Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor.[1] He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone.

Guido Brignone
Born(1886-12-06)6 December 1886
Died6 March 1959(1959-03-06) (aged 72)
OccupationFilm director
Years active1925–1959

Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian Director to win the Venice Film Festival or Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica, the oldest film festival in the world, with Best Italian Film, Teresa Confalonieri (1934).

He died in Rome in 1959.

Selected filmography

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  1. ^ Gino Moliterno (29 September 2008). Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-8108-6254-8.
  2. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
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