Admiral International Films
Admiral International Films was an Italian film studio based in Rome and associated with a small group of films released around 1970 and 1971.
Last updated August 31, 2026
History
Admiral International Films was an Italian film studio located in Rome. The available historical record does not provide a founding year or a detailed account of the company's formation, capitalization, ownership, or early operations. It does, however, identify Mario Maggi as the studio's director, indicating that the company maintained a formal production leadership role during the period for which it is documented. The studio's known activity belongs principally to the turn of the 1970s. Its documented filmography includes La banda de los tres crisantemos, Aquel maldito día, and Twenty Paces to Death, all listed under 1970, followed by Ore di terrore in 1971. A related reference describes Veinte pasos para la muerte, directed by Manuel Esteba, as a production of Admiral International Films. This Spanish-language title is understood to be associated with the English-listed title Twenty Paces to Death. The available material does not establish whether Admiral International Films acted as the sole producer, a co-producer, or a production label on each title. The record concerning Aquel maldito día contains a dating inconsistency: the filmography lists it as a 1970 title, while the accompanying description refers to it as a 1971 production. Both dates are retained in the source record, but neither can be independently resolved from the supplied material. This uncertainty is relevant because the surviving filmography is the principal evidence for reconstructing the studio's operating period. No source supplied here documents a later slate, a merger, a name change, a successor company, or a formal closure. There is also no reliable information about the studio's distribution arrangements, international sales activities, offices beyond Rome, employees other than its identified director, or the present ownership of its film catalog. Accordingly, Admiral International Films is documented as an early-1970s Italian film studio with a small known feature-film output, while its ultimate corporate status remains unknown.
- 1971Ore di terrore is listed
Ore di terrore is recorded as a 1971 film in the studio's documented filmography, extending the known period of Admiral International Films' activity.
- 1970Documented feature-film activity begins
The studio is associated with the 1970 films La banda de los tres crisantemos, Aquel maldito día, and Twenty Paces to Death in the available filmography.
Products and positioning
A Rome-based Italian film production studio associated with feature films released around 1970–1971.
La banda de los tres crisantemosFeature film1970
A feature film listed in the Admiral International Films filmography under 1970. The supplied reference does not provide its director, cast, genre, plot, distribution history, or commercial performance.
Aquel maldito díaFeature film
A feature film associated with Admiral International Films. The available filmography lists it as a 1970 title, while the accompanying description gives 1971, creating an unresolved release-year discrepancy.
Twenty Paces to DeathFeature film1970
A feature film listed under the studio's 1970 filmography. The reference material also names Veinte pasos para la muerte, directed by Manuel Esteba, as an Admiral International Films production; the two titles appear to represent language variants of the same film.
Ore di terroreFeature film1971
A feature film listed in the studio's filmography for 1971. No additional production, creative, distribution, or performance details are supplied in the reference material.
Flagship businesses
- Twenty Paces to Death (Veinte pasos para la muerte)
- Aquel maldito día
- La banda de los tres crisantemos
- Ore di terrore
Leadership
| Name | Title | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Maggi | Directorformer | — |
Sources
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