Duccio Tessari
Duccio Tessari | |
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Died | 6 September 1994 | (aged 67)
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Spouse | Lorella De Luca |
Duccio Tessari (11 October 1926 – 6 September 1994) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, considered one of the fathers of Spaghetti Westerns.[1]
Born in Genoa, Tessari started in the fifties as documentarist and as screenwriter of peplum films. In 1964 he co-wrote Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, one year later he gained an impressive commercial success and launched the Giuliano Gemma's career with A Pistol for Ringo and its immediate sequel, The Return of Ringo.[1]
He later touched different genres and worked in RAI, directing some successful TV-series. He died of cancer in Rome, at 67.[2] He was married to actress Lorella De Luca.[1][2]
Filmography
- Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.
Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |||
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Director | Screenwriter | Screen story writer | Other | ||||
Kanonenserenade | 1958 | Yes | Yes | Assistant director | [3] | ||
The Last Days of Pompeii | 1959 | Yes | Yes | Assistant director | [4] | ||
Carthage in Flames | 1960 | Yes | [5] | ||||
Messalina | Yes | Yes | [6][7] | ||||
Goliath and the Dragon | Yes | [8] | |||||
Colossus and the Amazon Queen | Yes | Assistant director | [9] | ||||
The Revolt of the Slaves | Yes | [10] | |||||
Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis | 1961 | Yes | [11] | ||||
Goliath and the Vampires | Yes | [12][13] | |||||
The Colossus of Rhodes | Yes | [14][15] | |||||
Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan | Yes | [14][16] | |||||
The Wonders of Aladdin | Yes | [17] | |||||
Hercules in the Haunted World | Yes | [14][15] | |||||
Duel of the Titans | Yes | [18][19] | |||||
My Son, the Hero | 1962 | Yes | Yes | [20] | |||
Marco Polo | Yes | [21] | |||||
Il fornaretto di Venezia | — | Yes | Yes | [22] | |||
The Avenger of Venice | 1964 | Yes | [23][24] | ||||
A Fistful of Dollars | Yes | [25][24] | |||||
Secret of the Sphinx | — | Yes | Yes | [26] | |||
A Pistol for Ringo | 1965 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [27][28] | ||
The Return of Ringo | Yes | Yes | Yes | [29][30] | |||
Una voglia da morire | — | Yes | Yes | [31] | |||
Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang | 1966 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [32][33] | ||
Seven Guns for the MacGregors | Yes | [34][35] | |||||
Dick Smart 2.007 | — | Yes | [36] | ||||
Per amore... per magia... | 1967 | Yes | Yes | [37][38][39] | |||
La dama de Beyrut | — | Yes | [40] | ||||
The Cats | 1968 | Yes | Yes | [41] | |||
Better a Widow | — | Yes | Yes | [42] | |||
Train for Durango | — | Yes | Yes | [43] | |||
Sundance and the Kid | 1969 | Yes | Yes | [44][45][46] | |||
Quella piccola differenza | — | Yes | Yes | [47] | |||
La morte risale a ieri sera | 1970 | Yes | Yes | [48] | |||
The Bloodstained Butterfly | — | Yes | Yes | [49] | |||
Long Live Your Death | 1971 | Yes | Yes | [50][51] | |||
Winged Devils | — | Yes | Yes | [52] | |||
The Heroes | — | Yes | [53] | ||||
Tony Arzenta | 1973 | Yes | [54] | ||||
Three Tough Guys | 1974 | Yes | [55] | ||||
Puzzle | — | Yes | Yes | [56] | |||
Zorro | 1975 | Yes | [57] | ||||
Sexycop | 1976 | Yes | Yes | [58] | |||
Safari Express | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | [59] | ||
The Fifth Commandment | 1978 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [60] | ||
Un centesimo di secondo | — | Yes | Yes | [61] | |||
Tex and the Lord of the Deep | 1985 | Yes | Yes | [62][63] | |||
Please, Let the Flowers Live | 1989 | Yes | Yes | [64] | |||
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs | — | Yes | Yes | [65] |
References
- ^ a b c Giusti, Marco (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori. p. 695. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ^ a b Silvia Fumarola (7 September 1994). "Addio Duccio Tessari un regista per tutti". La Repubblica (in Italian). Divisione Stampa Nazionale. GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Kanonen-Serenade". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 105.
- ^ "Carthage in Flames". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 116.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 117.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 70.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 36.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 140.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 87.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 73.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 76.
- ^ a b c Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 89.
- ^ a b Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 90.
- ^ Curti 2017, p. 316.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 192.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 51.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 50.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 163.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 112.
- ^ "Il fornaretto di Venezia (1963)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Il fornaretto di Venezia (1963)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ a b Hughes 2009, p. 7.
- ^ "Il fornaretto di Venezia (1963)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "La Sfinge sorride prima di morire - Stop Londra (1964)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Hughes 2006, p. 27.
- ^ "Una pistola para Ringo [Una pistola per Ringo] (1965)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Hughes 2006, p. 36.
- ^ "El retorno de Ringo [Il ritorno di Ringo] (1965)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Una voglia da morire (1965)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Kiss kiss... bang bang" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Grant 2011, p. 443.
- ^ "7 Pistole Per I Macgregor (7 Guns for the MacGregors), Italy/Spain, 1965". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 34, no. 405. British Film Institute. October 1967. p. 158.
- ^ "Dick Smart 2007" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Per amore... per magia..." (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Curti 2018, p. 63.
- ^ Curti 2018, p. viii.
- ^ "La dama de Beyrut [La dama di Beyrut] (1967)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 15.
- ^ "Meglio vedova (1968)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Un treno per Durango (1968)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Vivi o preferibilmente morti (1969)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Grant 2011, p. 451.
- ^ Grant 2011, p. 433.
- ^ "Quella piccola differenza (1969)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 36.
- ^ "Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Zwei tolle Companeros" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Viva la muerte... tua! (1971)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Forza "g"" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Gli eroi" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 72.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 124.
- ^ "L'uomo senza memoria (1974)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 194.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 194.
- ^ "Safari Express (1976)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Das fünfte Gebot" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Un centesimo di secondo" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Tex e il Signore degli abissi (1985)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ Curti 2016, p. 182.
- ^ "Bitte laßt die Blumen leben" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "C'era un castello con quaranta cani (1990)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
Bibliography
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
- Curti, Roberto (2016). Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1-936168-60-6.
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
- Curti, Roberto (2018). Mavericks of Italian Cinema. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7242-7.
- Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.
- Hughes, Howard (2006). Once Upon a Time in the Italian West. I B Tauris. ISBN 0857730452.
- Hughes, Howard (2009). Aim for the Heart. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-902-7.
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
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