Luciano Salce

Known for Directing

Born

September 25, 1922

Died

December 17, 1989 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Also Known As

Лючано Сальче

Biography

Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, television host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

As a writer of pop music, he used the pseudonym Pilantra. During World War II, he was a prisoner in Germany. He later worked for several years in Brazil.