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Writer
Guido Malatesta
- Born October 2, 1919 in Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy
- Died June 14, 1970
Guido Malatesta was an Italian screenwriter and film director active from the 1950s to the early 1970s. He began his career as a screenwriter, contributing to various Italian films before transitioning to directing. Malatesta directed numerous genre films, including peplum, adventure, and Spaghetti Westerns. His notable works include Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960), Fury of Achilles (1962), and Django's Cut Price Corpses (1971).
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Malatesta's films are characterized by their action sequences and adherence to genre conventions, contributing to the popularity of Italian genre cinema during his active years.
Known for
Lone and Angry Man1965
Colossus and the Headhunters1963
Samoa, Queen of the Jungle1968
Colossus of the Stone Age1963
The Slave Merchants1964
Tarzana: The Wild Woman1969
Spies Kill Silently1966
Samson and the Slave Queen1963
Filmography
- 1971Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo?FilmDirector, Writer
- 1970Maniacs on WheelsFilmWriter, Director
- 1969Tarzana: The Wild WomanFilmWriter, Director
- 1969Poppea's Hot NightsFilmWriter, Director
- 1968Samoa, Queen of the JungleFilmDirector, Screenplay, Story
- 1968Son of Black EagleFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1967Mission PhantomFilmScreenplay, Director
- 1966Spies Kill SilentlyFilmWriter
- 1966Maciste, Avenger of the MayansFilmDirector, Writer
- 1966Operation ApocalypseFilmDirector, Story, Screenplay
- 1965Lone and Angry ManFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1965Fire Over RomeFilmDirector, Writer
- 1965The Sheriff Won't ShootFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1965Marauders of the SaharaFilmDirector
- 1964The Slave MerchantsFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1964The Revolt of the BarbariansFilmDirector, Screenplay, Story
- 1963Colossus and the HeadhuntersFilmScreenplay, Writer, Director
- 1963Colossus of the Stone AgeFilmDirector, Screenplay, Story
- 1963Samson and the Slave QueenFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1963Catherine of RussiaFilmStory, Screenplay
- 1963Samson and the Sea BeastsFilmWriter
- 1963The Invincible Masked RiderFilmScreenplay
- 1963Sign of ZorroFilmWriter
- 1961Goliath Against the GiantsFilmDirector
- 1960Fury of the PagansFilmDirector
- 1960Valley of the DoomedFilmDirector
- 1959The Head of a TyrantFilmScreenplay
- 1959Agosto, donne mie non vi conoscoFilmProducer, Director
- 1958Valeria ragazza poco seriaFilmDirector, Writer
- 1958Serenatella Sciuè SciuèFilmStory, Screenplay
- 1957The Tanks of El AlameinFilmDirector, Screenplay, Story
- 1956GuaglioneFilmStory, Screenplay
- 1956Incatenata dal destinoFilmWriter
- 1956Il prezzo della gloriaFilmScreenplay, Story
- 1954Human TorpedoesFilmScript Supervisor
- 1954Barrier of the LawFilmScreenplay
- 1953Per salvarti ho peccatoFilmWriter