Guido Malatesta
Born: 1919-10-02 in Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy
Died: 1970-06-14
Known For: Writing
Biography
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.
Filmography
1971
1970
- Maniacs on Wheels ... (Writer)
1969
- Poppea's Hot Nights ... (Writer)
- Tarzana: The Wild Woman ... (Writer)
1968
- Samoa, Queen of the Jungle ... (Director)
- Son of Black Eagle ... (Director)
1967
- Mission Phantom ... (Screenplay)
1966
- Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans ... (Director)
- Operation Apocalypse ... (Director)
- Spies Kill Silently ... (Writer)
1965
- Fire Over Rome ... (Director)
- Lone and Angry Man ... (Screenplay)
- The Sheriff Won't Shoot ... (Screenplay)
- Marauders of the Sahara ... (Director)
1964
- The Slave Merchants ... (Screenplay)
- The Revolt of the Barbarians ... (Director)
1963
- Sign of Zorro ... (Writer)
- Samson and the Slave Queen ... (Screenplay)
- Catherine of Russia ... (Story)
- Colossus of the Stone Age ... (Director)
- The Invincible Masked Rider ... (Screenplay)
- Colossus and the Headhunters ... (Screenplay)
- Samson and the Sea Beasts ... (Writer)
1961
- Goliath Against the Giants ... (Director)
1960
- Valley of the Doomed ... (Director)
- Fury of the Pagans ... (Director)
1959
- The Head of a Tyrant ... (Screenplay)
- Agosto, donne mie non vi conosco ... (Producer)
1958
- Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè ... (Story)
- Valeria ragazza poco seria ... (Director)
1957
- The Tanks of El Alamein ... (Director)
1956
- Guaglione ... (Story)
- Il prezzo della gloria ... (Screenplay)
- Incatenata dal destino ... (Writer)
1954
- Human Torpedoes ... (Script Supervisor)
- Barrier of the Law ... (Screenplay)
1953
- Per salvarti ho peccato ... (Writer)