Nanni Loy
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| Born | October 23, 1925 Cagliari, Sardinia |
| Died | August 21, 1995 Fregene, Rome |
Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; October 23, 1925 - August 21, 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director.
Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia. He became famous for introducing in Italy the candid camera with his show Specchio segreto (Secret mirror) in 1965.
He specialized in comedy films such as Padre di famiglia, but he also shot film dealing with social themes (Detenuto in attesa di giudizio and Sistemo l'America e torno).
Loy died at Fregene, near Rome, in 1995.
[edit] Partial filmography
- Parola di ladro (1956) (with Gianni Puccini)
- Il marito (1958) (with Gianni Puccini)
- Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959)
- Un giorno da leoni (1961)
- Le quattro giornate di Napoli (1962)
- Made in Italy (1965)
- Il padre di famiglia (1967)
- Rosolino Paternò soldato (1970)
- Detenuto in attesa di giudizio (1971)
- Sistemo l'America e torno (1973)
- Quelle strane occasioni (1976), fragment "Italian Superman", credited as Anonymous
- Signore e signori, buonanotte (1976)
- Café Express (1980)
- Testa o croce (1982)
- Mi manda Picone (1984)
- Amici miei atto III (1985)
- Scugnizzi (1989)
- Pacco, doppio pacco e contropaccotto (1993)
[edit] External links
- Nanni Loy at the Internet Movie Database
