Biography
Marino Girolami (1 February 1914 – 20 February 1994) was an Italian film director and actor. Marino Giorlami was born on 1 February 1914 in Rome, Italy. Formally a professional boxer, Girolami ended his boxing career when he was 20. Following this, he got a degree as a physical therapist and opened a gym which specialized in therapeutic massages. Girolami entered into Italy Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Among the people Girolami met was Anna Magnani who took her son Luca to meet him which led to close relationship between them. Girolami gave her the script he had been working on of Campo de'fiori which was passed on to Aldo Fabrizi. The story was re-written by Girolami and Federico Fellini and directed by Mario Bonnard, which led to Girolami working in film. He debuted as an actor in 1940, and became an assistant director for Mario Soldati, Marcello Marchesi, Vittorio Metz. In 1949 he debuted as a director with La strada buia, a variation on the film Fugitive Lady. He pursued his career as film director with several musical comedies and melodramas. Film historian and critic Roberto Curti described Girolami as one of Italy's most prolific genre directors, directing 78 films in three decades. Girolami worked in several genres and trends such as the Western with Between God, the Devil and a Winchester, the crime film (Violent Rome) and horror with Zombie Holocaust. Girolami also made hardcore pornography such as Sesso profondo.
Directed 89
1980s
- 1982
Giggi il bullo
Director
- 1981
L'esercito più pazzo del mondo
Director
Desirable Teacher
Director
- 1980
College Girl on Vacation
Director
Doctor Butcher M.D.
Director
Flying Sex
Director
1970s
- 1979
Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice?
Director
- 1978
Nude Odeon
Director
- 1977
Kakkientruppen
Director
- 1976
A Special Cop in Action
Director
Rome, the Other Face of Violence
Director
Friends More Than Before
Director
- 1975
Violent Rome
Director
Valentina... The Virgin Wife
Director
Lover Boy
Director
The Slight
Director
- 1974
4 Crazy Draftees at the Army
Director
- 1973
What the Chambermaid Saw
Director
- 1972
Sexy Sinners
Director
- 1971
African Story
Director
- 1970
Reverend's Colt
Director
Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest
Director
1960s
- 1969
Raptus
Director
- 1968
The Two Magnificent Fresconi
Director
Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
Director
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows
Director
- 1967
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas
Director
- 1966
7 Golden Monks
Director
Spiaggia libera
Director
- 1965
Veneri in collegio
Director
- 1964
Bullet in the Flesh
Director
Venus in the Sun
Director
These Mad, Mad Women
Director
Le tardone
Director
Badmen of the West
Director
- 1963
Siamo tutti pomicioni
Director
Le motorizzate
Director
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
Director
- 1962
Gli italiani e le donne
Director
The Fury of Achilles
Director
Twist, lolite e vitelloni
Director
Il medico delle donne
Director
L'assassino si chiama Pompeo
Director
- 1961
Le magnifiche 7
Director
Walter e i Suoi Cugini
Director
Scandali al mare
Director
La ragazza sotto il lenzuolo
Director
Un figlio d'oggi
Director
- 1960
Ferragosto in Bikini
Director
Caccia al marito
Director
My Pal, Dr. Jekyll
Director
1950s
- 1959
Quanto sei bella Roma
Director
Quel tesoro di papà
Director
Un canto nel deserto
Director
- 1958
Quando gli angeli piangono
Director
Il romanzo di un giovane povero
Director
- 1957
There Is a Path in the Sky
Director
La canzone del destino
Director
Vivendo, cantando, che male ti fò?
Director
Buongiorno primo amore!
Director
Sette canzoni per sette sorelle
Director
Serenate per 16 bionde
Director
- 1956
Cantando sotto le stelle
Director
- 1955
La ragazza di Via Veneto
Director
Ore 10: lezione di canto
Director
- 1954
Il cantante misterioso
Director
I Sing for You
Director
- 1953
Riscatto - Tu sei il mio giudice
Director
Era lei che lo voleva!
