RIP Carlo Lizzani

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Director Carlo Lizzani committed suicide today October 5, 2013, throwing himself into the void, from the third floor of a building in the center of Rome. Lizzani was 91 years old. The producer, director and author was born in Rome on April 3, 1922. Among his most famous films “Banditi a Milano”, “Fontamara”, “Cronache di poveri amanti”, “Mussolini ultimo atto” for television he directed “Le cinque giornate di Milano” and “Maria Jose”. Carlo directed two Euro-westerns: “The Hills Run Red” and “Kill and Pray” both in 1967.

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Sad news. R.I.P.

Not a good week for Italian Cinema.

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Always liked The Hills Run Red

Hope your quick exit to nirvana worked out, amigo. RIP

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Ehh… too many big stars are gone. RIP Mr Lizzani. :frowning:

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Jesus, 91 years old and he jumps off a building. Poor bugger

RIP.

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91 years old and he committed suicide?That was very bad.

Rest In Peace Sir…

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Quite a few people get into their 90’s and want to go, could he have been ill?

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I think it may something like that Yodlaf. He might of had an illness or was depressed. Such a damn shame either way.

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Sad news. RIP Lizzani.

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RIP Carlo Lizzani; another great from the Golden Age of Italian genre cinema now sadly gone.

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Like both of his westerns for different reasons, so R.I.P from me.

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Requiescat In Pace.

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Very sad. R.I.P

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RIP. It’s a bad week for SWs indeed.

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I can’t say I think his SWs are memorable, but it’s indeed a sad week for the italian cinema all the same… RIP