Carmelo Bene

Carmelo Bene
Bene in Our Lady of the Turks (1968)
Born(1937-09-01)1 September 1937
Campi Salentina, Italy
Died16 March 2002(2002-03-16) (aged 64)
Rome, Italy
OccupationsActor, theater director, writer, film director, screenwriter
Years active1967–2002
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Children1

Carmelo Pompilio Realino Antonio Bene (1 September 1937 – 16 March 2002) was an Italian actor, poet, film director, and screenwriter. He was an important exponent of the Italian avant-garde theatre and cinema. In 1968, his movie Our Lady of the Turks won the Special Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival) at the Venice Film Festival. He died of a heart ailment in 2002.

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