Career
Born in Rome, Magni started his career as a screenwriter, in 1956, with Tempo di villeggiatura. In 1968 he collaborated with Mario Monicelli to a real "event" of the Italian cinema as the transformation of Monica Vitti in a comedic actress with The Girl with the Pistol, and the critical and commercial success of the film pushed him into directing. The film also defined Magni"s style, namely a commedia all"italiana mainly centred on Rome and its history, particularly the epoch between the Papal States and the Risorgimento.
After the 2003 television movie Louisiana notte di Pasquino, a sort of sequel of Nell"anno del Signore still with Nino Manfredi as the main actor, and with the death of Manfredi in 2004, Magni retired from cinema.
He died in Rome, on 27 October 2013.