---
name: "Angelo Rizzoli"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/angelo-rizzoli"
fi1m_id: "angelo-rizzoli"
imdb_id: "nm0729939"
tmdb_id: 5679
wikidata_id: "Q732185"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "11 October 1889"
died: "24 September 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-26T15:43:10.159910+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."
---

# Angelo Rizzoli

## Identity

Angelo Rizzoli

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/angelo-rizzoli
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** angelo-rizzoli
- **IMDb ID:** nm0729939
- **TMDB ID:** 5679
- **Wikidata ID:** Q732185
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Rizzoli_(publisher,_born_1889), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732185, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0729939/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5679

Producer. Born 11 October 1889 in Milano, Italy. Died 24 September 1970.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 11 October 1889, Milano, Italy
- **Died:** 24 September 1970
- **Active:** 1952–1965
- **Frequently works with:** [Brunello Rondi](https://film.one/person/brunello-rondi.md), [Ennio Flaiano](https://film.one/person/ennio-flaiano.md), [Federico Fellini](https://film.one/person/federico-fellini.md), [Tullio Pinelli](https://film.one/person/tullio-pinelli.md), [Anouk Aimée](https://film.one/person/anouk-aimee.md), [Giuseppe Amato](https://film.one/person/giuseppe-amato.md), [Marcello Mastroianni](https://film.one/person/marcello-mastroianni.md), [Sandra Milo](https://film.one/person/sandra-milo.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as producer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 79 (3), 1960s 76 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 81 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 3, Adventure 1, Crime 1, Documentary 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $26m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Rizzoli_(publisher,_born_1889), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732185, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0729939/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5679

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*8½*](https://film.one/film/812.md) (91), [*Umberto D.*](https://film.one/film/umberto-d.md) (91), [*Juliet of the Spirits*](https://film.one/film/juliet-of-the-spirits.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*Beat the Devil*](https://film.one/film/beat-the-devil.md) (72)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Mondo Cane*](https://film.one/film/mondo-cane.md) (58)

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## Biography

Angelo Rizzoli was an Italian publisher and film producer. Born in Milan on 31 October 1889, he began as a printer and built a major publishing house before turning to cinema in the 1950s through companies including Cineriz.

He produced or co-produced several notable Italian films, including Vittorio De Sica’s *Umberto D.* (1952), Federico Fellini’s *La Dolce Vita* (1960) and *8½* (1963), and Michelangelo Antonioni’s *Red Desert* (1964). He also backed the popular Don Camillo comedy series. Rizzoli received the Nastro d’Argento for best producer for *8½* in 1964.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Juliet of the Spirits* (1965), Fi1m 68, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/juliet-of-the-spirits.md)
- *8½* (1963), Fi1m 91, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/812.md)
- *Mondo Cane* (1962), Fi1m 58, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mondo-cane.md)
- *La Dolce Vita* (1960), Fi1m 88, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/la-dolce-vita.md)
- *The Barefoot Contessa* (1954), Fi1m 74, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-barefoot-contessa.md)
- *Beat the Devil* (1953), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/beat-the-devil.md)
- *Umberto D.* (1952), Fi1m 91, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/umberto-d.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

