Italian film director, screenwriter and critic
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival 1994
Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1987.
Former film critic.
Father of assistant director Francesco Lizzani and casting director/actress Flaminia Lizzani.
Committed suicide in Rome by jumping from the balcony of his home in the Via dei Gracchi.
A celebrated exponent of Italian post-war neo-realism.