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name: "Piero De Bernardi"
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tmdb_id: 69973
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "12 April 1926"
died: "8 January 2010"
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average_over: 1
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# Piero De Bernardi

## Identity

Piero De Bernardi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/piero-de-bernardi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** piero-de-bernardi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0207401
- **TMDB ID:** 69973
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1357559
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_De_Bernardi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1357559, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0207401/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69973

Writer. Born 12 April 1926 in Prato, Italy. Died 8 January 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 12 April 1926, Prato, Italy
- **Died:** 8 January 2010
- **Also known as:** Piero Bernardi
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piero_De_Bernardi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1357559, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0207401/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69973

## Biography

Piero De Bernardi was an Italian screenwriter. He was born on 12 April 1926 in Prato and died on 8 January 2010 in Milan. He wrote or co-wrote screenplays for 119 films between 1954 and 2010.

De Bernardi often worked in partnership with Leonardo Benvenuti. Their collaborations included *Marriage Italian Style* (1964), the *Fantozzi* series beginning in 1975, the *My Friends* films, *Bianco, rosso e Verdone* (1981), *The Marquis of Grillo* (1981) and other works directed by Mario Monicelli and Carlo Verdone. He also contributed to the screenplay for *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984), directed by Sergio Leone.

De Bernardi received 11 awards during his career, including David di Donatello prizes. He was the father of actress Isabella De Bernardi.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984), Fi1m 81, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-america.md)

