Person
Guido Malatesta
Writing
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Oct 2, 1919
- Died
- Jun 14, 1970
- From
- Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy
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). 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.
Credits
The Slave Merchants
Human Torpedoes
Barrier of the Law
Spies Kill Silently
The Tanks of El Alamein
Operation Apocalypse
Maniacs on Wheels
Lone and Angry Man
Per salvarti ho peccato
Colossus of the Stone Age
Tarzana: The Wild Woman
Fury of the Pagans
The Head of a Tyrant
Samoa, Queen of the Jungle
Colossus and the Headhunters
Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans
Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo?
The Revolt of the Barbarians