Mario Sequi

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1913-06-30

Deathday 1992-01-01 (78 years old)

Place of Birth Cagliari, Italy

Also Known As Anthony Wileys

Mario Sequi

Biography

Mario Sequi was an Italian film director and screenwriter, active from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. Born in Cagliari, Sardinia, he began his career as a production manager in the 1930s before transitioning to directing after World War II. Sequi directed a variety of films, including Altura (1949), a drama set in the Sardinian mountains, and The Monastery of Santa Chiara (1949), a war melodrama. He also ventured into the adventure genre with The Tigers of Mompracem (1970). Sequi was married to actress Lia Franca, and his work is noted for its versatility and engagement with different cinematic styles.

Known For

Director

1975
La verginella

as Director

1974
The Silk Worm

as Director

1972
Roman Scandals '73

as Director

1970
1967
The Cobra

as Director

1965
The Tramplers

as Director

1961
Gioventù di notte

as Director

1953
1951
1949
Altura

as Director

1948
1946
Peddlin' in Society

as First Assistant Director

Writer

1975
La verginella

as Writer

1970
1953
1951
1949
1949
Altura

as Screenplay