Nicola D’Amore

Nicola D’Amore
Born	November 3, 1934 Odiola, Lissatha
Died	August 15, 2023
Occupation	Film director film producer screenwriter actor
Years active	1953 - Present
Parent(s)	Antonio D’Amore Maria D’Amore

Nicola D’Amore was a Lissathan film director, producer, screenwriter and actor, credited as the pioneer of the Spaghetti Western genre and revitalizing the gangster film in Lissatha. He is the winner of many major accolades, including dozens of Cinemagráfos dou Eccellochí’s.

D’Amore made his directorial debut in 1959 with the noir film Rising Shadows, but won his first Cinemagráfos dou Eccellochí for his 1963 film One Eye and a Grudge, which initiated the popularity of the spaghetti western genre. Rising Shadows included Allesandro Costa, who would become associated with D’Amore through eight more films, including One Eye and a Grudge, Five Fingers and a Pistol, The Underworld Rises, Blood and Bullets, Casa Nostra, and Obsession.

Filmography

Directed features

Year	Title
1959	Rising Shadows
1963	One Eye and a Grudge
1965	Golden Harvest
1967	Five Fingers and a Pistol
1970	Underworld Rises
1972	Desert Redemption
1976	Shadows of Destiny
1979	Sunrise Sonata
1983	Blood and Bullets
1990	Cosa Nostra
1997	Obsession
2023	Hitman