Alberto Negrin


Alberto Negrin is an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for his historical, nostalgic and political films.
Negrin started his career as a fine art photographer. In 1962 he debuted as an assistant stage director, collaborating with Orazio Costa and Giorgio Strehler.
In a career spanning over four decades, Negrin has directed over 30 films and series, including the giallo film Enigma rosso, Mussolini and I, starring Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins and Susan Sarandon, the TV miniseries The Secret of the Sahara , , Tower of the Firstborn, Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano, Il Cuore nel Pozzo and Mi Ricordo Anna Frank. Negrin is also known for his long-standing association with composer Ennio Morricone, who composed music for thirteen Negrin's feature films since 1987.
The historical drama film Perlasca – Un eroe Italiano earned him a Telegatto Award for Best TV movie. Il Cuore nel Pozzo, a film about the Foibe massacres and Istrian Exodus, was watched by 17 million people on its first broadcast in Italy.

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