Piero Schivazappa

Piero Schivazappa
Schivazappa in Radiocorriere magazine, 1974.
Born	14 April 1935 (1935-04-14) (age 81) Colorno, Italy
Occupation	Film director, television director, screenwriter
Years active	1960-1994
Spouse(s)	Scilla Gabel (1968-present)

Piero Schivazappa (born 14 April 1935) is an Italian film and television director and screenwriter.

Born in Colorno, Schivazappa entered the film industry in 1959 as an assistant director, collaborating with Valerio Zurlini, Mario Monicelli and Carlo Lizzani, among others. In 1963 he started collaborating with RAI for news reports and documentaries.

Schivazappa made his feature film debut in 1969, with the controversial BDSM-themed The Laughing Woman, which at the time had many problems with censorship. Following the success of his 1973 miniseries Vino e pane, in the following years he focused on television films and TV-series.

Schivazappa is married to actress Scilla Gabel.