Pino Mercanti
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Born:
Feb 16, 1911

Died:
Sep 03, 1986

Age: 75 Deceased

From:
Palermo, Italy

Department:
Directing

Total Credits: 23

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Pino Mercanti

Also known as: Henry Folkner, Giuseppe Mercanti

Biography

Giuseppe Mercanti, best known as Pino Mercanti (16 February 1911 – 3 September 1986), was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Born in Palermo, Sicily, Mercanti was a pioneer of the Sicilian cinema as the leading filmmaker and the artistic director of the production company O.F.S. (a.k.a. Organizzazione Filmistica Siciliana), founded by the brothers Francesco and Girolamo Gorgone with the purpose of promoting the production of films on Sicilian soil. Following the bankruptcy of the company, Mercanti moved to Rome, where he directed a number of melodramas, adventure films, Spaghetti Westerns and other genre films, often international co-productions. He was sometimes credited as Joseph Trader.

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