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Giorgio Simonelli

Director, writer and editor · Died October 3, 1966, aged 64 · Rome, Italy

Giorgio Simonelli was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in the film industry as an editor in the 1930s, working on films such as The Three-Cornered Hat (1935). Simonelli transitioned to directing with Il signor Max (1937), a comedy that gained significant popularity. Throughout his career, he directed over 40 films, including Totò Tarzan (1950) and I due mafiosi (1964). Simonelli's films are noted for their comedic elements and contribution to the Italian comedy genre.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 23, 1901
Died
October 3, 1966 (aged 64)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Director, writer and editor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 86 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 27Down 13% in 30 days

What are Giorgio Simonelli's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
50%
Self
22%
Morality
21%
Power
7%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · 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 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Absurd
3
Warm
2
Dread
1
Tense
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Ambiguous1

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 Giorgio Simonelli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Giorgio Simonelli'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

86 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • Friends More Than Before (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Dick Smart 2.007 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • I due sanculotti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Knives of the Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • 2 mafiosi contro Al Capone(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • The Amazing Doctor G(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Two Idiots at Fort Alamo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Screenplay

  • I due toreri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Two Gangsters in the Wild West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Story

  • The Two Mafiosi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director

  • Ursus in the Land of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Tomb of Torture(1963)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Black Panther of Ratana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • I tromboni di Fra' Diavolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • 2 samurai per 100 geishe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

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

    Director

  • Hong Kong Hot Harbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • Dying as Hierarchs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • I magnifici tre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Rocco e le sorelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Che femmina!! E... che dollari! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Robin Hood and the Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Un dollaro di fifa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • I baccanali di Tiberio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Noi siamo 2 evasi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Fantasmi e ladri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Perfide.... ma belle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Writer

  • Marinai, donne e guai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Napoli sole mio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director

  • Non cantare... baciami! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director

  • Guaglione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • A sud niente di nuovo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director · Producer

  • Cantando sotto le stelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Story

  • Il campanile d'oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Writer

  • La moglie è uguale per tutti(1955)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Io sono la Primula Rossa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • It Happened at the Police Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director

  • Love song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Writer

  • Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

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

    Director

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

    Director

  • Era lei che lo voleva! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • I, Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • La paura fa 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Greetings and sons! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Io sono il capataz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • La bisarca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Love and Poison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • If I Were A Member Of Parliament (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Le due madonne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Accidenti alla guerra! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Eleven Men and a Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Guerra alla guerra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Writer

  • Dove sta Zaza? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director · Screenplay

  • I Do Not Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Due cuori fra le belve(1943)

    Director · Editor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Fire Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Soltanto un bacio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • C'è un fantasma nel castello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay · Story

  • Le due tigri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Con le donne non si scherza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director · Editor

  • Un marito per il mese di aprile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director · Editor

  • L'imprevisto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director · Composer

  • Amiamoci così (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director · Editor

  • Ho visto brillare le stelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • The Thrill of the Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Le sorprese del vagone letto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Editor

  • Terra di nessuno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • Battles in the Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • A Thousand Lire a Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Editor

  • L'orologio a cucù(1938)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Luciano Serra, Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Editor

  • Mother Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Editor

  • Regina della Scala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Editor

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

    Editor

  • Bertoldo, Bertoldino e Cacasenno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • Don Bosco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Editor

  • Seconda B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

  • The Canal of the Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Editor

  • Aurora sul mare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • Melodramma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Blue Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • La Wally (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Editor

  • La dernière berceuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Writer

  • The Song of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

  • Marathon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 86 titles from 1930 to 1976.

Most popular right now

La moglie è uguale per tutti (1955)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing60 of 86: 43 only directing, 17 with another roleWriting22 of 86: 10 only writing, 12 with another roleProducing1 of 86: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleMusic1 of 86: 0 only music, 1 with another roleEditing21 of 86: 16 only editing, 5 with another role

86 titles, 17 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1930s19 · crew1940s19 · crew1950s24 · crew1960s23 · crew1970s1 · crew

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

How do Giorgio Simonelli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · editor

L'orologio a cucù (1938)

67th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

2 mafiosi contro Al Capone (1966)

Midcredits 28th · 31% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 46/100 and the pacing 33/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Giorgio Simonelli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Giorgio Simonelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amedeo Sollazzo shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers