Tonino Guerra
- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- March 16, 1920 in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Died
- March 21, 2012
- Active Years
- 1953–2021 (69 Years)
- Total Credits
- 155 credits in database
Biography
Subject: Antonio "Tonino" Guerra.
Goal: Write a 90-130 word factual identity profile.
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Use ONLY provided facts.
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Neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Word count: 90-130 words.
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Name: Antonio "Tonino" Guerra.
Birth Date: March 16, 1920.
Death Date: March 21, 2012 (aged 92).
Place of Birth: Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Professions: Italian poet, writer, and screenwriter.
Known For: Writing.
Known Credits: 122.
Collaborators: Andrei Tarkovsky, Michelangelo Antonioni, Theo Angelopoulos, and Federico Fellini.
Antonio "Tonino" Guerra was an Italian poet, writer, and screenwriter. He was born on March 16, 1920, in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Guerra died on March 21, 2012, at the age of 92. He is known for his work in writing and has 122 known credits. Throughout his career, he collaborated with several prominent film directors, including Andrei Tarkovsky, Michelangelo Antonioni, Theo Angelopoulos, and Federico Fellini.
"Antonio "Tonino" Guerra was an Italian poet, writer, and screenwriter. Born on March 16, 1920, in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, he passed away on March 21, 2012, at the age of 92. Guerra is recognized for his work in writing and holds 122 known credits. His professional career included collaborations with prominent film directors such as Andrei Tarkovsky, Michelangelo Antonioni, Theo Angelopoulos, and Federico Fellini."
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Career overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a career overview of Tonino Guerra (Writing).
Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No inventing/guessing (titles, names, dates, etc.).
Constraint 3: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 5: Length 180-260 words.
Constraint 6: Structure 2-3 short paragraphs.
Constraint 7: No preamble, no JSON.
Name: Antonio "Tonino" Guerra.
Dates: 16 March 1920 – 21 March 2012 (92 years old).
Nationality/Profession: Italian poet, writer, and screenwriter.
Place of Birth: Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Known For: Writing.
Known Credits: 122.
Collaborators: Andrei Tarkovsky, Michelangelo Antonioni, Theo Angelopoulos, and Federico Fellini.
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Paragraph 2: Career/Collaborations (Writing credits, specific directors).
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Antonio Tonino Guerra was an Italian poet, writer, and screenwriter. Born on March 16, 1920, in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, he lived until March 21, 2012, at the age of 92. Throughout his career, he was recognized for his work in writing, accumulating 122 known credits.
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Guerra's professional history is marked by collaborations with several prominent film directors. His work included partnerships with Andrei Tarkovsky, Michelangelo Antonioni, Theo Angelopoulos, and Federico Fellini. These collaborations established his presence within the film industry as a writer and screenwriter.
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"Antonio Tonino Guerra was an Italian poet, writer, and screenwriter. Born on March 16, 1920, in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, he lived until March 21, 2012, at the age of 92. Throughout his career, he was recognized for his work in writing, accumulating 122 known credits.
Guerra's professional history is marked by collaborations with several prominent film directors. His work included partnerships with Andrei Tarkovsky, Michelangelo Antonioni, Theo Angelopoulos, and Federico Fellini. These collaborations established his presence within the film industry as a writer and screenwriter."
Word count: ~95 words.
Problem: The prompt requires 180-260 words. I need to expand using only the provided facts.
Re-evaluating the sources for more facts:
Name: Antonio "Tonino" Guerra.
Dates: 16 March 1920 – 21 March 2012.
Profession: Italian poet, writer and screenwriter.
Collaborators: Andrei Tarkovsky, Michelangelo Antonioni, Theo Angelopoulos, Federico Fellini.
Birthplace: Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Known For: Writing.
Known Credits: 122.
Wait, the sources are very sparse. If I only use the provided facts, I cannot reach 180 words without being extremely repetitive or using filler, which violates "neutral, encyclopedic prose." However, the prompt demands 180-260 words.
