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Osvaldo Civirani

Director, writer, producer and cinematographer · Died February 14, 2008, aged 90 · Rome, Italy

Osvaldo Civirani (19 May 1917 — 20 February 2008) was an Italian still photographer, producer, director, cinematographer, screenwriter and author. Until 1963, Civirani worked mainly as still photographer on over two hundred films. From 1963 until 1976, Civirani produced and directed 20 films in such diverse genres as erotic mondo film, peplum, eurospy film, Spaghetti Western, costume drama, comedy, giallo, and exotic erotic drama. As author, he wrote two autobiographical books that were published in 1995 and 2003.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 19, 1917
Died
February 14, 2008 (aged 90)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Director, writer, producer and cinematographer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 44 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 39 days to Oct 28

What are Osvaldo Civirani's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
47%
Society
35%
Survival
12%
Power
7%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Cold
2
Joyful
1
Warm
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Fun2 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 Osvaldo Civirani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Osvaldo Civirani'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

44 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Girl With The Coral Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • The Black Peacock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • The Two Big Cats O'Nine Tails... and a Half in Amsterdam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • Two Sons of Trinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • The Devil with Seven Faces(1971)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Two Big Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • Quel giorno Dio non c'era (Il caso Defregger) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Dead for a Dollar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay · Story

  • Lucrezia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Rick and John, Conquerors of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Writer

  • Return of Django(1967)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Sheriff With the Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • The Beckett Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer

  • Operation Poker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Writer

  • Kindar the Invulnerable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Tentazioni proibite(1965)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • Sexy proibito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Attack of the Normans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Still Photographer

  • The Three Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Still Photographer

  • Mina... fuori la guardia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Still Photographer

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

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Maids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Still Photographer

  • Toto and Marcellino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Still Photographer

  • Rascel-Fifì (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Still Photographer

  • I pappagalli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Still Photographer

  • Don Camillo e l'on. Peppone(1955)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Theodora, Slave Empress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Still Photographer

  • Chronicle of Poor Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Still Photographer

  • Angels of Darkness(1954)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Farewell, My Beautiful Lady! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Still Photographer

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

    Still Photographer

  • The Return of Don Camillo(1953)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The World Condemns Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Still Photographer

  • Ho scelto l'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Still Photographer

  • I morti non pagano tasse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Still Photographer

  • The White Sheik(1952)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

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

    Still Photographer

  • The Flowers of St. Francis(1950)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Variety Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Still Photographer

  • First Communion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Still Photographer

  • Obsession(1943)

    Still Photographer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 44 titles from 1943 to 1976.

Highest rated

The Devil with Seven Faces (1971)

Midcredits 7th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing20 of 44: 2 only directing, 18 with another roleWriting15 of 44: 0 only writing, 15 with another roleProducing10 of 44: 0 only producing, 10 with another roleCinematography6 of 44: 0 only cinematography, 6 with another roleOther crew24 of 44: 24 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score87th

44 titles, 18 with more than one role.

By decade

1940s1 · crew1950s19 · crew1960s16 · crew1970s8 · 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 Osvaldo Civirani's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 15th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer, producer, cinematographer

Tentazioni proibite (1965)

91st percentile spread · 72% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer, producer, cinematographer

Return of Django (1967)

Midcredits 11th · 21% 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 Osvaldo Civirani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Osvaldo Civirani's MovieCove titles; Tito Carpi shares the most, 2.