## Complete filmography (126)

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

- *My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began* (2011), Story, Screenplay
- *Grande, grosso e... Verdone* (2008), Screenplay, Story
- *Il ritorno del Monnezza* (2005), Story, Screenplay
- *Cose da pazzi* (2005), Script Consultant
- *In This World of Thieves* (2004), Writer
- *Ma che colpa abbiamo noi* (2003), Screenplay, Story
- *Ogni lasciato è perso* (2001), Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay
- *Come quando fuori piove* (2000), series, Screenplay, Creator
- *Bagnomaria* (1999), Screenplay, Story
- *Gallo cedrone* (1998), Screenplay, Story
- *Finalmente soli* (1997), Writer
- *Fantozzi The Return* (1996), Screenplay
- *The Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirlwind of Sex and Politics* (1996), Screenplay
- *Looking for Paradise* (1995), Screenplay
- *Honeymoon Trips* (1995), Story, Screenplay
- *The New Comics* (1994), Story, Screenplay
- *Dear Goddamned Friends* (1994), Screenplay
- *The Heroes* (1994), Screenplay
- *Fantozzi in Heaven* (1993), Story, Screenplay
- *Caino e Caino* (1993), Writer
- *Ricky & Barabba* (1992), Screenplay
- *Al lupo, al lupo* (1992), Screenplay, Story
- *Ciao, Professore!* (1992), Story, Screenplay
- *Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations* (1992), Screenplay
- *The Comics 2* (1991), as comandante aeroporto di Milano · Story, Screenplay
- *Piedipiatti* (1991), Screenplay
- *Fantozzi to the Rescue* (1990), Story, Screenplay
- *Tonight at Alice's* (1990), Screenplay, Story
- *The Comics* (1990), as bagnante · Story, Screenplay
- *I Wanted Pants* (1990), Screenplay
- *Il bambino e il poliziotto* (1989), Screenplay, Story
- *The Sleazy Uncle* (1989), Screenplay
- *I Won the New Year's Lottery* (1989), Story, Screenplay
- *The Belt* (1989), Script Consultant
- *Fantozzi Retires* (1988), Story, Screenplay
- *Compagni di scuola* (1988), Story, Screenplay
- *The Big Fox* (1988), Screenplay
- *My Sister and I* (1987), Story, Screenplay
- *I picari* (1987), Screenplay, Story
- *Us Real Men, We Hard Men* (1987), Story, Screenplay
- *Super Fantozzi* (1986), Story, Screenplay
- *7 Kilos in 7 Days* (1986), Story, Screenplay
- *The Lieutenant of the Carabinieri* (1986), Story, Screenplay
- *Let's Hope It's a Girl* (1986), Screenplay
- *My Friends Act III* (1985), Story, Screenplay
- *Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cacasenno* (1984), Story, Screenplay
- *I due carabinieri* (1984), Story, Screenplay
- *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984), Screenplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-america.md)
- *Fantozzi Still Suffers* (1983), Story, Screenplay
- *Petomaniac* (1983), Writer
- *Two of a Kind* (1983), Screenplay, Story
- *My Friends Act II* (1982), Story, Screenplay
- *The Marquis of Grillo* (1981), Screenplay, Story
- *Fracchia The Human Beast* (1981), Screenplay
- *Bianco, rosso e Verdone* (1981), Screenplay, Story
- *Fantozzi Against the Wind* (1980), Screenplay
- *La locandiera* (1980), Writer
- *Fun Is Beautiful* (1980), Screenplay, Story
- *Tesoromio* (1979), Screenplay
- *Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot* (1979), Story, Screenplay
- *Lovers and Liars* (1979), Screenplay
- *Professor Kranz german in Germany* (1978), Writer
- *The Bishop's Bedroom* (1977), Screenplay
- *Strange Occasion* (1976), Screenplay
- *Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen* (1976), Story, Screenplay
- *The Second Tragic Fantozzi* (1976), Screenplay
- *The Flower in His Mouth* (1975), Screenplay
- *My Friends* (1975), Story, Screenplay
- *Fantozzi: White Collar Blues* (1975), Screenplay
- *While There's War There's Hope* (1974), Screenplay
- *I'll Fix America and Be Right Back* (1974), Screenplay, Story
- *Permettete signora che ami vostra figlia?* (1974), Screenplay
- *We'll Call Him Andrea* (1972), Co-Writer
- *Alfredo, Alfredo* (1972), Story, Screenplay
- *Don Camillo and the Contestants* (1972), Co-Writer
- *In Love, Every Pleasure Has Its Pain* (1971), Writer
- *Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!* (1971), Screenplay
- *Between Miracles* (1971), Screenplay
- *A Pocketful of Chestnuts* (1970), Story, Screenplay
- *Let's Have a Riot* (1970), Story, Screenplay
- *Serafino* (1968), Screenplay
- *Italian Secret Service* (1968), Screenplay, Story, Dialogue
- *Ghosts, Italian Style* (1967), Screenplay
- *Soldier's Girl* (1967), Screenplay
- *Misunderstood* (1967), Screenplay
- *Almost Perfect Crime* (1966), Screenplay
- *A Matter of Honor* (1966), Screenplay
- *Me, Me, Me... and the Others* (1966), Screenplay
- *Don Camillo in Moscow* (1965), Screenplay
- *Complexes* (1965), Screenplay
- *The Camp Followers* (1965), Writer
- *The Dolls* (1965), Screenplay
- *Woman Is a Wonderful Thing* (1964), Screenplay
- *Marriage Italian Style* (1964), Screenplay
- *Controsesso* (1964), Screenplay
- *Summer Frenzy* (1964), Screenplay
- *I 4 tassisti* (1963), Story, Screenplay
- *The Mystery of the Indian Temple* (1963), Writer
- *Kali-Yug, Goddess of Vengeance* (1963), Writer
- *Crazy Sea* (1963), Story, Screenplay
- *Dal sabato al lunedì* (1963), Screenplay
- *Imperial Venus* (1962), Writer
- *The Joy of Living* (1961), Screenplay
- *Girl with a Suitcase* (1961), Screenplay, Story
- *You're on Your Own* (1959), Screenplay
- *First Love* (1959), Screenplay
- *Camping* (1958), Screenplay
- *Man of Straw* (1958), Co-Writer
- *The Mine* (1958), Screenplay
- *Holiday Island* (1957), Screenplay, Story
- *Guendalina* (1957), Screenplay
- *Calypso* (1957), Writer
- *Noi siamo le colonne* (1956), Screenplay
- *The Awakening* (1956), Screenplay
- *Four of the Thundering Jet* (1955), Writer
- *Destinazione Piovarolo* (1955), Screenplay
- *L'orfana del ghetto* (1955), Screenplay
- *Friends for Life* (1955), Writer
- *Figaro, il barbiere di Siviglia* (1955), Screenplay
- *La trovatella di Milano* (1955), Adaptation
- *The Girls of San Frediano* (1955), Screenplay
- *Non scherzare con le donne* (1955), Writer
- *Black Devils of Kali* (1954), Writer
- *Mystery of the Black Jungle* (1954), Writer
- *Foglio di via* (1954), Screenplay
- *10 love songs to save* (1953), Writer

## Awards

### Other awards — 20 won

- Nastro d'Argento Special 2008: Nastro d'Argento Special (won)
- Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1995: Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (won)
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1993: Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay (won), for *Al lupo al lupo*
- David di Donatello for Best Script 1988: David di Donatello for Best Script (won), for *Io e mia sorella*
- David di Donatello for Best Script 1987: David di Donatello for Best Script (won), for *Let's Hope It's a Girl*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1987: Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay (won), for *Let's Hope It's a Girl*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1982: Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay (won), for *Il Marchese del Grillo*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1981: Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay (won), for *My Friends*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject 1981: Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject (won), for *My Friends*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1979: Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay (won), for *My Friends*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject 1979: Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject (won), for *My Friends*
- David di Donatello for Best Script 1978: David di Donatello for Best Script (won), for *La stanza del vescovo*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1978: Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay (won), for *My Friends*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject 1978: Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject (won), for *My Friends*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1977: Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay (won), for *My Friends*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject 1977: Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject (won), for *My Friends*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1976: Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay (won), for *My Friends*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject 1976: Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject (won), for *My Friends*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1971: Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay (won), for *Between Miracles*
- Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay 1958: Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay (won), for *Guendalina*

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

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