Director
Lasciateci in pace
Director
- 1952
Noi due soli
Director
Poppy
Co-Director
- 1951
It's Him!... Yes! Yes!
Co-Director
Il mago per forza
Co-Director
Seven Hours of Troubles
Co-Director
Milano miliardaria
Director
City of Violence
Director
- 1950
The Thief of Venice
Assistant Director
Her Favourite Husband
First Assistant Director
Fugitive Lady
Director
I'm in the Revue
Assistant Director
Miss Italia
First Assistant Director
1940s
- 1948
Under the Sun of Rome
First Assistant Director
Escape to France
Second Assistant Director
- 1946
- 1945
Wrote 40
1980s
- 1982
Giggi il bullo
Screenplay
- 1981
Desirable Teacher
Screenplay
1970s
- 1979
Hunted City
Story
- 1977
Kakkientruppen
Writer
- 1975
Valentina... The Virgin Wife
Writer
Lover Boy
Writer
- 1971
The Feast of Satan
Writer
- 1970
Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest
Story, Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
Raptus
Writer, Story
- 1968
The Two Magnificent Fresconi
Screenplay
Between God, The Devil and a Winchester
Story
One by One
Writer
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows
Story
- 1967
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas
Story
The Tall, The Short, The Cat
Screenplay, Story
Payment in Blood
Story
- 1966
Spiaggia libera
Writer
- 1964
Bullet in the Flesh
Writer
Venus in the Sun
Writer
- 1962
Twist, lolite e vitelloni
Screenplay
- 1961
Walter e i Suoi Cugini
Story, Screenplay
Un figlio d'oggi
Writer
- 1960
Ferragosto in Bikini
Writer
Caccia al marito
Story, Screenplay
My Pal, Dr. Jekyll
Screenplay, Story
1950s
- 1959
Quanto sei bella Roma
Screenplay
- 1958
Quando gli angeli piangono
Writer
- 1957
There Is a Path in the Sky
Story, Screenplay
La canzone del destino
Screenplay
Vivendo, cantando, che male ti fò?
Story, Writer
Sette canzoni per sette sorelle
Writer, Story
Serenate per 16 bionde
Story, Writer
- 1955
La ragazza di Via Veneto
Screenplay
Ore 10: lezione di canto
Story, Writer
- 1954
Il cantante misterioso
Story, Writer
Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!
Story
- 1953
Riscatto - Tu sei il mio giudice
Story
- 1951
Il mago per forza
Writer
1940s
- 1943
Produced 24
1980s
- 1987
1970s
- 1971
The Feast of Satan
Production Manager
- 1970
Reverend's Colt
Producer
1960s
- 1968
Franco, Ciccio and the Cheerful Widows
Producer
- 1967
Two R-R-Ringos from Texas
Producer
Die Easy in Ghentar
Executive Producer
Payment in Blood
Producer
- 1966
A Few Dollars for Django
Producer
- 1964
These Mad, Mad Women
Producer
Le tardone
Producer
- 1963
Siamo tutti pomicioni
Producer
Le motorizzate
Producer
La donna degli altri è sempre più bella
Producer
- 1962
Gli italiani e le donne
Producer
- 1961
Le magnifiche 7
Producer
Bellezze sulla spiaggia
Producer
Walter e i Suoi Cugini
Producer
Scandali al mare
Producer
La ragazza sotto il lenzuolo
Producer
Un figlio d'oggi
Producer
- 1960
Ferragosto in Bikini
Producer
Caccia al marito
Producer
My Pal, Dr. Jekyll
Producer
1950s
- 1959
Quel tesoro di papà
Producer
Acted in 2
1940s
- 1941
Villa da vendere
Movie
Beatrice Cenci
Movie
Edited 2
1960s
- 1968
The Two Magnificent Fresconi
Editor
1950s
- 1950
Miss Italia
Editor
Camera 1
1970s
- 1977
Kakkientruppen
Director of Photography