Mario Bonnard

Born: 1889-06-21

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.


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Love Everlasting

as Prince Maximilien of Wallenstein
Released: 1913-10-03

Grand Duchy of Wallenstein. Elsa Holbein is the young beautiful daughter of General Julius, the...

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La memoria dell'altro

as Mario
Released: 1913-12-31

Young aviatrix Lyda spurns the advances of the Prince of Sèvre and falls in love with journalist...

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Nelly, the Tamer

as Il Conte Vilhelm
Released: 1912-08-04

A melodrama about a female lion tamer who has an extramarital relationship with a distinguished...

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Parsifal

as Amfortas
Released: 1912-11-12

A fantasy film about the knight Parsifal, who has to protect the Holy Grail from wizards.

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Nero and Agrippina

as Petronio
Released: 1914-01-01

Short costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.

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Satan

as Satana
Released: 1912-12-10

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La nave dei leoni

as uncredited
Released: 1912-07-12

Italian short drama directed by Luigi Maggi.

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Othello

as uncredited
Released: 1909-11-18

Ugo Falena version of William Shakespeare's Othello.

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