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

- *Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima* (1994), Producer
- *One Way Ticket* (1971), Producer
- *A Pocketful of Chestnuts* (1970), Producer
- *Transplant* (1970), Producer
- *Unknown Woman* (1969), Producer
- *Hibernatus* (1969), Producer
- *Serafino* (1968), Producer
- *La moglie giapponese* (1968), Producer
- *Italian Secret Service* (1968), Producer
- *I due vigili* (1967), Producer
- *Quando dico che ti amo* (1967), Producer
- *Soldier's Girl* (1967), Producer
- *Misunderstood* (1967), Producer
- *Africa Blood and Guts* (1966), Producer
- *Juliet of the Spirits* (1965), Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/juliet-of-the-spirits.md)
- *Don Camillo in Moscow* (1965), Producer
- *The Moment of Truth* (1965), Producer
- *Dal sabato al lunedì* (1963), Producer
- *Ro.Go.Pa.G.* (1963), Producer
- *8½* (1963), Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/812.md)
- *Mondo Cane* (1962), Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/mondo-cane.md)
- *All the Gold in the World* (1961), Producer
- *Don Camillo: Monsignor* (1961), Producer
- *The Brigand* (1961), Producer
- *Viva l'Italia!* (1961), Producer
- *Letto a tre piazze* (1960), Producer
- *La Dolce Vita* (1960), Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/la-dolce-vita.md)
- *The Facts of Murder* (1959), Producer
- *You're on Your Own* (1959), Producer
- *Hell in the City* (1959), Producer
- *Christine* (1958), Producer
- *Holiday Island* (1957), Producer
- *I sogni nel cassetto* (1957), Producer
- *Paris, Palace Hôtel* (1956), Producer
- *The Awakening* (1956), Producer
- *Il padrone sono me* (1955), Producer
- *Don Camillo's Last Round* (1955), Producer
- *Black Dossier* (1955), Producer
- *Madame Butterfly* (1954), Executive Producer
- *The Lovers of Manon Lescaut* (1954), Producer
- *The Two Orphans* (1954), Producer
- *The Barefoot Contessa* (1954), Associate Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-barefoot-contessa.md)
- *The Three Thieves* (1954), Producer
- *Passionately* (1954), Producer
- *Flesh and the Woman* (1954), Producer
- *Beat the Devil* (1953), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/beat-the-devil.md)
- *The Return of Don Camillo* (1953), Producer
- *Puccini* (1953), Producer
- *Sunday Heroes* (1952), Producer
- *Beauties of the Night* (1952), Producer
- *Wife for a Night* (1952), Producer
- *The Little World of Don Camillo* (1952), Producer
- *Hello Elephant* (1952), Producer
- *Umberto D.* (1952), Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/umberto-d.md)
- *The Flowers of St. Francis* (1950), Producer
- *Yvonne of the Night* (1949), Producer
- *Red Roses* (1940), Producer
- *Department Store* (1939), Producer
- *I'll Give a Million* (1935), Producer
- *Everybody's Woman* (1934), Producer

## Gallery

- ![A portrait of Angelo Rizzoli as a soldier. (1916)](https://film.one/media/person/59997/gallery-4fac3de87868.jpg) A portrait of Angelo Rizzoli as a soldier. (1916) — Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Angelo_Rizzoli_1916.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Angelo Rizzoli](https://film.one/media/person/59997/gallery-767020384524.jpg) Angelo Rizzoli — Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Angelo_Rizzoli_sigaretta.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![L'anno 1889 in breve: - Piazza Vittorio a Roma; - Mole Antonelliana a Torino; - Torre Eiffel a Parigi, Francia; - Moulin Rouge a Parigi, Francia; - Monumento a  (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/59997/gallery-405fcb08ff5b.jpg) L'anno 1889 in breve: - Piazza Vittorio a Roma; - Mole Antonelliana a Torino; - Torre Eiffel a Parigi, Francia; - Moulin Rouge a Parigi, Francia; - Monumento a  (2023) — LucaLindholm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Year_1889_%28ITA_-_Italy_-_%22Anno_1889%22%29.jpg/1280px-Year_1889_%28ITA_-_Italy_-_%22Anno_1889%22%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 3 nominated

- Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer 1971: Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer (nominated), for *Between Miracles*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer 1964: Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer (won), for *8½*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer 1962: Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer (nominated), for *La Dolce Vita*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer 1961: Nastro d'Argento for Best Producer (nominated), for *La Dolce Vita*
- David di Donatello for Best Producer 1956: David di Donatello for Best Producer (won), for *The Grand Maneuver*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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