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Silvio Amadio

Silvio Amadio

Director, writer and editor · Died August 19, 1995, aged 69 · Frascati, Lazio, Italy

Silvio Amadio (8 August 1926 – 19 August 1995) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 24 films between 1957 and 1981. His film Wolves of the Deep was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. He is known to horror film fans for directing Amuck! (1972), a giallo film starring Rosalba Neri and Barbara Bouchet, and to Commedia sexy all'italiana fans for directing some of the best Gloria Guida sex comedies of the mid 1970s.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 8, 1926
Died
August 19, 1995 (aged 69)
From
Frascati, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Director, writer and editor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 11% in 30 days

What are Silvio Amadio's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
47%
Morality
33%
Self
9%
Power
6%
Survival
5%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Thrilling
2
Cold
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Silvio Amadio's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Silvio Amadio's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Gun for a Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · Story

  • Il medium(1980)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Una settimana come un'altra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Editor

  • Il medico... la studentessa(1976)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...(1975)

    Director · Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • That Malicious Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Editor · Writer

  • The Minor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Editor · Makeup Artist · Writer

  • Chains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • Li chiamavano i tre moschettieri... invece erano quattro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Come fu che Masuccio Salernitano, fuggendo con le brache in mano, riuscì a conservarlo sano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Aretino's Stories of the Three Lustful Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Smile Before Death(1972)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Amuck!(1972)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Disperatamente l'estate scorsa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Island of the Swedes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Screenplay

  • For One Thousand Dollars Per Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Writer

  • Assassination in Rome(1965)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • All the Other Girls Do! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Writer

  • Desideri d'estate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Writer

  • War Gods of Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • White Slave Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Prisoner of the Iron Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • The Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete(1960)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Tu che ne dici? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Wolves in the Abyss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Inveterate Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Melancholy Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Last Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    First Assistant Director

  • Rice Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    First Assistant Director

  • L'intrusa(1956)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The White Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    First Assistant Director

  • Guai ai vinti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Assistant Director

  • The Slave of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    First Assistant Director

  • Torna! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    First Assistant Director

  • Giuseppe Verdi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Ship of Condemned Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Assistant Director

  • Vortice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    First Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1953 to 1981.

Highest rated

Amuck! (1972)

Midcredits 48th

Most popular right now

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... (1975)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing23 of 37: 8 only directing, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score17thWriting17 of 37: 2 only writing, 15 with another roleEditing6 of 37: 1 only editing, 5 with another roleOther crew12 of 37: 11 only other crew, 1 with another role

37 titles, 15 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 15 of them.

By decade

1950s13 · crew1960s10 · crew1970s12 · crew1980s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Silvio Amadio's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer, editor

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious... (1975)

69th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Amuck! (1972)

Midcredits 48th · 44% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Silvio Amadio work with?

People who share at least 2 of Silvio Amadio's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roberto Pregadio shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers