Edoardo Bencivenga

Edoardo Bencivenga
Born1885
Naples
DiedJune 6, 1934 (aged 58–59)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
OccupationFilm director
Years active1907–1922

Edoardo Bencivenga (Naples, 1885 – Rome, June 6, 1934) was an Italian film director. Bencivegna began his career in 1907 with his first short film Raffaello e la Fornarina. In his career, he made over 60 films, the last one in 1922.

Career

Most of Bencivenga's work dates back to the first twenty years of the 1900s.[1] He was very active as a director at the beginning of the century, both in short and feature films.[2]

A family friend of Vittorio De Sica, he obtained him a small role in a silent film directed by Alfredo De Antoni, Il processo Clémenceau in 1917.[citation needed] His last known work is Gli eroi del Mare Nostro from 1923, a film about the Italian torpedo boat Premuda.[3]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Cinematografo: Cast". www.cinematografo.it. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  2. ^ "QUARANTA, Lydia - Enciclopedia". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  3. ^ thea (2011-07-16). "Gli eroi del Mare Nostro 1923". sempre in penombra (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  4. ^ "L'ANELLO DI PIERROT | Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival" (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-02.


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