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Ermanno Donati

Producer and writer · Died July 9, 1979, aged 59 · Rome, Italy

Born
March 3, 1920
Died
July 9, 1979 (aged 59)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 45 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 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Ermanno Donati's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th 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
Morality
38%
Power
20%
Self
19%
Bonds
12%
Survival
7%
Ideas
4%
Oppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 7

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 8

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
6
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
5
Absurd
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Haunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4
  • Other1

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 Ermanno Donati's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ermanno Donati'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

45 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beyond the Darkness(1979)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Salon Kitty(1976)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Mafia(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • L'oro di Londra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Story

  • I Am What I Am(1967)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Matchless(1967)

    Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Navajo Joe(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Hills Run Red(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Third Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Producer

  • James Tont Operation T.W.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • James Tont Operation U.N.O. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Su e giù (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Maciste In King Solomon's Mines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • The Avenger of Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Producer

  • The Magnificent Adventurer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • The Ghost(1963)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Masseuses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Producer

  • The Horrible Dr. Hichcock(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Producer

  • The Witch's Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Producer

  • Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Joseph and His Brethren(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Atlas Against the Cyclops(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Noi duri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • Genitori in blue-jeans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Producer

  • Son of Samson(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Son of the Red Corsair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • Winter Holidays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • Domenica è sempre domenica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Producer

  • It Happened in Rome(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Lust of the Vampire(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Totò Double or Nothing? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Revelation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • The Golden Vein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Passionate song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer

  • Ci troviamo in galleria(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Captain Phantom(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    Producer

  • La nemica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer · Screenplay

  • Honeymoon Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Production Manager

  • A Tale of Five Women(1951)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Accusation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Producer

  • Under the Sun of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Production Manager

  • Don Cesare of Bazan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Velasquez

  • The Betrothed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Costume Assistant

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles from 1941 to 1979.

Highest rated

Mafia (1968)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Beyond the Darkness (1979)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 42: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting4 of 42: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing37 of 42: 34 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thOther crew3 of 42: 3 only other crew, 0 with another role

42 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1940s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew1950s15 · crew1960s22 · crew1970s2 · 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 Ermanno Donati's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 18 titles are Mixed.

  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

Joseph and His Brethren (1961)

66th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mafia (1968)

Midcredits 83rd · 74% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 35/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Is Ermanno Donati's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 72 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ermanno Donati work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ermanno Donati's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luigi Carpentieri shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers