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Armando Crispino
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Armando Crispino

1924 – 2003 · Biella, Italy · Active 1950–2007

Armando Crispino (18 October 1924 – 6 October 2003) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was born in Biella, Piedmont. He directed nine films between 1966 and 1975. He also wrote for nine films between 1965 and 1975. He also directed two Italian horror films, Autopsy and The Dead Are Alive.

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Commandos

Commandos

1968 ★ 5.7
Director

Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Italians. After the soldiers have knifed the Italians in their beds, they find a hooker living at the camp. Sullivan's commandos are to hold this camp and its weaponry until an American battalion arrives, all the while these Italian-Americans pretend to be Italian soldiers, often hosting the enemy. Lt. Valli is a young, "green," by-the-book officer who constantly argues with Sgt. Sullivan, who tells his superior that he has no idea what he is doing. One man on the base, probably a touch from Argento, is an entomologist who is needlessly killed. Things go terribly wrong after that.

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Filmography

41 credits
2000s 1 credit
2007
Movie
Crew Credits
1970s 11 credits
1975
Movie ★ 3.6
1975
Autopsy Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.0
1975
Autopsy Director
Movie ★ 6.0
1975
Movie ★ 6.0
1974
Movie ★ 4.8
1974
Movie ★ 4.8
1972
Movie ★ 5.8
1972
Movie ★ 5.8
1972
Movie ★ 8.1
1972
Movie ★ 5.8
1972
Movie ★ 8.1
1960s 17 credits
1969
Slap Happy Director
Movie ★ 6.7
1969
Slap Happy Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.7
1968
Movie ★ 5.7
1968
Commandos Screenplay
Movie ★ 5.7
1967
Kill and Pray Screenplay
Movie ★ 6.4
1967
Movie ★ 6.6
1967
Movie ★ 6.6
1967
Movie ★ 6.6
1966
Movie ★ 6.6
1966
Movie ★ 4.0
1966
Movie ★ 6.6
1965
Movie ★ 5.7
1962
Movie ★ 6.3
1961
Ghosts of Rome First Assistant Director
Movie ★ 7.3
1961
Seduction Of The South First Assistant Director
Movie ★ 5.3
1960
Adua and Her Friends First Assistant Director
Movie ★ 7.3
1960
Run with the Devil First Assistant Director
Movie ★ 5.1
1950s 12 credits
1959
South Wind Screenplay
Movie ★ 7.7
1959
South Wind First Assistant Director
Movie ★ 7.7
1958
March's Child First Assistant Director
Movie ★ 6.0
1957
It Happened in Rome First Assistant Director
Movie ★ 5.8
1957
Movie ★ 5.8
1955
La bella di Roma First Assistant Director
Movie ★ 5.5
1955
The Bachelor First Assistant Director
Movie ★ 6.4
1953
Puccini Production Secretary
Movie ★ 6.7
1952
Mademoiselle Gobete Second Assistant Director
Movie ★ 5.5
1951
Behind Closed Shutters First Assistant Director
Movie ★ 6.8
1951
Napoleone Production Secretary
Movie ★ 8.0
1950
Il monello della strada Assistant Director
Movie ★ 10.0