Giustino Durano

Giustino Durano (5 May 1923 – 18 February 2002) was a long lasting movie actor who is best known for his work as Eliseo Orefice in the 1997 film, Life Is Beautiful.[1] For his role he was nominated in part for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast[2]

Giustino Durano
Giustino Durano on stage in 1955
Born(1923-05-05)5 May 1923
Died18 February 2002(2002-02-18) (aged 78)
Bologna, Italy
OccupationMovie actor
Years active1954–2001

Life Is Beautiful

The movie is centered on his nephew Guido and his son Giosuè. In the movie he is the head waiter of a hotel dining room. As racial turmoil begins erupting in Italy against Jews, the waiter, his nephew and the nephew's son are taken to a concentration camp. While at the camp, he was separated from his nephew and later killed in a gas chamber along with several other elderly people.

Death

Durano died in 2002 after a long cancer.

Partial filmography

References

  1. "Giustino Durano: Italian actor". Variety. 2002-02-23. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. "Giustino Durano (1923–2002)". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-07.


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