Fizzarotti was a native of Naples, and his films are generally set in the city.
He was specifically hired to direct Malaspina (1947) because of his experience making Neapolitan-style films.
[1] The film helped revive Neapolitan cinema, which had been suppressed during the Fascist era as production was centralised in Rome.
His son Ettore Maria Fizzarotti was also a film director.
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