Let's look closer at the sources:
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155 titles- The Little Moon (2021) Writer
- Good Morning, the Wind Blows (2020) as Self
- Notarangelo the Soul Hunter (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Tonino (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- 3XTONINO (2015) as Self
- 3XTONINO (2015) Screenplay
- Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- Nu de femmes (2013) as Self
- Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky (2012) as Self
- Giovanna Cau - Diversamente giovane (2011) as Self
- Day-Raphael (2011) as self
- Everybody's Fine (2009) Original Film Writer
- La favola del pennello (2009) as Himself
- Autumn of the Magician (2009) as Himself
- The Dust of Time (2008) Writer
- Tonino Guerra: A Poet in the Movies (2008) as Himself
- Nuevo / Otro Cine Español - Un Lugar En El Cine (2007)
- The Andrei Tarkovsky Companion (2007) Director
- Bab'Aziz (2006) Writer
- Untitled (2005) Writer
- Eros (2004) Writer
- The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth (2004) as Self
- The Weeping Meadow (2004) Writer
- Untitled (2004) Writer
- The Dog, the General, and the Birds (2003) Screenplay
- Cesare Zavattini (2003) as Self
- Federico Fellini's Mysterious Journey (2003) as Self
- Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema (2001) as Self (archive footage)
- The Chimp (2001) Writer
- Bibo per sempre (2000) Story
- Bibo per sempre (2000) Writer
- Eternity and a Day (1998) Screenplay
- The Truce (1997) Adaptation
- The Long Yourney (1997) as (voice)
- The Long Yourney (1997) Screenplay
- Porto Santo (1997) Writer
- Beyond the Clouds (1995) Screenplay
- Ulysses' Gaze (1995) Co-Writer
- Parajanov, the Last Collage (1995) as Self
- To Make a Film Is to Be Alive (1995) as Self (uncredited)
- Dear Antonioni (1995) as Self
- The Lion with the White Beard (1995) as Peretti (voice)
- The Lion with the White Beard (1995) Writer
- Golem: The Petrified Garden (1993) Writer
- The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991) Writer
- Especially on Sunday (1991) Writer
- Night Sun (1990) Writer
- Everybody's Fine (1990) Writer
- The Palermo Connection (1990) Screenplay
- Dark Illness (1990) Screenplay
- Voyage in Time (1990) as Self
- Voyage in Time (1990) Director
- Voyage in Time (1990) Writer
- Journey of Love (1990) Writer
- Journey of Love (1990) Story
- Burro (1989) Other
- Landscape in the Mist (1988) Screenplay
- The Sparrow's Fluttering (1988) Writer
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987) Screenplay
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold (1987) Adaptation
- Good Morning, Babylon (1987) Screenplay
- Moscow Elegy (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- Ginger and Fred (1986) Story
- Ginger and Fred (1986) Screenplay
- The Beekeeper (1986) Screenplay
- Voyage to Cythera (1984) Writer
- Kaos (1984) Co-Writer
- Andrey Tarkovsky in Nostalghia (1984) as Self
- Andrey Tarkovsky in Nostalghia (1984) Writer
- Carmen (1984) Screenplay
- Carmen (1984) Adaptation
- Henry IV (1984) Co-Writer
- "Il polverone" di Tonino Guerra (1984) as Self
- Nostalgia (1983) Screenplay
- And the Ship Sails On (1983) Story
- And the Ship Sails On (1983) Screenplay
- The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) Writer
- Identification of a Woman (1982) Writer
- The Mystery of Oberwald (1981) Writer
- Three Brothers (1981) Story
- Three Brothers (1981) Screenplay
- Tigers in Lipstick (1979) Screenplay
- Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) Screenplay
- The Heart of Yugoslavia is made of mills (1979) Presenter
- Butterfly on the Shoulder (1978) Screenplay
- Illustrious Corpses (1976) Screenplay
