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Angelo Rizzoli

Angelo Rizzoli

Producer · Died September 24, 1970, aged 80 · Milano, Italy

Angelo Rizzoli (31 October 1889 – 24 September 1970) was an Italian publisher and film producer. Rizzoli was born in Milan on 31 October 1889. Orphaned at a young age and raised in poverty, he rose to prosperity. He apprenticed in the printer trade and later became an entrepreneur in his twenties. In 1927, Rizzoli founded company A. Rizzoli & Co. (later RCS MediaGroup). In 1927 Rizzoli acquired Novella magazine, a bi-weekly primarily for women that reached a circulation of 130,000 copies, from Mondadori an independent publisher who specialized in books and magazines. After his initial purchase, he added several new publications including Annabella, Bertoldo, Candido, Omnibus, and Oggi e L'Europeo. In 1949 he began publishing books including both classics and popular novels. He purchased Cartiera di Lama di Reno in 1954, the foundation for what would become an Italian publishing empire. His operations were moved in 1960 to a complex on Via Civitavecchia in Milan. He was amongst the first producers of daily newspapers within the relatively newly established nation of Italy. Active in film, he had control of the French company Francinex with which he co-produced Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960) and 8½ (1963), as well as French films such as Une Parisienne (1957). In 1964 Rizzoli opened the original Rizzoli International Bookstore in New York City at 712 Fifth Avenue, designed by architect Ferdinand Gottlieb. The bookstore was featured in various Hollywood films, most notably, Woody Allen's Manhattan and Falling in Love with Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep. He also produced the controversial documentary film Africa Addio. A museum about Rizzoli's life and career is located at Villa Arbusto within the guest house of that place,[8] at Lacco Ameno. Within this are held 500 photographic-records or evidence of his activities taken on-set during production. The museum also holds the Pithekoussai Archaeological Museum. Rizzoli married Anna Marzorati with whom he had two children, Andrea and Giuseppina. Rizzoli died aged 81 years of age. Source: Article "Angelo Rizzoli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Born
October 11, 1889
Died
September 24, 1970 (aged 80)
From
Milano, Italy
Works as
Producer
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 71 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 15% in 30 days

What are Angelo Rizzoli's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 93rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Documentary 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
Bonds
30%
Society
22%
Self
19%
Power
13%
Morality
8%
Survival
5%
Ideas
2%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 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 14 · Serious 11 · Dark 9

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 12 · Charged 19 · Intense 3

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

A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 4

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 12

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

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 18 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 23 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 7

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
14
Joyful
12
Warm
11
Tense
9
Romantic
8
Other
31

How their films linger

Feel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous8

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 Angelo Rizzoli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Angelo Rizzoli'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

71 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page.

  • Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer

  • One Way Ticket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer

  • A Pocketful of Chestnuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • Transplant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Producer

  • Unknown Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Producer

  • Hibernatus(1969)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Serafino(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • La moglie giapponese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • Italian Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Producer

  • Pasha(1968)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • I due vigili (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Producer

  • Quando dico che ti amo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Producer

  • Soldier's Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Producer

  • Misunderstood(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Africa addio(1966)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Juliet of the Spirits(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Il compagno Don Camillo(1965)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Moment of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Producer

  • Red Desert(1964)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dal sabato al lunedì (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • Illibatezza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Producer

  • Ro.Go.Pa.G.(1963)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 8½(1963)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • A Dog's Life(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Imperial Venus(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • L'Eclisse(1962)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Tout l'or du monde(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Brigand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer

  • Viva l'Italia! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer

  • The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo(1961)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Letto a tre piazze(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • La Dolce Vita(1960)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Facts of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • You're on Your Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Producer

  • ...and the Wild Wild Women(1959)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Christine(1958)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • I sogni nel cassetto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer

  • The Parisian(1957)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Paris, Palace Hôtel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • The Awakening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Producer

  • Il padrone sono me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Don Camillo e l'on. Peppone(1955)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Black Dossier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Producer

  • Madame Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Executive Producer

  • The Lovers of Manon Lescaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • The Barefoot Contessa(1954)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Three Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

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

    Producer

  • Flesh and the Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Producer

  • The Stranger's Hand(1954)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Beat the Devil(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Don Camillo(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

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

    Producer

  • Lucrèce Borgia(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Earrings of Madame De...(1953)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Sunday Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Beauties of the Night(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Wife for a Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • The Little World of Don Camillo(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Hello Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Producer

  • Umberto D.(1952)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Flowers of St. Francis(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Tomorrow Is Too Late(1950)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Yvonne of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Producer

  • Red Roses(1940)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Department Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Producer

  • I'll Give a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Producer

  • Everybody's Woman(1934)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 61 titles from 1934 to 1994.

Biggest box office

8½ (1963)

$378K worldwide

Highest rated

Umberto D. (1952)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

8½ (1963)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing61 of 61: 61 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

By decade

1930s3 · crew1940s2 · crew1950s28 · crew1960s24 · crew1970s3 · crew1990s1 · 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 Angelo Rizzoli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 35; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Africa addio (1966)

52nd percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Umberto D. (1952)

Midcredits 98th · 86% 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.

Is Angelo Rizzoli's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles10–89 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles15–53 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles12–28 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles26–47 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles25–94 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Angelo Rizzoli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Angelo Rizzoli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alessandro Cicognini shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers