Furio Scarpelli (16 December 1919 – 28 April 2010), also called Scarpelli, was an Italian screenwriter, famous for his collaboration on numerous Commedia all'italiana films with Agenore Incrocci, forming the duo Age & Scarpelli. He was the son of journalist Filiberto Scarpelli. During his childhood he devoted himself to writing and drawing. During World War II, he started to work as an illustrator for satire magazines, together with Federico Fellini and Ettore Scola, and he met Agenore Incrocci, better known as "Age". Furio was born and died in Rome, Italy. In 1949, he started his famous collaboration with Age as the duo Age & Scarpelli, writing some of the first Totò successes until 1952. Together with Age, he worked on a total of 120 Italian movies. These include some of the most famous of all, such as Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Mario Monicelli's I soliti ignoti. After closing his relationship with Age, he wrote several movies with Ettore Scola, and the first works of directors such as Francesca Archibugi and Paolo Virzì. His third Nomination to Oscar was for Il Postino: The Postman, written with his son Giacomo. He also taught at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. The film Tormenti (2011), adapted from his graphic novel, was released shortly after his death. Source: Article "Furio Scarpelli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- December 16, 1919
- April 28, 2010 (aged 90)
- Rome, Italy
- Writer, also director
- 54 on MovieCove · 143 credits in all
Known for
What are Furio Scarpelli's films like?
Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds 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
A split, not a type: Ironic 15 · Wry 5 · Earnest 27
Light 27 · Serious 19 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 21 · Heightened 5
Gentle 19 · Charged 26 · Intense 5
A split, not a type: Steady 24 · Shifting 18 · Whiplash 8
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 26
Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 3
Casual 35 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 31 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 6
Resolved 38 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Happy14
- Bittersweet22
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous9
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 Furio Scarpelli's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Furio Scarpelli'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
143 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
A Bookshop in Paris(2021)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Furio Scarpelli - Il racconto prima di tutto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Tormenti - Film disegnato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Christine Cristina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
N (Io e Napoleone)(2006)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Baciami piccina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
La buona battaglia – Don Pietro Pappagallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Sotto falso nome(2004)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
All in That Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Opopomoz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
On the Tiger's Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Welcome to Collinwood(2002)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Unfair Competition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Ovosodo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Porzûs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Altri uomini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Un inverno freddo freddo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Celluloide(1996)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
The Postman(1994)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Wicked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Time to Kill(1989)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Family(1987)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Soldati - 365 all'alba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Macaroni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
My Dearest Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Madman at War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Cuori nella tormenta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
A Boy and a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Il tassinaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Le Bal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Spaghetti House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Nudo di donna(1981)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Habibi, amor mío (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Hotel Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
The Terrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Hurricane Rosie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Sunday Lovers(1980)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Gros câlin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Double Murder(1977)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Viva Italia!(1977)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Keep It To Yourself! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Sunday Woman(1975)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Teresa the Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
We Want the Colonels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Without Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
That's How We Women Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Operation Snafu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Pizza Triangle(1970)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Caprice Italian Style(1968)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Witches(1967)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Our Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
L'armata Brancaleone(1966)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
I complessi(1965)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Casanova 70(1965)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Summer Frenzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Seduced and Abandoned(1964)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
High Infidelity(1964)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Il maestro di Vigevano(1963)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Monsters(1963)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Organizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
La marcia su Roma(1962)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Mafioso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Police Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
A cavallo della tigre(1961)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
The Best of Enemies(1961)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Everybody Go Home!(1960)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Passionate Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Il principe fusto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Love and Larceny(1960)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Fiasco in Milan(1959)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Great War(1959)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Policarpo, ufficiale di scrittura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Law Is the Law(1958)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
March's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Hercules(1958)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Doctor and the Healer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
It Happened in Rome(1957)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Fathers and Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Peccato di castità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Time of Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
A Mink Coat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
The Band of Honest Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
The Bigamist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Roman Tales(1955)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Bravissimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Toto and Carolina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
The Young Ladies of 04 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Casta diva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
House of Ricordi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
The Anatomy of Love(1954)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
It Happened in the Park(1953)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Ivan, il figlio del diavolo bianco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Cinema of yesteryear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Captain Phantom(1953)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Gli uomini, che mascalzoni! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Neopolitans in Milan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Saluti e baci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
L'Incantevole nemica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Totò e le donne(1952)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Ragazze da marito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
I tre corsari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Il segreto delle tre punte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Totó in color (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
L'eroe sono io (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Una bruna indiavolata! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
O.K. Nero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Position Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Rome-Paris-Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Seven Hours of Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Greetings and sons! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Toto the Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Milano miliardaria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Ours are coming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
47 Talking Corpses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Toto the Sheik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Tototarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Figaro qua, Figaro là(1950)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
I cadetti di Guascogna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Il vedovo allegro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Vivere a sbafo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Totò Looking for Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Totò le moko(1949)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Totò Looking for a House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Career shape
A full career of 141 titles from 1949 to 2021.
Biggest box office
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Highest rated
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
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 Furio Scarpelli's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 54; across their 50 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up25
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th6
Shape of the crowd
26 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved9
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser26
- Broadly Agreed10
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the dialogue 63/100 and the plot and story 51/100 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 Furio Scarpelli's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Furio Scarpelli work with?
