Cast & creator
Tinto Brass
Best known for NDR Talk Show, Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2, Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Giovanni "Tinto" Brass (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed avant-garde films of various genres. Today, he is mainly known for his later work in the erotic genre, with films such as Caligula, Così fan tutte (released under the English title All Ladies Do It), Paprika, Monella (Frivolous Lola) and Trasgredire. After Salon Kitty (1976) and Caligula (1979), the style of his films gradually changed towards erotic films. Caligula was originally supposed to be a satire on power instead of an erotic film, but the producers changed and re-edited the film entirely without Brass's consent, removing many political and comical scenes, and shooting sexually explicit sequences, to make the film a pornographic drama. The director demanded that his name be stricken from the credits, and he is only credited for "Principal Photography". Despite this, the film remains his most widely viewed work (and the highest-grossing Italian film released in the United States). Other notable works of Brass's later period include The Key (1983) and Senso '45 (2002). He was making films into his seventies.
Also known as: Giovanni Brass, Il Maestro, Antony Luc, ジョヴァンニ・ティント・ブラス
179
film credits
2
television credits
55
1958–2025 · acting roles
5.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (181)
Showing 181 of 181 credits
NDR Talk Show
Self
1979
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Presenter
1998Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Producer
1998Erotic Short Circuits Vol.2
Presenter
1998
Eurotrash
1993
The Voyeur
1994The Voyeur
Director
1994The Voyeur
Editor
1994The Voyeur
Screenplay
1994The Voyeur
Story
1994The Voyeur
Writer
1994
The Key
Father Confessor
1983The Key
Director
1983The Key
Writer
1983The Key
Editor
1983
Cheeky
Man in Photo Shop
2000Cheeky
Director
2000Cheeky
Writer
2000Cheeky
Editor
2000Cheeky
Story
2000Cheeky
Screenplay
2000
Caligula
Camera Operator
1979Caligula
Director
1979Caligula
Editor
1979
All Ladies Do It
Comendator Scarfatti (uncredited)
1992All Ladies Do It
Director
1992All Ladies Do It
Story
1992All Ladies Do It
Screenplay
1992All Ladies Do It
Editor
1992
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
Presenter
1999Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
Producer
1999Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 2 - Quattro
Presenter
1999
Miranda
Director
1985Miranda
Writer
1985Miranda
Editor
1985
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Presenter
1998Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Presenter
1998Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 1
Producer
1998
Attraction
Director
1969Attraction
Writer
1969
Salon Kitty
Director
1976Salon Kitty
Editor
1976
The Last Subway
Presenter
1999The Last Subway
Presenter
1999The Last Subway
Producer
1999
Kick the Cock
The Boss
2008Kick the Cock
Director
2008Kick the Cock
Editor
2008
Black Angel
Film Director
2002Black Angel
Director
2002Black Angel
Writer
2002Black Angel
Editor
2002Black Angel
Screenplay
2002
Frivolous Lola
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
1998Frivolous Lola
Director
1998Frivolous Lola
Story
1998Frivolous Lola
Writer
1998Frivolous Lola
Editor
1998
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self (archive footage)
2021
P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Tinto Brass
1995P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Director
1995P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Screenplay
1995P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Story
1995P.O. Box Tinto Brass
Editor
1995
Hotel Courbet
Director
2009Hotel Courbet
Writer
2009Hotel Courbet
Editor
2009
General Della Rovere
First Assistant Director
1959
Blessed Transgression!
Presenter
1999Blessed Transgression!
Producer
1999Blessed Transgression!
