Aldo Lado was born in Fiume, Italy (today Rijeka, Croatia) on 5 December 1934. Lado came up through the film industry as an assistant director, notably to Bernardo Bertolucci on The Conformist (1970). After writing the story for the 1971 giallo The Designated Victim, he made his directorial debut later that year with Short Night of Glass Dolls. Lado took the job after two previous directors, Maurizio Lucidi and Antonio Margheriti, fell through. The film was a success, and he followed it with another giallo, Who Saw Her Die?. Lado's subsequent films were in a variety of genres, including drama (Woman Buried Alive, The Cousin), romance (La cosa buffa), and horror (Last Stop on the Night Train). In 1979, he directed the Star Wars cash-in The Humanoid, for which he was credited under the George Lucas-esque pseudonym "George B. Lewis". In 1981, he directed the Alberto Moravia adaptation La disubbidienza. In 2013, after a 20-year hiatus, he directed the film Il Notturno di Chopin. Lado published his first short story in 2016, in the anthology Nuovi delitti di lago. In 2017 he published I film che non vedrete mai ('The films you will never see'), a compilation based on Lado's own unproduced screenplays. Lado died at his home in Rome on the morning of 25 November 2023, at the age of 88.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 5, 1934
- November 25, 2023 (aged 88)
- Fiume, Istria, Italy [now Rijeka, Croatia]
- Writer, director and producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are Aldo Lado's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 9
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 3
Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous2
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 Aldo Lado's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Aldo Lado'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
30 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Il notturno di Chopin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Hollywood Flies(2005)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Marquise(1997)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Farinelli(1994)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Power and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Dark Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Circle of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Ritual of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Sahara Heat(1987)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all filmsLa città di Miriam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Mora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
La pietra di Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Disobedience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Day of the Cobra(1980)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Crime in Via Teulada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Humanoid(1979)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Il prigioniero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Born Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Cousin(1974)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Woman Buried Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
La cosa buffa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Blessed Are the Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Who Saw Her Die?(1972)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Million Dollar Eel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Designated Victim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Conformist(1970)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Cry of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Colt in the Hand of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Career shape
A full career of 30 titles from 1967 to 2012.
Biggest box office
Farinelli (1994)
Highest rated
Farinelli (1994)
Most popular right now
The Cousin (1974)
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 Aldo Lado's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 11; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 37/100 in their films, across 9 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 Aldo Lado's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Aldo Lado work with?
People who share at least 2 of Aldo Lado's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ennio Morricone shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Marcel BeaulieuShared titles: Marquise (1997), Farinelli (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Marcel Beaulieu
- Rüdiger von SpiesShared titles: Who Saw Her Die? (1972), Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Rüdiger von Spies
Actors
- José QuaglioShared titles: The Cousin (1974), Who Saw Her Die? (1972), Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)See all 3 shared titles with José Quaglio
- Marianne BaslerShared titles: Marquise (1997), Farinelli (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Marianne Basler
- Barbara BachShared titles: The Humanoid (1979), Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Bach
- Piero VidaShared titles: Who Saw Her Die? (1972), Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Piero Vida
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Ennio MorriconeShared titles: The Humanoid (1979), Last Stop on the Night Train (1975), The Cousin (1974), Who Saw Her Die? (1972), Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)See all 5 shared titles with Ennio Morricone
- Mario MorraShared titles: The Humanoid (1979), Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Mario Morra
- Alberto GallittiShared titles: Last Stop on the Night Train (1975), The Cousin (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Alberto Gallitti
- Gábor PogányShared titles: Last Stop on the Night Train (1975), The Cousin (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Gábor Pogány
Producers
- Linda GutenbergShared titles: Marquise (1997), Farinelli (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Linda Gutenberg
- Véra BelmontShared titles: Marquise (1997), Farinelli (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Véra Belmont
- Dieter GeisslerShared titles: Who Saw Her Die? (1972), Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Dieter Geissler
- Enzo DoriaShared titles: Who Saw Her Die? (1972), Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Enzo Doria
