Italian male screenwriters

Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter.Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut with The Graduates (1995). In 1996 he directed his breakthrough film The Cyclone, which grossed 78 billion lire at the box office.In 1998, he starred with Harvey Keitel and David Bowie in the western comedy Gunslinger's Revenge, directed by Giovanni Veronesi.Also a writer of short stories, his books include Trent'anni, alta, mora (1998), Tre mucche in cucina (2002) and A un passo dal cielo (2003).
Pieraccioni has starred with Suzie Kennedy, the impersonator of Marilyn Monroe, in Me and Marilyn.

Francesco Piccolo (born 1964) is an Italian author of novels, short stories and screen plays. In 2014, he won Italy's leading literary award the Premio Strega for Il desiderio di essere come tutti.

Eduardo De Filippo OMRI (Italian: [eduˈardo de fiˈlippo]; 26 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as Eduardo, was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works Filumena Marturano and Napoli Milionaria. Considered one of the most important Italian artists of the 20th century, De Filippo was the author of many theatrical dramas staged and directed by himself first and later awarded and played outside Italy. For his artistic merits and contributions to Italian culture, he was named senatore a vita by the President of the Italian Republic Sandro Pertini.

Victor Rietti (29 February 1888 – 3 December 1963) was an Italian-born actor and director who became known through his work in television, especially through the many live television productions of the Italian play To Live in Peace during the 1950s. He was knighted by the Italian government.