Biography

Mario Missiroli (13 March 1934 – 19 May 2014) was an Italian stage, television and film director. Born in Bergamo , at a young age Missiroli moved to Milan with his family. Later. he graduated in direction from the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica in Rome. In the 1950s Missiroli worked at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan as assistant director of Giorgio Strehler and in cinema he debuted as assistant director of Valerio Zurlini. In 1963 he directed his first and only film, La belle di Lodi , based on a n...Read more