Mario Bonnard
Director · 1889 – 1965 · Roma, Lazio, Italy
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.
Movies10
Movie6.9AdventureDramaA fantasy film about the knight Parsifal, who has to protect the Holy Grail from wizards.
Parsifal
1912 · 5 votes
Movie5.5HorrorDrama- Movie5.0
Italian short drama directed by Luigi Maggi.
La nave dei leoni
1912 · 1 votes
- Movie
Treno di lusso
1917
Movie6.0DramaA short Italian melodrama about the tragic life of an adulterous lion tamer.
Movie5.8RomanceDramaGrand Duchy of Wallenstein. Elsa Holbein is the young beautiful daughter of General Julius, the Chief of the General Staff. After a spy named Moise Sthar steals military documents, Julius is accused of betrayal. He kills himself while Elsa is forced to leave. Homeless, she begins wandering the streets until, on the Riviera, she starts her performing career under the pseudonym of Diana Cadouleur and becomes a successful actress and singer. One day, in a small church, she meets an elegant young man and she falls in love with him. But during a tour on the Lucarno Lake she runs into Sthar who, rejected by Elena, spreads rumors about Prince Massimiliano’s behavior.
- Movie4.0HorrorThriller
Italian short drama directed by Luigi Maggi.
- Movie10.0HorrorDrama
A loose adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Movie7.0HistoryShort costume picture on the infamous Roman Emperor.
- Movie10.0Drama
Il milione
1920 · 1 votes