Italian cinema great Mario Monicelli 'kills himself' at age 95
bbc
30-Nov-2010


One of the greats of post-war Italian cinema, Mario Monicelli, has killed himself by jumping out of a hospital window, media reports say.

Monicelli, 95, was dubbed the "father of Italian comedy" for directing films such as Amici Mei (My Dear Friends) and I Soliti Ignoti (Persons Unknown).

He was said to have leapt from the fifth floor of a Rome hospital where he was being treated for terminal cancer.

He received numerous awards and was nominated four times for an Oscar.

Monicelli was admitted a few days ago to San Giovanni hospital where he was being treated for prostate cancer.

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