Presenter
1999
Love & Passion
Director
1987Love & Passion
Editor
1987Love & Passion
Writer
1987
Istintobrass
Self
2013
Snack Bar Budapest
Giudice (uncredited)
1988Snack Bar Budapest
Director
1988Snack Bar Budapest
Editor
1988
Deadly Sweet
Director
1967Deadly Sweet
Editor
1967Deadly Sweet
Writer
1967
Paprika
Doctor Babarelli (uncredited)
1991Paprika
Director
1991Paprika
Editor
1991Paprika
Screenplay
1991Paprika
Story
1991
Action
The Director
1980Action
Director
1980Action
Screenplay
1980Action
Editor
1980
Ladybird
Jehova's Witness
1999Ladybird
Producer
1999Ladybird
Presenter
1999
Roberto Rossellini - Living Without A Script
2025
Dream
Presenter / Lifeguard
1999Dream
Presenter
1999Dream
Producer
1999
I Miss Sonia Henie
Director
1971I Miss Sonia Henie
Writer
1971
Yankee
Director
1966Yankee
Screenplay
1966Yankee
Story
1966Yankee
Editor
1966
The Howl
Commissario di polizia
1970The Howl
Director
1970The Howl
Writer
1970
A Magic Mirror
Porter
1999A Magic Mirror
Presenter
1999A Magic Mirror
Producer
1999
Candlewick
Defense attorney
1999
Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Presenter / Jehova's Witness
1998Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Producer
1998Erotic Short Circuits Vol.3
Presenter
1998Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power
Self
2007
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
Woman Is a Wonderful Thing
Mario (segment "Una donna dolce, dolce") (uncredited)
1964
Hold My Wrists Tight
The Priest
1999Hold My Wrists Tight
Presenter
1999Hold My Wrists Tight
Producer
1999
Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
Presenter
1998Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
Presenter
1998Erotic Short Circuits Vol. 4
Producer
1998
Julia
Presenter
1999Julia
Presenter
1999Julia
Producer
1999
Tinto Brass: Maestro of Erotic Cinema
Self
2014
Weekend in Lecco
Stationmaster
1999Weekend in Lecco
Producer
1999Weekend in Lecco
Presenter
1999
Vacation
Director
1971Vacation
Screenplay
1971Vacation
Producer
1971Vacation
Editor
1971
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Presenter
1999Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Producer
1999Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 4 - Improper Liaisons
Presenter
1999
Unchaste Relationships
2002Unchaste Relationships
Director
2002
Who Works Is Lost
Director
1963Who Works Is Lost
Story
1963Who Works Is Lost
Screenplay
1963Who Works Is Lost
Editor
1963
La rabbia
Primo produttore
2008
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Self - Director
1981
Searching for Valentina: The World of Guido Crepax
Himself
2019
Quattro
Presenter
1999Quattro
Presenter
1999Quattro
Producer
1999
My Wife
Director
1964
Adolfo Celi, a Man for Two Worlds
Self
2006
I Am the Way You Want Me
Presenter
1999I Am the Way You Want Me
Producer
1999I Am the Way You Want Me
Presenter
1999
Crazy Dog
il dottore
2012
Ça ira - Il fiume della rivolta
Director
1964Impotenti esistenziali
De Fortis
2009
Dropout
Writer
1970Dropout
Editor
1970Dropout
Director
1970Case Chiuse
2011
Venetian Honeymoon
First Assistant Director
1959
Spatiodynamisme
Director
1958
Voyeur
Presenter
1999Voyeur
Producer
1999Voyeur
Presenter
1999
India: Matri Bhumi
Assistant Director
1960
Burning Love
Self
2015
The Flying Saucer
Director
1964
Tempo libero
1964Tempo libero
Director
1964Tempo libero
Writer
1964My Roman Holiday With John Steiner
Self - Archive Footage
2007
Il nostro messia
Critico
2008Quando l'Italia non era un paese povero
1997Western all'italiana
2004
Tempo lavorativo
1964Tempo lavorativo
Director
1964Tempo lavorativo
Writer
1964
Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
Presenter
1999Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
Producer
1999Tinto Brass Presents Erotic Short Stories: Part 3 - Hold My Wrists Tight
Presenter
1999