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Silvio Narizzano (8 February 1927 – 26 July 2011) was a Canadian film and television director who worked primarily in the United Kingdom. His directorial credits included the critically acclaimed films Georgy Girl (1966), Loot (1970) and Why Shoot the Teacher?
Influenced by the French New Wave, he achieved his greatest cinematic acclaim as director of Georgy Girl (1966), a romantic comedy (considered risqué at the time) set in swinging 60's London, starring Lynn Redgrave and James Mason.
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- Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- London, England, UK
Aug 8, 2011 · Silvio Narizzano, a Canadian-born film and TV director with wide-ranging credits but best known for his 1966 romantic comedy “Georgy Girl,” starring Lynn Redgrave and James Mason, died...
Influenced by the French New Wave, he achieved his greatest cinematic acclaim as director of Georgy Girl (1966), a romantic comedy (considered risqué at the time) set in swinging 60's London, starring Lynn Redgrave and James Mason.
- February 8, 1927
- July 26, 2011
Silvio Narizzano, best known for the Swinging London comedy-drama Georgy Girl, died July 26. Narizzano was 84. Based on Margaret Forster’s novel, and starring Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, James Mason, and Charlotte Rampling, Georgy Girl was considered daring at the time because its plot included sex (of the non-marital kind), abortion, and ...
- Andre Soares
Nov 29, 1975 · Bloodbath: Directed by Silvio Narizzano. With Carroll Baker, Dennis Hopper, Win Wells, Richard Todd. Hopeless American expatriates inhabit a small Spanish village where residents are mysteriously dying after the arrival of a religious cult.
Director. 8 February 1927 to 25 July 2011. A Canadian filmmaker drawn to Britain to work for Granada, Narizzano enjoyed his greatest success with the BAFTA nominated Georgy Girl (1966). His other films include Fanatic (1965), Blue (1968) and Loot (1970).
