Giuseppe De Santis was born on February 11, 1917 in Fondi, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Tragische Jagd (1947), Tage der Liebe (1954) and Straße der Leidenschaft (1958). He was married to Gordana Miletic. He died on May 16, 1997 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.