Mario Bonnard
Directing · Born Jun 21, 1889 · Died Mar 22, 1965 (75) · Roma, Lazio, Italy
Mario Bonnard (24 December 1889 – 22 March 1965) was an Italian actor and film director. Bonnard was born and died in Rome. He began his cinematic career as an actor becoming a popular romantic lead in numerous silent films made before World War I. In 1917, he ventured into film directing for the first time. Before the arrival of sound films he worked for a period in Germany in films directed by Luis Trenker. Back in Italy in 1932, he became a prolific director working with the major stars of the time as: Assia Noris, Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari, and Luisa Ferida. Il feroce Saladino (1937) was the most popular of his films of the 1930s. During the war he continued to work. In the post World War II period his films, ranging from comedies to period dramas enjoyed much success. However, today he's no longer well known. One of his last films was The Last Days of Pompeii (1959). An illness made him leave production early, so the film was completed by Sergio Leone. His brother was the composer Giulio Bonnard, who frequently wrote film scores for Mario's productions.
Known for
Directed
Rome, 1585
196110.0
Gastone
19606.0
The Last Days of Pompeii
19596.2
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love
19587.4
Mi permette babbo!
19566.9
La ladra
195510.0
Night of Love
19546.5
Frine cortigiana d'Oriente
19536.0
I figli non si vendono
19529.0
Tormento del passato
19527.0
The Last Sentence
19519.0
The Promise
19506.0
Margaret of Cortona
19505.8
City of Pain
19495.9
Farewell, My Beautiful Naples
19467.0
The Rape of the Sabine
19456.0
The Peddler and the Lady
19437.3
There's Room Up Ahead
19428.0
Rossini
19429.0
The King's Jester
19417.0
Il ponte dei sospiri
19409.0
La fanciulla di Portici
194010.0
L'uomo del romanzo
19407.0
La gerla di papà Martin
19409.0
Frenesia
19397.0
Papà per una notte
19397.0
I, His Father
19396.5
Il conte di Bréchard
19389.0
Il feroce saladino
19378.0
30 Seconds of Love
193610.0
Milizia territoriale
19369.0
I Don't Know You Anymore
19366.7
L'albero di Adamo
193610.0
La marche nuptiale
19358.0
The Fight for the Matterhorn
1934
Ève cherche un père
19337.0
I Sing for You Alone
19338.0
Cinque a zero
19329.0
No Women
19326.5
Fra Diavolo
193110.0
The Knights of the Mountain
19309.0
The Son of the White Mountain
19305.3
The Fight for the Matterhorn
19288.2
The Last Performance
19288.0
The Golden Abyss
19278.0
La gerla di Papà Martin
1924
The Betrothed
19228.1
The Marble Faun
19209.0
Marco Visconti
Movie10.0
