Mario Bonnard
Mario Bonnard (24 December 1889 – 22 March 1965) was an Italian actor and film director. Bonnard was born and died in Rome. He began his cinematic career as an actor becoming a popular romantic lead in numerous silent films made before World War I. In 1917, he ventured into film directing for the first time. Before the arrival of sound films he worked for a period in Germany in films directed by Luis Trenker. Back in Italy in 1932, he became a prolific director working with the major stars of the time as: Assia Noris, Elsa Merlini, Amedeo Nazzari, and Luisa Ferida. Il feroce Saladino (1937) was the most popular of his films of the 1930s. During the war he continued to work. In the post World War II period his films, ranging from comedies to period dramas enjoyed much success. However, today he's no longer well known. One of his last films was The Last Days of Pompeii (1959). An illness made him leave production early, so the film was completed by Sergio Leone. His brother was the composer Giulio Bonnard, who frequently wrote film scores for Mario's productions.
Love Everlasting
as Prince Maximilien of WallensteinGrand Duchy of Wallenstein. Elsa Holbein is the young beautiful daughter of General Julius, the...
Movie pageLa memoria dell'altro
as MarioYoung aviatrix Lyda spurns the advances of the Prince of Sèvre and falls in love with journalist...
Movie pageNelly, the Tamer
as Il Conte VilhelmA melodrama about a female lion tamer who has an extramarital relationship with a distinguished...
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as AmfortasA fantasy film about the knight Parsifal, who has to protect the Holy Grail from wizards.
Movie pageNero and Agrippina
as PetronioShort costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.
Movie pageLa nave dei leoni
as uncreditedItalian short drama directed by Luigi Maggi.
Movie pageOthello
as uncreditedUgo Falena version of William Shakespeare's Othello.
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