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Giacomo Gentilomo

Director and writer · Died April 16, 2001, aged 92 · Trieste, Italy

Giacomo Gentilomo was an Italian film director and painter. He began his career in the film industry at the age of 21, working as a script supervisor and assistant director. Between 1933 and 1937, he was active as a film editor. Gentilomo made his directorial debut in 1939 with Il Carnevale di Venezia. His 1945 film O sole mio received critical acclaim and is considered one of the earliest examples of Italian neorealism due to its use of exterior scenes and non-professional actors. In the mid-1960s, dissatisfied with cinema, Gentilomo decided to abandon films and instead pursued his passion for painting.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 5, 1909
Died
April 16, 2001 (aged 92)
From
Trieste, Italy
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 38 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 32% in 30 days

What are Giacomo Gentilomo's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
31%
Morality
31%
Self
19%
Bonds
10%
Ideas
10%

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 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · 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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · 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

Thrilling
2
Absurd
2
Hopeful
1
Triumphant
1
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-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 Giacomo Gentilomo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Giacomo Gentilomo'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

38 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hercules Against the Moon Men(1964)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Brennus, Enemy of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Slave Girls of Sheba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Charge of the Black Lancers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Goliath and the Vampires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • The Last of the Vikings(1961)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Black Archer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Knight Without a Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • The Dragon's Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Writer

  • La trovatella di Pompei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Una voce, una chitarra, un po' di luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • The Two Orphans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

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

    Director

  • The Blind Woman of Sorrento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Immortal Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Writer

  • The Young Caruso(1951)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

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

    Director · Screenplay

  • Lo sparviero del Nilo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Ti ritroverò (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Snow White and the Seven Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Brothers Karamazov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • The Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Writer

  • Teheran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • O sole mio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • In cerca di felicità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Cortocircuito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Mater dolorosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director · Editor

  • Pazzo d'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Finalmente soli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Luna di miele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Thrill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay

  • Ecco la radio! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Musica in piazza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor · Screenplay

  • Luci sommerse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor · Screenplay

  • Amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Editor

  • I Love You Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor · First Assistant Director · Screenplay

  • Lorenzino de' Medici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • Full Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor · First Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1934 to 1964.

Highest rated

Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)

Midcredits 1st

Most popular right now

The Young Caruso (1951)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing31 of 38: 19 only directing, 12 with another roleWriting15 of 38: 1 only writing, 14 with another roleEditing7 of 38: 2 only editing, 5 with another roleOther crew2 of 38: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

38 titles, 16 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1930s6 · crew1940s14 · crew1950s12 · crew1960s6 · crew

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

How do Giacomo Gentilomo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 8th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 3 titles is Universally Panned.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer

Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)

54th percentile spread · 80% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

The Young Caruso (1951)

Midcredits 12th · 17% 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 Giacomo Gentilomo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Giacomo Gentilomo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arpad DeRiso shares the most, 2.

Writers

Composers

Producers