People who share at least 2 of Furio Scarpelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Agenore Incrocci shares the most, 40.
Directors
- Mario MonicelliShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974), Brancaleone alle Crociate (1970), Caprice Italian Style (1968), L'armata Brancaleone (1966), Casanova 70 (1965), A cavallo della tigre (1961), The Great War (1959), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), Totò e le donne (1952)See all 11 shared titles with Mario Monicelli
- Dino RisiShared titles: Sunday Lovers (1980), Viva Italia! (1977), In the Name of the Italian People (1971), Straziami ma di baci saziami (1968), The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960)See all 8 shared titles with Dino Risi
- Ettore ScolaShared titles: A Bookshop in Paris (2021), The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990), The Family (1987), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Pizza Triangle (1970), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960)See all 10 shared titles with Ettore Scola
- Luigi ComenciniShared titles: Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), The Sunday Woman (1975), A cavallo della tigre (1961), Everybody Go Home! (1960)See all 4 shared titles with Luigi Comencini
Writers
- Agenore IncrocciShared titles: Nudo di donna (1981), Sunday Lovers (1980), Double Murder (1977), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), The Sunday Woman (1975), Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), In the Name of the Italian People (1971), Brancaleone alle Crociate (1970), The Pizza Triangle (1970), Caprice Italian Style (1968) and 28 moreSee newest 12 of 40 shared titles with Agenore Incrocci
- Ruggero MaccariShared titles: The Family (1987), Nudo di donna (1981), Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960), Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (1958)See all 9 shared titles with Ruggero Maccari
- Sandro ContinenzaShared titles: Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960), The Anatomy of Love (1954), Totò le moko (1949)See all 5 shared titles with Sandro Continenza
- Suso Cecchi D'AmicoShared titles: Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966), Casanova 70 (1965), The Best of Enemies (1961), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), The Anatomy of Love (1954)See all 5 shared titles with Suso Cecchi D'Amico
Actors
- Vittorio GassmanShared titles: The Family (1987), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), In the Name of the Italian People (1971), Brancaleone alle Crociate (1970), The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967), L'armata Brancaleone (1966), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960), Fiasco in Milan (1959) and 2 moreSee newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Vittorio Gassman
- Ugo TognazziShared titles: Sunday Lovers (1980), Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), Come Home and Meet My Wife (1974), In the Name of the Italian People (1971), Straziami ma di baci saziami (1968), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962)See all 9 shared titles with Ugo Tognazzi
- TotòShared titles: Caprice Italian Style (1968), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), The Law Is the Law (1958), Totò, Peppino e le fanatiche (1958), Roman Tales (1955), The Anatomy of Love (1954), Totò e le donne (1952), Figaro qua, Figaro là (1950), Totò le moko (1949)See all 9 shared titles with Totò
- Alberto SordiShared titles: Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978), Viva Italia! (1977), Il maestro di Vigevano (1963), The Best of Enemies (1961), Everybody Go Home! (1960), The Great War (1959), It Happened in Rome (1957), The Anatomy of Love (1954)See all 8 shared titles with Alberto Sordi
Composers and editors
- Armando TrovajoliShared titles: The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990), The Family (1987), Viva Italia! (1977), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Pizza Triangle (1970), Straziami ma di baci saziami (1968), Casanova 70 (1965), The Monsters (1963)See all 8 shared titles with Armando Trovajoli
- Carlo RustichelliShared titles: In the Name of the Italian People (1971), Brancaleone alle Crociate (1970), L'armata Brancaleone (1966), Me, Me, Me... and the Others (1966), Seduced and Abandoned (1964), Captain Phantom (1953), Totò e le donne (1952)See all 7 shared titles with Carlo Rustichelli
- Adriana NovelliShared titles: Caprice Italian Style (1968), The Witches (1967), Casanova 70 (1965), The Great War (1959), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), Roman Tales (1955), It Happened in the Park (1953)See all 7 shared titles with Adriana Novelli
- Alberto GallittiShared titles: Celluloide (1996), Sunday Lovers (1980), Viva Italia! (1977), In the Name of the Italian People (1971), The Pizza Triangle (1970), La marcia su Roma (1962)See all 6 shared titles with Alberto Gallitti
Producers
- Mario Cecchi GoriShared titles: The Postman (1994), The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990), Brancaleone alle Crociate (1970), The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967), L'armata Brancaleone (1966), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960)See all 8 shared titles with Mario Cecchi Gori
- Dino De LaurentiisShared titles: Caprice Italian Style (1968), The Witches (1967), Il maestro di Vigevano (1963), The Best of Enemies (1961), Everybody Go Home! (1960), The Great War (1959)See all 6 shared titles with Dino De Laurentiis
- Pio AngelettiShared titles: Celluloide (1996), Viva Italia! (1977), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Pizza Triangle (1970), The Monsters (1963)See all 5 shared titles with Pio Angeletti
- Adriano De MicheliShared titles: Celluloide (1996), Viva Italia! (1977), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Pizza Triangle (1970)See all 4 shared titles with Adriano De Micheli