Suso Cecchi d'Amico

July 21, 1914 — Rome, Lazio, Italy

Suso Cecchi D'Amico (1914–2010) was an Italian screenwriter and actress. The Italian screenwriter collaborated on the scripts of more than 100 films, including Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953), Mario Monicelli's I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street, 1958) and Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano (1962). She also worked with Michelangelo Antonioni on Le Amiche (The Girlfriends, 1955) and Franco Zeffirelli on Jesus of Nazareth (1977), but she was best known for her creative contribution to the films of Luchino Visconti, including Il Gattopardo (The Leopard, 1963).

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Bicycle Thieves

1948

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Roman Holiday

1953

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The Leopard

1963

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Big Deal on Madonna Street

1958

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Rocco and His Brothers

1960

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Jesus of Nazareth

1977

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Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations

1992

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The Adventures of Pinocchio

1972