Biography
Cesare Zavattini (20 September 1902 – 13 October 1989) was an Italian screenwriter. In 1935 he met Vittorio De Sica, beginning a partnership that produced over twenty films, including such masterpieces of Italian neorealism as Shoeshine (1946), Bicycle Thieves (1948), Miracle in Milan (1951), and Umberto D (1952).
Wrote 102
2000s
- 2009
1990s
- 1995
1980s
- 1982
The Truth
Writer
1970s
- 1978
Los hijos de Sanchez
Writer
- 1977
A Simple Heart
Writer
- 1973
A Brief Vacation
Writer
- 1972
We'll Call Him Andrea
Screenplay, Story
- 1970
1960s
- 1968
A Place for Lovers
Screenplay
Caprice Italian Style
Writer
The Seven Cervi Brothers
Screenplay
- 1967
Woman Times Seven
Screenplay
- 1966
A Young World
Writer
We'll Go to the City
Screenplay
- 1964
Controsesso
Screenplay
- 1963
I misteri di Roma
Writer
- 1962
The Condemned of Altona
Screenplay
Arturo's Island
Screenplay
- 1961
Latin Lovers
Screenplay
The Last Judgment
Story, Screenplay
La lunga calza verde
Writer
Blood Feud
Screenplay, Story
El joven rebelde
Writer
- 1960
Atomic War Bride
Writer
Lipstick
Screenplay
Chi legge? Viaggio lungo il Tirreno
Writer
1950s
- 1959
Nel blu dipinto di blu
Screenplay
- 1958
Love and Chatter
Screenplay, Story
- 1957
The Doll that Took the Town
Screenplay
- 1956
The Awakening
Story
The Roof
Screenplay, Story
- 1955
- 1954
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Screenplay
Angels of Darkness
Screenplay
- 1953
A Husband for Anna
Story, Screenplay
Piovuto dal cielo
Story, Screenplay
Voice of Silence
Writer
La passeggiata
Screenplay
- 1952
The Lucky Five
Story, Screenplay
Rome 11:00
Story, Screenplay
Hello Elephant
Story, Screenplay
Bellissima
Story
- 1951
Mamma mia, che impressione!
Screenplay
- 1950
Twelve Hours to Live
Story
First Communion
Story, Screenplay
The Sky Is Red
Screenplay
Sunday in August
Screenplay
It's Forever Springtime
Writer
1940s
- 1949
La sposa non può attendere
Story
The Walls of Malapaga
Screenplay
Vent'anni
Screenplay
- 1948
Guerra alla guerra
Writer
Unknown Men of San Marino
Story, Screenplay
Chi è Dio
Writer
- 1947
Lost in the Dark
Screenplay
Tragic Hunt
Screenplay
Il passatore
Writer
The Great Dawn
Writer
Cronaca nera
Screenplay
- 1946
Rome: Free City
Screenplay
Canto, ma sottovoce...
Screenplay
Biraghin
Screenplay
A Day in the Life
Screenplay, Story
The Testimony
Screenplay
Il mondo vuole così
Story, Screenplay
- 1945
La freccia nel fianco
Screenplay
The Gates of Heaven
Screenplay
- 1943
Silenzio, si gira!
Screenplay
Our Dreams
Screenplay
C'è sempre un ma!
Screenplay
Gian Burrasca
Screenplay
Daddy's Little Devil
Writer
- 1942
Four Steps in the Clouds
Story, Screenplay
Quarta pagina
Screenplay
There's Room Up Ahead
Screenplay, Story
I sette peccati
Screenplay
- 1941
La scuola dei timidi
Screenplay
È caduta una donna
Screenplay
- 1940
San Giovanni decollato
Screenplay
Una famiglia impossibile
Story, Screenplay
1930s
- 1939
Bionda sottochiave
Screenplay
- 1938
I'll Give a Million
Original Film Writer
- 1936
La danza delle lancette
Screenplay
- 1935
I'll Give a Million
Writer
Acted in 3
Directed 2
1980s
- 1982
The Truth
Director
1950s
- 1953
Produced 1
1950s
- 1953
Art department 1
1960s
- 1966
The Last Fistful of Land
Art Direction
Appearances8
2020s
- 2026
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life
Self (Archive Footage)
2010s
- 2019
Cesare Zavattini on “Italiani con Paolo Miele,” 2019
Himself
2000s
- 2003
Cesare Zavattini
Self
1990s
- 1993
La prima volta che Zavattini provò ad usare un videotape
Self
1980s
- 1989
Strand, Under the Dark Cloth
Self
1970s
- 1971
Pier Paolo Pasolini: A Film Maker's Life
Self
1960s
- 1967
Cinéma et Réalité
Self
- 1965
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials
Self