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Giovanni Grimaldi

Writing·1917–2001·86 films

Giovanni Grimaldi was an Italian screenwriter, journalist, and film director. He began his career in 1952, writing for numerous successful films, often collaborating with Bruno Corbucci. Grimaldi directed films such as Brutti di notte (1968) and I 2 deputati (1968). His work is noted for its contribution to Italian comedy and genre cinema.

As Writer

Castle of Blood
Castle of Blood (1964)
Totò diabolicus
Totò diabolicus (1962)
Two Colonels
Two Colonels (1963)
Toto and Cleopatra
Toto and Cleopatra (1963)
The Two Marshals
The Two Marshals (1961)
Gli onorevoli
Gli onorevoli (1963)
The Monk of Monza
The Monk of Monza (1963)
Totò versus Maciste
Totò versus Maciste (1962)
Totò vs the Four
Totò vs the Four (1963)
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life
Totò, Peppino and... the Sweet Life (1961)
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
He Who Hesitates Is Lost (1960)
Lo smemorato di Collegno
Lo smemorato di Collegno (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?
What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? (1964)
Totò d'Arabia
Totò d'Arabia (1965)
Web of the Spider
Web of the Spider (1971)
The Dollars Are Coming!
The Dollars Are Coming! (1957)
The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid
The Handsome, The Ugly, And The Stupid (1967)
The Blancheville Monster
The Blancheville Monster (1963)
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day (1963)
It Happened in the Penitentiary
It Happened in the Penitentiary (1955)
The Two Mafiosi
The Two Mafiosi (1964)
The Slave
The Slave (1962)
It Happened at the Police Station
It Happened at the Police Station (1954)
The Winsome Widow
The Winsome Widow (1973)
Toto at Night
Toto at Night (1962)
Totò sexy
Totò sexy (1963)
The World's Gold
The World's Gold (1967)
So In Love
So In Love (1964)
I 2 deputati
I 2 deputati (1969)
Good night… lawyer!
Good night… lawyer! (1955)
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza
Don Chisciotte e Sancio Panza (1968)
Mi permette babbo!
Mi permette babbo! (1956)
Those Two in the Legion
Those Two in the Legion (1962)
Lady Morgan's Vengeance
Lady Morgan's Vengeance (1965)
In a Colt's Shadow
In a Colt's Shadow (1965)
4 Dollars of Revenge
4 Dollars of Revenge (1966)
Perdono
Perdono (1966)
No One Can Judge Me
No One Can Judge Me (1966)
Latin Lovers
Latin Lovers (1965)
How Do I Love You?
How Do I Love You? (1966)
When Women Were Called Virgins
When Women Were Called Virgins (1972)
I magnifici tre
I magnifici tre (1961)
Tonight I'll Throw Me
Tonight I'll Throw Me (1967)
The Lovemakers
The Lovemakers (1970)
Gladiators 7
Gladiators 7 (1962)
The Sons of the Leopard
The Sons of the Leopard (1965)
All the Gold in the World
All the Gold in the World (1968)
You'll See Me Returning
You'll See Me Returning (1966)
Paths of War
Paths of War (1970)
I'm Not Worthy of You
I'm Not Worthy of You (1965)
Getting Away with It the Italian Way
Getting Away with It the Italian Way (1962)
Johnny Colt
Johnny Colt (1966)
Don't Ever Leave Me
Don't Ever Leave Me (1965)
Adventure at the Motel
Adventure at the Motel (1963)
Il fidanzamento
Il fidanzamento (1975)
Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera
Principe coronato cercasi per ricca ereditiera (1970)
Il latitante
Il latitante (1967)
La moglie è uguale per tutti
La moglie è uguale per tutti (1955)
Chimera
Chimera (1968)
Il ragazzo che sorride
Il ragazzo che sorride (1969)
I 4 moschettieri
I 4 moschettieri (1963)
Symphony of Love
Symphony of Love (1970)
Ugly at Night
Ugly at Night (1968)
Un caso di coscienza
Un caso di coscienza (1970)
The Four Monks
The Four Monks (1962)
7 Golden Monks
7 Golden Monks (1966)
Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone
Questo pazzo, pazzo mondo della canzone (1964)
James Tont Operation U.N.O.
James Tont Operation U.N.O. (1965)
Il suo nome è Donna Rosa
Il suo nome è Donna Rosa (1969)
Le inibizioni del dottor Gaudenzi, vedovo col complesso della buonanima
Le inibizioni del dottor Gaudenzi, vedovo col complesso della buonanima (1971)
Puro siccome un angelo papà mi fece monaco... di Monza
Puro siccome un angelo papà mi fece monaco... di Monza (1969)
Frou-frou del Tabarin
Frou-frou del Tabarin (1976)
Wife for Sale
Wife for Sale (1973)
Il bacio del sole
Il bacio del sole (1958)
Guaglione
Guaglione (1956)
I soliti rapinatori a Milano
I soliti rapinatori a Milano (1961)
Una lacrima sul viso
Una lacrima sul viso (1964)
Soldati e capelloni
Soldati e capelloni (1967)
You Are Always In My Mind
You Are Always In My Mind (1969)
I terribili sette
I terribili sette (1963)
I, Hamlet
I, Hamlet (1952)
A sud niente di nuovo
A sud niente di nuovo (1956)

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