- Sex with a Smile (1976) Screenplay
- Sex with a Smile (1976) Story
- Dear Michele (1976) Screenplay
- E il Casanova di Fellini? (1975) as Self
- The Secret Diary of 'Amarcord' (1974) as Self
- Amarcord (1973) Story
- Amarcord (1973) Screenplay
- Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) Writer
- Lucky Luciano (1973) Screenplay
- The Mattei Affair (1972) Screenplay
- The Mattei Affair (1972) Story
- Orders are Orders (1972) Story
- Orders are Orders (1972) Screenplay
- White Sister (1972) Screenplay
- White Sister (1972) Story
- The Superwitness (1971) Screenplay
- The Superwitness (1971) Story
- Tre nel mille (1971) Writer
- Zabriskie Point (1970) Screenplay
- Sunflower (1970) Screenplay
- Sunflower (1970) Story
- Many Wars Ago (1970) Writer
- The Voyeur (1970) Writer
- The Uninvited (1969) Original Story
- In Search of Gregory (1969) Writer
- A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) Story
- A Place for Lovers (1968) Screenplay
- Dismissed on His Wedding Night (1968) Writer
- More Than a Miracle (1967) Screenplay
- More Than a Miracle (1967) Story
- The Wild Eye (1967) Writer
- Catch As Catch Can (1967) Story
- Catch As Catch Can (1967) Screenplay
- Blow-Up (1966) Screenplay
- Special Code: Assignment Lost Formula (1966) Writer
- The 10th Victim (1965) Screenplay
- Casanova '70 (1965) Story
- Casanova '70 (1965) Screenplay
- Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials (1965) as Self
- Samson and Gideon (1965) Screenplay
- Red Desert (1964) Screenplay
- Red Desert (1964) Story
- Marriage Italian Style (1964) Screenplay
- Woman Is a Wonderful Thing (1964) Story
- Woman Is a Wonderful Thing (1964) Screenplay
- Saul and David (1964) Screenplay
- Le ore nude (1964) Writer
- Controsesso (1964) Screenplay
- The Empty Canvas (1963) Screenplay
- L'Eclisse (1962) Story
- L'Eclisse (1962) Screenplay
- His Days Are Numbered (1962) Screenplay
- His Days Are Numbered (1962) Story
- La Notte (1961) Screenplay
- La Notte (1961) Story
- The Assassin (1961) Screenplay
- The Assassin (1961) Story
- L'Avventura (1960) Screenplay
- The Apartment (1960) Writer
- Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960) Story
- The Year Long Road (1958) Writer
- Piece of the Sky (1958) Screenplay
- Piece of the Sky (1958) First Assistant Director
- Men and Wolves (1957) First Assistant Director
- Men and Wolves (1957) Story
- Men and Wolves (1957) Screenplay
- Nasce un campione (1953) Writer
- Il cuore della Jugoslavia è fatto di mulini as self
- Il cuore della Jugoslavia è fatto di mulini Story
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Tonino Guerra best known for?
Tonino Guerra is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Everybody's Fine (2009), Nuevo / Otro Cine Español - Un Lugar En El Cine (2007), Eros (2004), The Weeping Meadow (2004).
When and where was Tonino Guerra born?
Tonino Guerra was born on March 16, 1920 in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. They passed away on March 21, 2012.
How many credits does Tonino Guerra have?
Tonino Guerra has accumulated over 155 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2021.
What is Tonino Guerra's background in cinema and television?
Subject: Antonio "Tonino" Guerra. Goal: Write a 90-130 word factual identity profile. Constraints: Use ONLY provided facts. No invention/guessing. Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points). Neutral, encyclopedic prose. Word count: 90-130 words. No preamble, no JSON, no quotes. Name: Ant...
Tonino Guerra by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- Nuevo / Otro Cine Español - Un Lugar En El Cine (2007) — aged about 87
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