Mario Zampi (1 November 1903 â€" 2 December 1963) was an Italian film
producer and director. A co-founder of Two Cities Films, a British
production company, he is most closely associated with British
comedies of the 1950s.Zampi began his career as an actor in Italy at
the age of 17. By 1930, he was working for Warner Bros. as a film
editor in London. In 1937, he and compatriot Filippo Del Giudice
founded Two Cities Films. While the company was noted for such serious
films as In Which We Serve, Henry V, and Hamlet, Zampi is most
remembered for comedies. He made his mark with such films as Laughter
in Paradise (1951), The Naked Truth (1957), and Too Many Crooks
(1959), often in the dual role of director and producer.Director and
producer unless otherwise indicated.
producer and director. A co-founder of Two Cities Films, a British
production company, he is most closely associated with British
comedies of the 1950s.Zampi began his career as an actor in Italy at
the age of 17. By 1930, he was working for Warner Bros. as a film
editor in London. In 1937, he and compatriot Filippo Del Giudice
founded Two Cities Films. While the company was noted for such serious
films as In Which We Serve, Henry V, and Hamlet, Zampi is most
remembered for comedies. He made his mark with such films as Laughter
in Paradise (1951), The Naked Truth (1957), and Too Many Crooks
(1959), often in the dual role of director and producer.Director and
producer unless otherwise indicated.
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