Born in 1930 in Genoa. Still a young student in 1950 when director Carlo Lizzani gave him a role in the film Achtung Banditi!. Following this experience he traveled to Rome where, after acting in film and theatre, he became the Assistant Director of Lizzani, Gillo Pontecorvo, Sergio Leone, Francesco Rosi. In 1960 he made his debut as a Director with Tiro Al piccione, a film about the Partisan Resistance, on competition at the 1961 Venice Film Festival. In 1964 he directed La Moglie Svedese, an episode of the film Extraconiugale. With his second movie, Una Bella Grinta, won the special prize of the jury at the Berlin Film Festival in 1965, a film about a social climber in Italy during the time of the economic miracle. That year he also directed the second unit of Pontecorvo's masterpiece The Battle Of Algiers.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 22, 1930
- September 5, 2023 (aged 93)
- Genoa, Liguria, Italy
- Director, actor and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 56 credits in all
What are Giuliano Montaldo's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
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 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 9
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 4
Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 6
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous1
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 Giuliano Montaldo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Giuliano Montaldo'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
56 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 20 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
One Hour Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Vera & Giuliano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Legal Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Everything You Want (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Big Score(2016)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
The Haunting of Helena(2012)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Entrepreneur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
L'oro di Cuba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
The Caiman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Western all'italiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Years of the Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Celluloide(1996)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all filmsRome, November 12, 1994 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Un eroe borghese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Long Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Time to Kill(1989)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Gold Rimmed Glasses(1987)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Un’isola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Cinecittà Cinecittà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Sabatoventiquattromarzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Arlecchino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Turandot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
A Dangerous Toy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Closed Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
And Agnes Chose to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Giordano Bruno(1973)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Sacco & Vanzetti(1971)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Fifth Day of Peace(1970)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Machine Gun McCain(1969)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Grand Slam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Battle of Algiers(1966)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Reckless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Extraconiugale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Nudi per vivere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Duel of Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Pigeon Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Assassin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Kapo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Esterina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Wide Blue Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
The Most Wonderful Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
The Doll that Took the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Abandoned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Girls of San Frediano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Giovanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Chronicle of Poor Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
At the Edge of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Blind Woman of Sorrento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Attention! Bandits! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
A full career of 56 titles from 1951 to 2023.
Biggest box office
The Demons of St. Petersburg (2008)
Highest rated
Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)
Most popular right now
The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)
Film career
- 1951Screen debut· Attention! Bandits!
- 2017First top-billed film· Everything You Want
- 2017Career best· Everything You Want
Billing
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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Giuliano Montaldo's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 43/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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.
Who does Giuliano Montaldo work with?
People who share at least 2 of Giuliano Montaldo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ennio Morricone shares the most, 7.
Writers
- Mino RoliShared titles: Sacco & Vanzetti (1971), Machine Gun McCain (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Mino Roli
Actors
- Roberto HerlitzkaShared titles: The Demons of St. Petersburg (2008), The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Roberto Herlitzka
- Gian Maria VolontèShared titles: Giordano Bruno (1973), Sacco & Vanzetti (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Gian Maria Volontè
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Ennio MorriconeShared titles: The Demons of St. Petersburg (2008), Time to Kill (1989), The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987), Giordano Bruno (1973), Sacco & Vanzetti (1971), The Fifth Day of Peace (1970), Machine Gun McCain (1969)See all 7 shared titles with Ennio Morricone
- Alfredo MuschiettiShared titles: Time to Kill (1989), The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Alfredo Muschietti
- Silvano IppolitiShared titles: Sacco & Vanzetti (1971), The Fifth Day of Peace (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Silvano Ippoliti
- Franco FraticelliShared titles: The Fifth Day of Peace (1970), Machine Gun McCain (1969)See all 2 shared titles with Franco Fraticelli
Producers
- Leo PescaroloShared titles: Time to Kill (1989), The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987), Giordano Bruno (1973)See all 3 shared titles with Leo Pescarolo
- Guido De LaurentiisShared titles: Time to Kill (1989), The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Guido De Laurentiis