Guido Malatesta
Writer
Born: October 2, 1919 (50 years old)
Died: June 14, 1970
Place of birth: Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy
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 (13)
- Spies Kill Silently (1966, ★ 7.3)
- Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans (1966, ★ 6.9)
- Samson and the Slave Queen (1963, ★ 6.8)
- Goliath Against the Giants (1961, ★ 6)
- The Slave Merchants (1964, ★ 4.8)
- The Tanks of El Alamein (1957, ★ 4.9)
- Lone and Angry Man (1965, ★ 5.2)
- Colossus of the Stone Age (1963, ★ 5)
- Samoa, Queen of the Jungle (1968, ★ 4.5)
- The Revolt of the Barbarians (1964, ★ 4.8)
- Catherine of Russia (1963, ★ 5.6)
- Tarzana: The Wild Woman (1969, ★ 3.3)
- Colossus and the Headhunters (1963, ★ 2.9)