From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Giovanni "Nino" Rota (3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed the music for two of Franco Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films, and for the first two films of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather trilogy, receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Godfather Part II (1974). During his long career Rota was an extraordinarily prolific composer, especially of music for the cinema. He wrote more than 150 scores for Italian and international productions from the 1930s until his death in 1979—an average of three scores each year over a 46-year period, and in his most productive period from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s he wrote as many as ten scores every year, and sometimes more, with a remarkable thirteen film scores to his credit in 1954. Alongside this great body of film work, he composed ten operas, five ballets and dozens of other orchestral, choral and chamber works, the best known being his string concerto. He also composed the music for many theatre productions by Visconti, Zeffirelli and Eduardo De Filippo as well as maintaining a long teaching career at the Liceo Musicale in Bari, Italy, where he was the director for almost 30 years.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 3, 1911
- April 10, 1979 (aged 67)
- Milano, Lombardia, Italia
- Composer, also actor
- 49 on MovieCove · 170 credits in all
What are Nino Rota's films like?
Across their 47 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 4 · Earnest 39
A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 11 · Dark 20
Grounded 13 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 13
Gentle 11 · Charged 21 · Intense 15
Steady 20 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 7
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 10
Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 1
Casual 12 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 11
A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 14 · Heavy 16
A split, not a type: Resolved 26 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 9
Roles they play
- Heroas Nino Rota in Nino: Un film su Nino Rota (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet19
- Tragic10
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Nino Rota's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (9).
Subscription and free streaming for Nino Rota's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
170 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Chelsea Zurflüh & Jonathan Tetelman @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Stjepan Hauser plays Bach and Morricone @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
New Year's Eve Concert 2022 With the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Cinephile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
La visita meravigliosa: Viaggio in Italia sulle tracce di Nino Rota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Love Story(2011)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all filmsCoursework (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Red Market (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Lion with the White Beard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
In morte di Federico Fellini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Godfather Part III(1990)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Chikan densha: Gusshori nurashite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Groper Train: Check With Your Finger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Groper Train: Interconnected (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Big Deal After 20 Years(1985)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Orchestra Rehearsal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Death on the Nile(1978)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Il furto della gioconda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Las alegres chicas de 'El Molino' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Fellini's Casanova(1976)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Origins of the Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Dear Michele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Song Is Always With Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
E il Casanova di Fellini? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Godfather Part II(1974)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Abdication(1974)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Secret Diary of 'Amarcord' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Amarcord(1973)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Sunset Sunrise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Love & Anarchy(1973)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Roma(1972)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Godfather(1972)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Clowns(1970)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Waterloo(1970)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
A Quiet Place to Kill(1970)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Satyricon(1969)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Fellini: A Director’s Notebook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Spirits of the Dead(1968)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Romeo and Juliet(1968)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Toby Dammit(1968)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
The Taming of the Shrew(1967)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Much Ado About Nothing(1967)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Kiss the Other Sheik(1965)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Juliet of the Spirits(1965)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Gian Burrasca's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Il maestro di Vigevano(1963)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Leopard(1963)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
8½(1963)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Reluctant Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Boccaccio '70(1962)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Temptation of Dr. Antonio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Best of Enemies(1961)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Brigand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Ghosts of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Rocco and His Brothers(1960)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Purple Noon(1960)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
La Dolce Vita(1960)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Under Ten Flags(1960)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Great War(1959)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Il Pranzo di Natale di Mario Soldati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Law Is the Law(1958)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Piece of the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Italians They Are Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Fortunella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
City at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Doctor and the Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
White Nights(1957)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
This Angry Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Nights of Cabiria(1957)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Most Wonderful Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
El Alamein(1957)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Italia piccola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
The House of Intrigue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
War and Peace(1956)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Io piaccio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
It Happened in the Penitentiary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Swindle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
La bella di Roma(1955)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
A Hero of Our Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Scampolo 53 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Divisione Folgore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Loves of Three Queens(1954)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
The Two Orphans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
La Strada(1954)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Modern Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Mambo(1954)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Passionately (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Submarine Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
100 Years of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Stranger's Hand(1954)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Star of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Lo scocciatore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Ship of Condemned Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Easy Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Gli uomini, che mascalzoni! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
I Vitelloni(1953)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Riscatto - Tu sei il mio giudice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Wild Oat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Good Folk's Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Hell Raiders of the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Immortal Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Noi due soli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Ragazze da marito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Queen of Sheba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
I tre corsari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Toto and the Kings of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
The Assassin(1952)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The White Sheik(1952)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Something Money Can't Buy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Marito e Moglie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Wonderful Adventures of Guerrin Meschino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Un ladro in paradiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Era lui, sì, sì!(1951)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Filumena Marturano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Valley of the Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Honeymoon Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Napoleone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
White Corridors(1951)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Il monello della strada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Knight is Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The King's Guerrillas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Twelve Hours to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
A Dog’s Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Side Street Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Her Favourite Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
It's Forever Springtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
The Pirates of Capri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Children of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Campane a martello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Come scopersi l'America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Toto Tours Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Woman Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Under the Sun of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Without Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
L'eroe della strada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Arrivederci, papà! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Guaglio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Escape to France (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Lovers Without Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
How I Lost the War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
When Love Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Daniele Cortis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
To Live in Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)
Flesh Will Surrender(1947)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Rome: Free City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Professor, My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Un americano in vacanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Albergo Luna, camera 34 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
The Misery of Mr. Travet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Lo sbaglio di essere vivo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
La freccia nel fianco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Woman of the Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Zazà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)
Daddy's Little Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Giorno di nozze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)
Tourist Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Career shape
A full career of 165 titles from 1933 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Nino Rota's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 49; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up31
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
19 of their 49 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved19
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser19
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the sound and music 74/100 in their films, across 36 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Nino Rota's work okay for kids?
Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Nino Rota work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nino Rota's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Federico Fellini shares the most, 16.
Directors
- Federico FelliniShared titles: Fellini's Casanova (1976), Amarcord (1973), Roma (1972), The Clowns (1970), Satyricon (1969), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Toby Dammit (1968), Juliet of the Spirits (1965), 8½ (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Dolce Vita (1960), Nights of Cabiria (1957) and 4 moreSee newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Federico Fellini
- Luchino ViscontiShared titles: The Leopard (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), White Nights (1957)See all 4 shared titles with Luchino Visconti
- Francis Ford CoppolaShared titles: The Godfather Part II (1974), The Godfather (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Francis Ford Coppola
- Franco ZeffirelliShared titles: Romeo and Juliet (1968), The Taming of the Shrew (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Franco Zeffirelli
Writers
- Ennio FlaianoShared titles: Juliet of the Spirits (1965), 8½ (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Dolce Vita (1960), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Strada (1954), I Vitelloni (1953), The White Sheik (1952)See all 8 shared titles with Ennio Flaiano
- Tullio PinelliShared titles: Juliet of the Spirits (1965), 8½ (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Dolce Vita (1960), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Strada (1954), I Vitelloni (1953), The White Sheik (1952)See all 8 shared titles with Tullio Pinelli
- Suso Cecchi D'AmicoShared titles: The Taming of the Shrew (1967), The Leopard (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), The Best of Enemies (1961), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), White Nights (1957), Flesh Will Surrender (1947)See all 7 shared titles with Suso Cecchi D'Amico
- Bernardino ZapponiShared titles: Fellini's Casanova (1976), Roma (1972), The Clowns (1970), Satyricon (1969), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Toby Dammit (1968)See all 6 shared titles with Bernardino Zapponi
Actors
- Alberto SordiShared titles: Il maestro di Vigevano (1963), The Best of Enemies (1961), The Great War (1959), La bella di Roma (1955), I Vitelloni (1953), The White Sheik (1952), Flesh Will Surrender (1947)See all 7 shared titles with Alberto Sordi
- Alain DelonShared titles: Spirits of the Dead (1968), The Leopard (1963), Purple Noon (1960), Rocco and His Brothers (1960)See all 4 shared titles with Alain Delon
- Giulietta MasinaShared titles: Juliet of the Spirits (1965), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Strada (1954), The White Sheik (1952)See all 4 shared titles with Giulietta Masina
- Marcello MastroianniShared titles: Kiss the Other Sheik (1965), 8½ (1963), La Dolce Vita (1960), White Nights (1957)See all 4 shared titles with Marcello Mastroianni
Cinematographers and editors
- Giuseppe RotunnoShared titles: Fellini's Casanova (1976), Amarcord (1973), Love & Anarchy (1973), Roma (1972), Satyricon (1969), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Toby Dammit (1968), The Leopard (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), The Best of Enemies (1961), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), The Great War (1959) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Giuseppe Rotunno
- Ruggero MastroianniShared titles: Fellini's Casanova (1976), Amarcord (1973), Roma (1972), The Clowns (1970), Satyricon (1969), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Toby Dammit (1968), Juliet of the Spirits (1965), Il maestro di Vigevano (1963)See all 9 shared titles with Ruggero Mastroianni
- Leo CatozzoShared titles: 8½ (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Strada (1954), The Stranger's Hand (1954)See all 5 shared titles with Leo Catozzo
- Otello MartelliShared titles: Il maestro di Vigevano (1963), Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Dolce Vita (1960), La Strada (1954), I Vitelloni (1953)See all 5 shared titles with Otello Martelli
Producers
- Dino De LaurentiisShared titles: Waterloo (1970), Il maestro di Vigevano (1963), The Best of Enemies (1961), Under Ten Flags (1960), The Great War (1959), Nights of Cabiria (1957), War and Peace (1956), La Strada (1954), Mambo (1954)See all 9 shared titles with Dino De Laurentiis
- Alberto GrimaldiShared titles: Fellini's Casanova (1976), Satyricon (1969), Spirits of the Dead (1968), Toby Dammit (1968)See all 4 shared titles with Alberto Grimaldi
- Angelo RizzoliShared titles: Juliet of the Spirits (1965), 8½ (1963), La Dolce Vita (1960), The Stranger's Hand (1954)See all 4 shared titles with Angelo Rizzoli
- Carlo PontiShared titles: Kiss the Other Sheik (1965), Boccaccio '70 (1962), La Strada (1954), Mambo (1954)See all 4 shared titles with Carlo Ponti
