Ottavio Alessi
Born: 1919-01-01 in Cammarata, Sicily, Italy
Died: 2006-10-05
Known For: Writing
Biography
Ottavio Alessi was an Italian screenwriter, producer, and film director whose career spanned from the 1940s to the 1970s. Born in Cammarata, Sicily, he entered the film industry in 1940 as an assistant director. By 1945, Alessi had transitioned to screenwriting, contributing to both genre and art films. He collaborated with notable directors such as Pietro Germi, Franco Rossi, Folco Quilici, and Luciano Salce. Alessi directed two films in the 1960s: What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? (1964), a parody of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, and Top Sensation (1969). His screenwriting credits include The Testimony (1946), Amici per la pelle (1955), A Woman Alone (1956), The Mongols (1961), Charge of the Black Lancers (1962), Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976), and Emanuelle in America (1977). Alessi's work is noted for its versatility and contribution to Italian cinema during a transformative era.
Filmography
1985
- Quo Vadis? ... (Screenplay)
1984
- Cinderella '80 ... (Screenplay)
1980
- The Precarious Bank Teller ... (Screenplay)
1979
- Nella misura in cui... as Self
1978
- Damned in Venice ... (Writer)
1977
- The Rip-Off ... (Writer)
- Emanuelle in America ... (Original Story)
1976
- Emanuelle in Bangkok ... (Story)
- Le Montagne della Luce ... (Writer)
1975
- Fratello mare ... (Writer)
1974
- Codice d'amore orientale ... (Writer)
1972
- The Black Decameron ... (Writer)
1971
- The Designated Victim as Balsamo
1970
- The Snake God ... (Writer)
- Bali ... (Story)
1969
- The Seducers ... (Director)
1967
- Dick Smart 2.007 ... (Writer)
1966
- Adultery Italian Style ... (Screenplay)
1965
- La ragazzola ... (Writer)
1964
- What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? ... (Director)
1962
- Charge of the Black Lancers ... (Writer)
- Tiko and the Shark ... (Writer)
1961
- Odissea nuda ... (Writer)
- The Mongols ... (Screenplay)
1959
- Wild Cats on the Beach ... (Story)
- Juke Box - Screams of Love ... (Story)
1957
- The Man Who Wagged His Tail ... (Screenplay)
- The Mysteries of Paris ... (Screenplay)
1956
- Noi siamo le colonne as Ottavio Battipaglia, lo studente meridionale
- Altair ... (First Assistant Director)
1955
- A Woman Alone ... (Writer)
- Friends for Life ... (Writer)
1954
- The Seducer ... (First Assistant Director)
1950
- Angel in the crowd ... (Story)
1948
- L'isola de Montecristo ... (Writer)
1946
- The Testimony ... (Writer)
1943
- Gli ultimi filibustieri ... (Assistant Director)
1940
- The Sinner ... (Assistant Director)