Add/Update Information: Pasquale Festa Campanile - Writer

An Italian writer and director, he was born in Basilicata, Italy. He relocated to Rome with his family. Later on, he started working in literary criticism and journalism. In 1947, he was appointed head editor of La Fiera Letteraria, a magazine. He was awarded the La Caravella in 1948 and the Marzotto Prize for Journalism in 1951. He dedicated himself to working on radio during that time, then on television. His cinematic debut was Faddija - La legge della vendetta (1950). He is known for Un tentativo sentimentale (1963) and Belle ma povere (1957).