Birth Chart
Gillo Pontecorvo
Gilberto Pontecorvo
Sun Scorpio
Moon Libra
Ascendant Pisces
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Scorpio - 26°09' - in house 8/9
↣ Moon in Libra - 22°32' - in house 7/8
↣ Mercury in Sagittarius - 17°13' - in house 10
↣ Venus in Libra - 09°31' - in house 7
↣ Mars in Virgo - 23°51' - in house 7
↣ Jupiter in Leo - 17°44' - in house 6
↣ Saturn in Virgo - 10°39' - in house 7
↣ Uranus in Aquarius - 27°50' - in house 12
↣ Neptune in Leo - 11°32' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 07°28' - in house 4/5 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Scorpio - 24°51' - in house 8/9
↣ Ascendant in Pisces - 16°51' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Sagittarius - 23°28' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Pisces - 22°16'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 8/9
↣ Moon in house 7/8
↣ Mercury in house 10
↣ Venus in house 7
↣ Mars in house 7
↣ Jupiter in house 6
↣ Saturn in house 7
↣ Uranus in house 12
↣ Neptune in house 6
↣ Pluto in house 4/5
↣ North Node in house 8/9
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Mars sextile (2°18' separating)
↣ Sun and Uranus square (1°41' applying)
↣ Sun and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Sun and North Node conjunction (1°18' separating) parallel
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant trine (3°54' applying)
↣ Moon and Mercury sextile (5°19' separating)
↣ Moon and Jupiter sextile (4°48' separating)
↣ Moon and Uranus trine (5°18' applying)
↣ Moon and Midheaven sextile (0°56' separating)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter trine (0°31' applying)
↣ Mercury and Neptune trine (5°41' separating)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant square (5°02' separating)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant square (0°22' applying)
↣ Mercury and Midheaven conjunction (6°15' separating)
↣ Venus and Neptune sextile (2°02' applying)
↣ Venus and Pluto square (2°02' separating)
↣ Mars and North Node sextile (1°00' applying)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (1°35' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant opposition (7°00' applying)
↣ Mars and Midheaven square (0°22' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Neptune conjunction (6°12' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven trine (5°44' separating)
↣ Saturn and Pluto sextile (3°11' separating)
↣ Saturn and Ascendant opposition (6°12' separating)
↣ Uranus and North Node square (2°59' separating)
↣ Uranus and Midheaven sextile (4°22' applying)
↣ Pluto and North Node antiparallel
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant trine (2°35' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- Gilberto Pontecorvo
- Chart date
- 19/11/1919
- Chart time
- 14:00
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Pisa, Italy - Latitude and longitude
- 43°43' North · 10°23' East
- Time zone
- 01:00 East
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About
Gillo Pontecorvo was an Italian filmmaker associated with political cinema of the 1960s and 1970s, recognized for work rooted in social commitment and documentary rigor. Trained initially in journalism and influenced by European documentary film, he made films that probe historical conflicts and colonial tensions, seeking to portray marginalized groups with realism and careful research.
His best-known film, The Battle of Algiers (1966), is a touchstone of political neorealism: shot in a reportage style with nonprofessional actors and produced in co‑operation with Algeria, it became a standard for cinematic treatments of anticolonial resistance and urban guerrilla warfare. Other significant titles include Kapò (1960), about experiences in Nazi camps, and Burn! (1969), set against a Caribbean colonial backdrop.
Also active in documentaries and short films, Pontecorvo earned international recognition, including festival prizes and Oscar nominations. His career blended political activism — with participation in the anti‑fascist resistance and engagement with Marxist ideas — and a cinema intent on conveying, with sobriety and force, the political and social conflicts of the twentieth century.
