dottore
2012 Movie
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009 Movie
4.1
Kick the Cock
as The Boss
2008 Movie
Il nostro messia
as Critico
2008 Movie
Il nostro messia
as Critico
2008 Movie
4.3
La rabbia
as Primo produttore
2008 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Tinto Brass.