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Suso Cecchi D'Amico

Suso Cecchi D'Amico

Writer, also actor · Died July 30, 2010, aged 96 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Suso Cecchi D'Amico (1914–2010) was an Italian screenwriter and actress. The Italian screenwriter collaborated on the scripts of more than 100 films, including Vittorio De Sica's Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), William Wyler's Roman Holiday (1953), Mario Monicelli's I Soliti Ignoti (Big Deal on Madonna Street, 1958) and Francesco Rosi's Salvatore Giuliano (1962). She also worked with Michelangelo Antonioni on Le Amiche (The Girlfriends, 1955) and Franco Zeffirelli on Jesus of Nazareth (1977), but she was best known for her creative contribution to the films of Luchino Visconti, including Il Gattopardo (The Leopard, 1963).

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Born
July 21, 1914
Died
July 30, 2010 (aged 96)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Writer, also actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 115 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Suso Cecchi D'Amico's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Comedy16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Society
18%
Power
16%
Morality
16%
Self
15%
Ideas
6%
Survival
6%
Romantic love13 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 9 · Dark 17

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 20 · Intense 10

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 21 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 10

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 24 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 15

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Melancholic
19
Romantic
15
Warm
13
Contemplative
10
Other
32

How their films linger

Bittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet17
  • Tragic11
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical2
  • Other1

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 Suso Cecchi D'Amico's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Suso Cecchi D'Amico'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

115 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • The Final Inquiry(2006)

    Original Story

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Raul - Right to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Screenplay

  • Welcome to Collinwood(2002)

    Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sono solo un artigiano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Come quando fuori piove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · Screenplay

  • The Sky Is Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Screenplay

  • My Voyage to Italy(1999)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Linen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Screenplay · Story

  • La stanza dello Scirocco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Story

  • Bruno aspetta in macchina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Screenstory

  • Looking for Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Screenplay

  • A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer · as Self

  • Dear Goddamned Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • La fine è nota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Rossini! Rossini! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Una prova d'innocenza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Writer

  • Dark Illness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay

  • 12 Directors for 12 Cities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • La moglie ingenua e il marito malato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Writer

  • Private Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Rogues(1987)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Dark Eyes(1987)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

  • The Inquiry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Story

  • Caravaggio(1986)

    Additional Writing · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Let's Hope It's a Girl(1986)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Big Deal After 20 Years(1985)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal(1985)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Uno scandalo perbene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Story · Writer

  • Cuore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · Screenplay

  • Lighea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Screenplay

  • Vita di Antonio Gramsci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · Teleplay

  • Jesus of Nazareth(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Dimmi che fai tutto per me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Story

  • Dear Michele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • The Innocent(1976)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Prete, fai un miracolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Conversation Piece(1974)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Amore amaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • Amore e ginnastica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • Ludwig(1973)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • Why (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • Devil in the Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 5 episodes · Screenplay

  • Brother Sun, Sister Moon(1972)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Lady Liberty(1971)

    Dialogue · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Metello(1970)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Unknown Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence(1969)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Man, Pride & Vengeance(1967)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger(1967)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Taming of the Shrew(1967)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • The Queens(1966)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Me, Me, Me... and the Others(1966)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Sandra(1965)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Casanova 70(1965)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Time of Indifference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • The Leopard(1963)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Four Truths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Writer

  • Salvatore Giuliano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Boccaccio '70(1962)

    Screenplay · as (segment "Renzo e Luciana") (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Best of Enemies(1961)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Wastrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • The Passionate Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Rocco and His Brothers(1960)

    Dialogue · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • La contessa azzurra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Screenplay

  • It Started in Naples(1960)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Violent Summer(1959)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Swindlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay · Story

  • ...and the Wild Wild Women(1959)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Big Deal on Madonna Street(1958)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Husbands in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay · Story

  • White Nights(1957)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Window to Luna Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Kean: Genius or Scoundrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Screenplay

  • Defend My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Story

  • What a Woman!(1956)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Le amiche(1955)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Forbidden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Too Bad She's Bad(1954)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Cheerful Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Graziella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Senso(1954)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Anatomy of Love(1954)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • We, the Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • The Vanquished(1953)

    Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Roman Holiday(1953)

    Script Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Eager to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • The World Condemns Them (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • The Lady Without Camelias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • Times Gone By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • The City Stands Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • Red Shirts - Anita Garibaldi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • Hello Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Bellissima(1951)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Honeymoon Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Story

  • Miracle in Milan(1951)

    Co-Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • All for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Writer

  • Twelve Hours to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Screenplay

  • It's Forever Springtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Writer

  • Pact with the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Writer

  • The Walls of Malapaga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • Heaven Over the Marshes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • Guaglio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Bicycle Thieves(1948)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Flesh Will Surrender(1947)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • To Live in Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Rome: Free City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay

  • Professor, My Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Screenplay · Story

Career shape

A full career of 115 titles from 1946 to 2009.

Biggest box office

The Innocent (1976)

$5.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting3 of 115: 2 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting112 of 115: 110 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew2 of 115: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s8 · crew1950s35 · crew1960s21 · 1 acting · 21 crew1970s16 · crew1980s16 · crew1990s12 · crew2000s7 · 2 acting · 5 crew

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 Suso Cecchi D'Amico's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 43; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

The Final Inquiry (2006)

69th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Roman Holiday (1953)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 57/100 and the plot and story 53/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Suso Cecchi D'Amico's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles14–56 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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 Suso Cecchi D'Amico work with?

People who share at least 2 of Suso Cecchi D'Amico's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luchino Visconti shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles