PASQUALE SQUITIERI

DIRECTING

Pasquale Squitieri (27 November 1938 – 18 February 2017) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Naples, Squitieri graduated in law, then was briefly involved in stage, as author ("La battaglia") and even actor (directed by Francesco Rosi).

He made his film debut with Io e Dio, produced by Vittorio De Sica, and, after two Spaghetti Westerns he signed as William Redford, he focused on drama films centered on political and social issues.