Aldo Vergano
Born	(1891-08-27)27 August 1891 Rome
Died	21 September 1957(1957-09-21) (aged 66) Rome
Occupation(s)	film director, screenwriter
Children	Serena Vergano

Aldo Vergano (1891–1957) was an Italian director, screenwriter and journalist. He was the father of actressSerena Vergano.

Born inRome, Vergano was the co-founder withAlessandro Blasetti of the magazineCinematografo.^[1]

He made his film debut with the screenplay of Blasetti'sSun, one of the most important films of the Italian silent cinema.^[1] In the thirties, though persecuted by fascism for his political views, he was a prolific screenwriter ofTelefoni Bianchi films.^[1] He made his debut as a director with the patriotic dramaPietro Micca.^[1]

Vergano is probably best known for the filmThe Sun Still Rises, produced by the PNA, (the National Association of Italian Partisans),^[1] which is considered "one of the cornerstones ofneorealism".^[2]

Director

• Pietro Micca (1938)
• Men of the Mountain (1943)
• The Sun Still Rises (1946)
• Czarci żleb (1949)
• The Outlaws (1950)
• La grande rinuncia (1951)
• Red Love (1952)
• Schicksal am Lenkrad [de] (1954)

Screenwriter

• Lowered Sails (1931)
• The Man with the Claw (1931)
• The Opera Singer (1932)
• The Telephone Operator (1932)
• The Blue Fleet (1932)
• Don Bosco (1935)
• Cavalry (1936)
• Adam's Tree (1936)
• The Carnival Is Here Again (1937)
• Marcella (1937)
• The Count of Brechard (1938)
• For Men Only (1938)
• The Night of Tricks (1939)
• The Cavalier from Kruja (1940)
• Saint John, the Beheaded (1940)
• Lost in the Dark (1947)

• Aldo Vergano atIMDb

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