Biography
Giacomo Battiato (born 18 October 1943) is an Italian film director and writer. He began his career in 1973 on Italian RAI TV and ten years later started in cinema with I paladini. His first book, Fuori dal cielo (1996), won the Prize Domenico Rea. He directed two non-fiction films about Pope John Paul II: Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (Karol, un uomo diventato Papa) in 2005 and Karol: The Pope, The Man (Karol, un papa rimasto uomo) in 2006.
Directed 18
2010s
- 2019
- 2015
- 2011
L'Infiltré
Director
2000s
- 2008
Resolution 819
Director
- 2006
Karol: The Pope, The Man
Director
Karol: The Pope, The Man
Director
- 2005
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Director
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Director
- 2003
Entrusted
Director
- 2002
The Young Casanova
Director
1990s
- 1995
Diary of a Rapist
Director
- 1990
Cellini: A Violent Life
Director
1980s
- 1988
Stradivari
Director
- 1986
Blood Ties
Director
- 1984
- 1983
Hearts and Armour
Director
1970s
- 1979
Martin Eden
Director
- 1975
Il marsigliese
Director
Wrote 16
2010s
- 2019
- 2015
- 2011
L'Infiltré
Writer
2000s
- 2008
Resolution 819
Writer
- 2006
Karol: The Pope, The Man
Writer
Karol: The Pope, The Man
Writer
- 2005
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Screenplay
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Writer
- 2003
Entrusted
Writer
- 2002
The Young Casanova
Writer
1980s
- 1988
Stradivari
Screenplay
- 1986
Blood Ties
Writer
- 1983
Hearts and Armour
Story
- 1980
The Istambul Train
Writer
1970s
- 1979
Martin Eden
Writer
- 1975
Il marsigliese
Writer
Created 2
2000s
- 2006
Karol: The Pope, The Man
Creator
- 2005
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope
Creator
Appearances1
2010s
- 2017
Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit
Self (archive footage)