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Cesare Zavattini

Italian screenwriter (1902–1989)
Person human Q469164

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
September 20, 1902
Date of death
October 13, 1989
Place of birth
Luzzara
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Italy, Kingdom of Italy[11][12]
Occupation
screenwriter, journalist, dramaturge, writer, director, comics artist, playwright, poet, draftsperson, prose writer, film director, film producer[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Educated at
University of Parma[20]
Award received
Viareggio-Versilia International Prize, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject, Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay, Order of Friendship of Peoples[21][22][23][24][25]
Child
Marco Zavattini[10]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Story, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[32][33][34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian[35]
Archives at
Cinémathèque Française[27]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[30][31]
Family name
Zavattini[28]
Given name
Cesare[29]
Has works in the collection
Harvard Film Archive, Anne Frank House
Name in native language
Cesare Zavattini[36]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Harvard Film Archive Project
P14541
17CSRG
P14750
7657-ED83-D7A3-10DC-F6DF
🏷️ Also known as
en Cesare Zavattini ar سيزار زافاتيني cs Čezare Dzavattini de Zavattini el Τσέζαρε Ζαβατίνι fa چزاره زاواتینی fa چزارهٔ زاواتینی he צ'זרה זוואטיני ja チェーザレ・ザヴァッティーニ ja チェザーレ・ザヴァッティーニ ko 체사레 차바티니 nl Cesare Zavattini ru Дзаваттини Чезаре ru Дзаваттини, Чезаре ru Чезаре Дзаваттини uk Чезаре Дзаваттіні zh 切萨雷‧扎瓦蒂尼 zh 塞沙爾·薩瓦提尼 zh 賽薩‧薩瓦提尼 zh 赛萨·萨瓦提尼
🔖 Identifiers · 128
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
118808338
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico - BEIC 6341413.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
32217
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
5120
AllMovie person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Artist-info artist ID
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Artists of the World ID
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Show all 128 identifiers +116
Artnet artist ID
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AskArt person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BVMC person ID
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Biblioteca Franco Serantini ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Comedy Guide person ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
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CoBiS author ID
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Comic Vine ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118808338
Danish National Filmography person ID
119661
Databazeknih.cz author ID
72078
De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118808338
EGAXA ID
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Elonet person ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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GCD creator ID
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GTAA ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0073185
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Cesare_Zavattini
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1953685
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
66966
ICCD agent ID
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IDU person ID
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IMDb ID
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INAPP author ID
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IdRef ID
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Ivi person ID
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JRC Names ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118808338
Kallías ID
PE00468466
Kinobox person ID
98423
Kinopoisk person ID
93424
Larousse ID
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LdiF person ID
12569
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
49109
Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MART catalog person ID
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MYmovies person ID
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Movie Walker Press person ID
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MovieMeter person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NBM authority ID
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NDL Authority ID
00461766
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
jn20000605702
NLA Trove people ID
1020318
NLAI ID
65013
NUKAT ID
n2002038706
National Library of Israel ID (old)
001730521
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007503268305171
National Library of Latvia ID
000291816
National Library of Portugal ID
99375
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX831422
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073622141
NooSFere author ID
2147207255
Obálky knih ID
jn20000605702
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
4000625
Open Library ID
OL135162A
Open Media Database person ID
12330
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803133410289
PORT person ID
12310
Parsifal cluster ID
250810
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
85867
Prabook ID
2492864
RedBA Granada authority ID
97468
Related category
Category:Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini
Runeberg author ID
zavatces
SBN author ID
CFIV005100
SELIBR ID
275649
SHARE Catalogue author ID
36405
SNAC ARK ID
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SNK ID
156562
Scope.dk person ID
16861
Swedish Film Database person ID
134144
TCM Movie Database person ID
212131
TMDB person ID
12330
Tabakalera ID
61635
Treccani ID
cesare-zavattini
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
cesare-zavattini
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
500081943
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
287023
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058602800606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1388840
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12272931
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/168974
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
15825
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
cesare-zavattini
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/0c7fb9af-e567-4d80-b61e-44b8039f01d9
ČSFD person ID
90320

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🔗 Connections
Films written 78
Bicycle Thieves, Two Women, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Shoeshine, Umberto D., The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Miracle in Milan, Sunflower +70 more
Occupation 12
writer, poet, journalist, film director, playwright, screenwriter, film producer, director +4 more
Award received 3
Order of Friendship of Peoples, Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay
Nominated for 3
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Story
Country of citizenship 2
Italy, Kingdom of Italy
Archives at 1
Cinémathèque Française
Educated at 1
University of Parma
Films directed 1
Love in the City
Has works in the collection 1
Anne Frank House
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Italian
Place of birth 1
Luzzara
Place of death 1
Rome
Related category 1
Category:Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films with screenplays by Cesare Zavattini
← Producer 1
Love in the City
← Significant person 1
Paolo Nuzzi
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Summary

Cesare Zavattini was born on September 20, 1902[1], in Luzzara[2]. He died on October 13, 1989[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], journalist[6], dramaturge[7], writer[8], and director[9].

FAQs

Where was Cesare Zavattini born?

Cesare Zavattini was born in Luzzara[2].

Where did Cesare Zavattini die?

Cesare Zavattini died in Rome[4].

What did Cesare Zavattini do for work?

Cesare Zavattini worked as a screenwriter[5], journalist[6], dramaturge[7], writer[8], and director[9].

Where did Cesare Zavattini go to school?

Cesare Zavattini was educated at University of Parma[20].

What awards did Cesare Zavattini receive?

Honors received include Viareggio-Versilia International Prize[21], Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement[22], Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject[23], and Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay[24].

Related Entities

Bicycle Thieves Italy Kingdom of Italy Luzzara Miracle in Milan Shoeshine Two Women Umberto D. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . premioletterarioviareggiorepaci.it. premioletterarioviareggiorepaci.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . cineressources.net. cineressources.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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