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Giorgio Capitani

Director · Died March 25, 2017, aged 89 · Paris, France

Giorgio Capitani (29 December 1927 – 25 March 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 2012. He also wrote for 12 films. He was born in Paris, France.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 29, 1927
Died
March 25, 2017 (aged 89)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Director
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 63 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 27Up 7% in 30 days

What are Giorgio Capitani's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Self
26%
Power
26%
Morality
13%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Romantic
1
Tense
1
Warm
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Giorgio Capitani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Giorgio Capitani'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

63 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Dove la trovi una come me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Dove la trovi una come me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Enrico Mattei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Puccini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Il generale Dalla Chiesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Il generale Dalla Chiesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Pope John Paul I: The Smile of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Callas & Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Callas & Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Edda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Saint Rita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Mai storie d'amore in cucina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • John XXIII: The Pope of Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Pope John XXIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director

  • Il ritorno del piccolo Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Shopgirls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

  • Un prete tra noi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Marshal Rocca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 30 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Italian Restaurant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • Weihnachtsfest mit Hindernissen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Un cane sciolto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • E se poi se ne vanno? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Rimini, Rimini: A Year Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Arrivederci e grazie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • E non se ne vogliono andare! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Firefighters 2: Heroic Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • The Yellow Panther (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Hot Spirits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Teste di quoio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director · as Man who Chases Away Fake Nuns (uncredited)

  • I Hate Blondes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Lobster for Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Io tigro, tu tigri, egli tigra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Pane, burro e marmellata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Writer

  • Burnt by a Scalding Passion(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Gun Moll(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Dare Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • 7 Hours of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • My Darling Slave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Slap Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Archangel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Ruthless Four(1968)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Night Is Made for Stealing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Che notte, ragazzi! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Samson and His Mighty Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Amazons of Rome(1961)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

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

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Cossacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Second Unit Director

  • Il piccolo vetraio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • La trovatella di Milano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Producer

  • Divisione Folgore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Postman

  • Piscatore 'e Pusilleco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Writer

  • It Happened in the Park(1953)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Per salvarti ho peccato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer

  • Saluti e baci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    First Assistant Director

  • Milady and the Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • A Woman Has Killed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Love I Haven't... But... But (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    First Assistant Director

  • Last Meeting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Flame that Never Dies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay · as soldato francese alla locanda

  • William Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Assistant Director

  • Unknown Men of San Marino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    First Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 63 titles from 1948 to 2011.

Highest rated

The Ruthless Four (1968)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Burnt by a Scalding Passion (1976)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 63: 1 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting46 of 63: 38 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting11 of 63: 4 only writing, 7 with another roleProducing3 of 63: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew13 of 63: 9 only other crew, 4 with another role

63 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1940s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1950s12 · 1 acting · 11 crew1960s9 · crew1970s8 · crew1980s9 · 1 acting · 9 crew1990s6 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Giorgio Capitani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 6 titles divides audiences: 3 are Broadly Agreed.

  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director

The Ruthless Four (1968)

Midcredits 61st · 57% liked

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 Giorgio Capitani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Giorgio Capitani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Renato Cinquini shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and editors