In the history of cinema, Guido Brignone is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Guido Brignone as Italian film director (1886-1959).
Guido Brignone was born at Milan in 1886. His recorded nationality is Italy.
This was the silent era, when film was still proving it could carry a story at all and performers had to do it without a spoken word.
Guido Brignone is credited as film director, actor and screenwriter.
Cinema keeps its people visible long after the industry that produced them has changed shape.
That the work was made from Italy shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Guido Brignone died in 1959, aged 73. The films remain, which is the only form in which a screen career survives.
Achievements
- Worked as film director, actor and screenwriter
