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Lina Wertmüller

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Born / DiedAug 14, 1928 (Died at 93)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthRome, Italy
Career Span1953 – 2021
Known Credits67 Titles
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Lina Wertmüller

Also known as:George BrownNathan WichGeorge H. Brown
Total Works

67

65 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Lina Wertmüller (14 August 1926 - 9 December 2021) was an Italian film writer and director of aristocratic Swiss descent. In 1976, she became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing with the film Seven Beauties. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lina Wertmüller, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Welcome Mr. President!
6.2
as Potere Forte
Ciao, Professore!
7.2
Ciao, Professore!
1992•movie
Role: Director
Ennio
8.3
Ennio
2022•movie
as Self
Swept Away
7.4
Swept Away
1974•movie
Role: Director

Photos & Headshots5

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 67 titles featuring Lina Wertmüller

Welcome Mr. President!
6.2

as Potere Forte

Ciao, Professore!
7.2
Ciao, Professore!
1992•movie

Role: Director

Ennio
8.3
Ennio
2022•movie

as Self

Swept Away
7.4
Swept Away
1974•movie

Role: Director

Swept Away
4.7
Swept Away
2002•movie

Role: Original Film Writer

Seven Beauties
7.4
Seven Beauties
1975•movie

Role: Writer

Brother Sun, Sister Moon
7.1

Role: Screenplay

The Seduction of Mimi
7.1

Role: Director

Love and Anarchy
7.7
Love and Anarchy
1973•movie

Role: Director

Violent City
6.0
Violent City
1970•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Basilisks
7.6
The Basilisks
1963•movie

Role: Screenplay

Which Way Is Up?
5.7
Which Way Is Up?
1977•movie

Role: Original Film Writer

Saturday, Sunday and Monday
7.4

Role: Director

Blood Feud
6.5
Blood Feud
1978•movie

Role: Director

When Women Had Tails
4.3

Role: Screenplay

The Belle Starr Story
6.3

Role: Director

Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil
5.4

Role: Director

Let's Talk About Men
5.7

Role: Director

Fellinopolis
6.2
Fellinopolis
2021•movie

as Self - Filmmaker

How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio
6.9

as Self

Thus Spoke De Crescenzo
7.5
Ferdinando and Carolina
6.4

Role: Director

The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics
5.1

Role: Story

A Night Full of Rain
5.3

Role: Writer

The Nymph
5.2
The Nymph
1996•movie

Role: Writer

Francesca and Nunziata
7.5

Role: Director

All Screwed Up
6.5
All Screwed Up
1974•movie

Role: Writer

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
6.0

Role: Director

Rita the Mosquito
6.2
Rita the Mosquito
1966•movie

Role: Director

Vittorio D.
6.3
Vittorio D.
2009•movie

as Self

A Joke of Destiny, Lying in Wait Around the Corner Like a Street Bandit
4.8

Role: Director

Ciao, Federico!
7.2
Ciao, Federico!
1970•movie

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

On a Moonlit Night
6.7
On a Moonlit Night
1989•movie

Role: Director

12 Directors for 12 Cities
5.6

Role: Director

When Women Lost Their Tails
3.8

Role: Story

Noi ce la siamo cavata
6.6

as Sé stessa

The Magic of Fellini
3.5

as Self (archive footage)

Behind the White Glasses
6.3

as Self

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
5.2

as Self

Sotto Sotto
3.9
Sotto Sotto
1984•movie

Role: Director

Don't Sting the Mosquito
5.3

Role: Director

Damn Poverty!
6.4
Damn Poverty!
2009•movie

Role: Director

Searching for Mr. Rugoff
7.0

as Self

Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert
6.5

as Self

The Last Sequence
6.3
The Last Sequence
2003•movie

as Self

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
5.0

as Self

Dear Parents
7.0
Dear Parents
1973•movie

Role: Screenplay

To Save Nine
6.3
To Save Nine
1989•movie

Role: Director

A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
6.5

as Self

Marcello, una vita dolce
5.2

as Self

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers
8.0

Role: Director

Naples Sings
7.0
Naples Sings
1953•movie

Role: Script Supervisor

Gian Burrasca's Diary
8.2

Role: Director

Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
6.0

as Self

Noi c'eravamo
10.0
Noi c'eravamo
2011•movie

as Self

Midi trente
6.0
1 eps
Midi trente
1972•series

as Self

È una domenica sera di novembre
8.0

Role: Director

Opera Prima
Opera Prima
2021•movie

as Self

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth

as Self

Roma Kaputt Mundi
Roma Kaputt Mundi
2018•movie

as Self

Women Directors
Women Directors
2014•movie

as Lina Wertmüller

Sergio Corbucci: The Smiling Man

as Herself

Grazie Lina
Come diventai Alida Valli

as Self

Tutte le storie di Piera
Lina Wertmüller
Lina Wertmüller
2010•movie

as herself

Roma, Napoli, Venezia... in un crescendo rossiniano

Role: Director