Carlo Rustichelli

Carlo Rustichelli (1916-2004) was an Italian film composer, born in Carpi. He trained as a pianist at the Bologna conservatory and studied composition at the Santa Cecilia Academy in Rome. Active in film from the late 1940s, he is best known for his long partnership with Pietro Germi and for his scores for the comedies of Mario Monicelli. Rustichelli scored Germi's films from In nome della legge (1949) through Il ferroviere (1956), Divorzio all'italiana (1961), Sedotta e abbandonata (1964) and Signore & signori (1966).