---
name: "Raffaele La Capria"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/raffaele-la-capria"
fi1m_id: "raffaele-la-capria"
imdb_id: "nm0478431"
tmdb_id: 1283650
wikidata_id: "Q1054316"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "3 October 1922"
died: "26 June 2022"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:42:35.892997+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."
---

# Raffaele La Capria

## Identity

Raffaele La Capria

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/raffaele-la-capria
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** raffaele-la-capria
- **IMDb ID:** nm0478431
- **TMDB ID:** 1283650
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1054316
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaele_La_Capria, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054316, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0478431/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1283650

Writer. Born 3 October 1922 in Napoli, Campania, Italia. Died 26 June 2022.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 3 October 1922, Napoli, Campania, Italia
- **Died:** 26 June 2022
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaele_La_Capria, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054316, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0478431/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1283650

## Biography

Raffaele La Capria (3 October 1922 – 26 June 2022) was an Italian novelist and screenwriter. Born in Naples, he graduated in law there before living in France, England and the United States and settling in Rome.

He contributed to the cultural pages of *Corriere della Sera* and co-directed the literary journal *Nuovi Argomenti*. His novel *Ferito a morte* (1961) won the Strega Prize. La Capria wrote screenplays for several films directed by Francesco Rosi, including *Hands Over the City* (1963), *More Than a Miracle* (1967), *Many Wars Ago* (1970) and *Christ Stopped at Eboli* (1979).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Christ Stopped at Eboli* (1979), Fi1m 85, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/christ-stopped-at-eboli.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Ferdinando and Carolina* (1999), Writer
- *Una questione privata* (1993), Teleplay
- *Neapolitan Diary* (1992), Screenplay
- *Saturday, Sunday and Monday* (1990), Writer
- *Massacre Play* (1989), Writer
- *Christ Stopped at Eboli* (1979), Screenplay — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/christ-stopped-at-eboli.md)
- *Identikit* (1974), Screenplay
- *A Season in Hell* (1971), Writer
- *Many Wars Ago* (1970), Writer
- *Unknown Woman* (1969), Screenplay
- *More Than a Miracle* (1967), Screenplay, Story
- *Hands Over the City* (1963), Screenplay, Story
- *Leoni al sole* (1961), Writer
- *Napoli Signora*, Actor

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won

- Viareggio Prize 2005: Viareggio Prize (won)
- Napoli Prize 1986: Napoli Prize (won)
- Strega Prize 1961: Strega Prize (won)

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

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