---
name: "Andrea Crisanti"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andrea-crisanti"
fi1m_id: "andrea-crisanti"
imdb_id: "nm0187936"
tmdb_id: 5557
wikidata_id: "Q493717"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "2 June 1936"
died: "7 May 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-26T00:45:48.746551+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Andrea Crisanti

## Identity

Andrea Crisanti

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andrea-crisanti
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andrea-crisanti
- **IMDb ID:** nm0187936
- **TMDB ID:** 5557
- **Wikidata ID:** Q493717
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Crisanti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q493717, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187936/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5557

Production designer. Born 2 June 1936 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Died 7 May 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 2 June 1936, Rome, Lazio, Italy
- **Died:** 7 May 2012
- **Active:** 1979–1988
- **Frequently works with:** [Francesco Rosi](https://film.one/person/francesco-rosi.md), [Franco Cristaldi](https://film.one/person/franco-cristaldi.md), [Philippe Noiret](https://film.one/person/philippe-noiret.md), [Tonino Guerra](https://film.one/person/tonino-guerra.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 85 (1), 1980s 80 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $36m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Crisanti, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q493717, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0187936/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5557

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Cinema Paradiso*](https://film.one/film/cinema-paradiso.md) (84)

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## Biography

Andrea Crisanti (12 June 1936 – 7 May 2012) was an Italian production designer and art director. He studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and began his film career as assistant set designer to Mario Garbuglia on *The Great War* (1959). His independent debut was *Maciste in Hell* (1962).

Crisanti collaborated frequently with Francesco Rosi from 1970 and with Giuseppe Tornatore on *Cinema Paradiso* (1988) and *A Pure Formality* (1994). Other credits include *Duck, You Sucker* (1971), *Nostalghia* (1983), *Everybody's Fine* (1990), *The Stolen Children* (1992) and *Loose Cannons* (2010). He received a David di Donatello Award for *A Pure Formality* and a BAFTA nomination for *Cinema Paradiso*. From 1995 he taught at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and served as president of the Set and Costume Designers Association.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Cinema Paradiso* (1988), Fi1m 84, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/cinema-paradiso.md)
- *Three Brothers* (1981), Fi1m 77, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/three-brothers.md)
- *Christ Stopped at Eboli* (1979), Fi1m 85, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/christ-stopped-at-eboli.md)

## Complete filmography (61)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Face of Another* (2013), Production Design, Set Decoration
- *A Magnificent Haunting* (2012), Production Design
- *Loose Cannons* (2010), Production Design
- *Blood of the Losers* (2008), Production Design, Set Decoration
- *The Countess of Castiglione* (2006), series, Art Designer
- *Ma l'amore... sì!* (2006), Production Design
- *The Goodbye Kiss* (2006), Production Design
- *Face Addict* (2005), Production Design
- *Fratella e Sorello* (2005), as Art Direction
- *Sacred Heart* (2005), as Set Decoration
- *Under a False Name* (2004), Production Design
- *The Accidental Detective* (2003), Production Design
- *L'avvocato de Gregorio* (2003), Production Design
- *Facing Windows* (2003), as Art Direction
- *Il consiglio d'Egitto* (2002), Production Design
- *The Emperor's New Clothes* (2001), Production Design
- *Viper* (2000), Production Design
- *Excellent Cadavers* (1999), Production Design
- *Non lasciamoci più* (1999), series, Scenic Artist
- *The Truce* (1997), Production Design
- *Moon Shadow* (1995), Production Design
- *A Pure Formality* (1994), Production Design
- *Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem* (1994), Production Design
- *The Stolen Children* (1992), as Set Decoration
- *Everybody's Fine* (1990), Production Design
- *The Palermo Connection* (1990), Production Design, Set Decoration
- *Cinema Paradiso* (1988), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/cinema-paradiso.md)
- *Chronicle of a Death Foretold* (1987), Production Design, Set Decoration
- *Devil in the Flesh* (1986), Production Design
- *Nostalgia* (1983), Production Design
- *No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous* (1982), Production Design
- *Identification of a Woman* (1982), Production Design
- *Più bello di così si muore* (1982), Production Design
- *Talcum Powder* (1982), Production Design
- *Miracoloni* (1981), Production Design
- *Before It's Too Early* (1981), Production Design
- *Three Brothers* (1981), Production Design — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/three-brothers.md)
- *Vita di Antonio Gramsci* (1981), series, Production Design
- *The Warning* (1980), as Art Direction
- *The Persian Lamb Coat* (1980), Production Design
- *A Leap in the Dark* (1980), Production Design
- *Christ Stopped at Eboli* (1979), Production Design — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/christ-stopped-at-eboli.md)
- *Three Tigers Against Three Tigers* (1977), Production Design
- *Here We for Example...* (1977), Production Design
- *Mr. Robinson* (1976), Production Design
- *The Con Artists* (1976), Production Design
- *Illustrious Corpses* (1976), Production Design
- *Quick Trial* (1974), Production Design, Interior Designer, Costume Designer
- *Lucky Luciano* (1973), Production Design
- *The Mattei Affair* (1972), Production Design
- *Duck, You Sucker* (1971), as Art Direction
- *Four Times That Night* (1971), Production Design
- *Bali* (1970), Production Design, Costume Designer
- *Many Wars Ago* (1970), Production Design
- *I due Crociati* (1968), Production Design
- *Ugly at Night* (1968), Production Design
- *The Seven Cervi Brothers* (1968), Production Design
- *Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand* (1966), Assistant Production Design
- *Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow* (1963), Assistant Set Decoration
- *The Four Days of Naples* (1962), Assistant Production Design
- *The Witch's Curse* (1962), as Art Direction

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