# Nando Cicero > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nando_Cicero > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nando_Cicero.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nando_Cicero > Source revision: 1347951960 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Italian film director, screenwriter and actor Nando Cicero Born Fernando Cicero (1931-01-22)22 January 1931 Asmara, Italian Eritrea Died 30 July 1995(1995-07-30) (aged 64) Rome, Italy Occupation film director **Fernando Cicero**, better known as **Nando Cicero** (22 January 1931 – 30 July 1995), was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. Born in [Asmara](/source/Asmara), Cicero debuted as an actor, working with directors such as [Luchino Visconti](/source/Luchino_Visconti) (*[Senso](/source/Senso_(film))*, 1953), [Roberto Rossellini](/source/Roberto_Rossellini) (*[Vanina Vanini](/source/Vanina_Vanini)*, 1961), [Francesco Rosi](/source/Francesco_Rosi) ([*Salvatore Giuliano*](/source/Salvatore_Giuliano_(film)), 1962) and [Alberto Lattuada](/source/Alberto_Lattuada) (*[The Steppe](/source/The_Steppe_(1962_film))*, 1962).[1] He starred in eleven films between 1953 and 1962, always in supporting roles.[1] After his directorial debut with *[Lo scippo](/source/Lo_scippo)* he directed three [Spaghetti Western](/source/Spaghetti_Western) films (*Professionals for a Massacre*, *Last of the Badmen*, and *Twice a Judas*).[2] From 1970 he focused on comedy genre, directing some [parody films](/source/Parody_film) starred by [Franco and Ciccio](/source/Franco_and_Ciccio). Starting with *[The School Teacher](/source/The_School_Teacher)* Cicero established himself as one of the most important and successful directors of the [commedia sexy all'italiana](/source/Commedia_sexy_all'italiana) film genre.[3] Following the decline of the genre, he retired in 1983; his last film was *[Paulo Roberto Cotechino](/source/Paulo_Roberto_Cotechi%C3%B1o_centravanti_di_sfondamento)*, starring [Alvaro Vitali](/source/Alvaro_Vitali) and [Carmen Russo](/source/Carmen_Russo).[3] He died in 1995 at age 64. ## Filmography **Director** - *[Lo scippo](/source/Lo_scippo)* (1965) - *[Last of the Badmen](/source/Il_tempo_degli_avvoltoi)* (1967) - *[Red Blood, Yellow Gold](/source/Red_Blood%2C_Yellow_Gold)* (1967) - *[Shoot Twice](/source/Shoot_Twice)* (1969) - *[Ma chi t'ha dato la patente?](/source/Ma_chi_t'ha_dato_la_patente%3F)* (1970) - *[Armiamoci e partite!](/source/Armiamoci_e_partite!)* (1971) - *[Ku-Fu? Dalla Sicilia con furore](/source/Ku-Fu%3F_Dalla_Sicilia_con_furore)* (1973) - *[The Last Italian Tango](/source/The_Last_Italian_Tango)* (1973) - *[Bella, ricca, lieve difetto fisico, cerca anima gemella](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bella,_ricca,_lieve_difetto_fisico,_cerca_anima_gemella&action=edit&redlink=1)* (1973) - *[The School Teacher](/source/The_School_Teacher)* (1975) - *[Il gatto mammone](/source/Il_gatto_mammone)* (1975) - *[The Lady Medic](/source/The_Lady_Medic)* (1976) - *[The Nurse on a Military Tour](/source/The_Nurse_on_a_Military_Tour)* (1977) - *[The Soldier with Great Maneuvers](/source/The_Soldier_with_Great_Maneuvers)* (1978) - *[La liceale, il diavolo e l'acquasanta](/source/La_liceale%2C_il_diavolo_e_l'acquasanta)* (1979) - *[L'assistente sociale tutto pepe](/source/L'assistente_sociale_tutto_pepe)* (1981) - *[W la foca](/source/W_la_foca)* (1982) - *[Paulo Roberto Cotechiño centravanti di sfondamento](/source/Paulo_Roberto_Cotechi%C3%B1o_centravanti_di_sfondamento)* (1983) **Actor** Year Title Role Notes 1954 Senso Un soldato Uncredited 1954 Folgore Division Enrico Damiani 1955 Andrea Chénier 1955 Il campanile d'oro 1956 Roland the Mighty Oliviero 1957 El Alamein Uncredited 1959 Hercules Unchained Lastene 1959 L'inferno addosso The young Police Commissioner 1961 Legge di guerra 1961 Vanina Vanini Saverio Pontini 1962 Salvatore Giuliano Bandit Uncredited, (final film role) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-reg_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-reg_1-1) Roberto Poppi (2002). *I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri*. Gremese Editore, 2002. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [8884401712](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/8884401712). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-spaghetti_2-0)** Marco Giusti (2007). *Dizionario del western all'italiana*. Mondadori, 2007. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-8804572770](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-8804572770). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sex_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sex_3-1) Michele Giordano (2000). *La commedia erotica italiana: vent'anni di cinema sexy made in Italy*. Gremese Editore, 2000. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [888440035X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/888440035X). ## External links - [Nando Cicero](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0162030/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND National United States France BnF data Italy Spain Catalonia Other IdRef This article about an Italian film director is a stub. 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