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Guido Malatesta

Writing Born Oct 02, 1919 -- Died Jun 14, 1970 · 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 h...

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Colossus and the Headhunters
2.5
movie
Colossus and the Headhunters
Screenplay
1963
Lone and Angry Man
5.1
movie
Lone and Angry Man
Screenplay
1965
Colossus of the Stone Age
4.8
movie
Colossus of the Stone Age
Director
1963
Samoa, Queen of the Jungle
4.1
movie
Samoa, Queen of the Jungle
Director
1968
The Slave Merchants
4.2
movie
The Slave Merchants
Screenplay
1964
Tarzana: The Wild Woman
2.8
movie
Tarzana: The Wild Woman
Writer
1969
Spies Kill Silently
6.9
movie
Spies Kill Silently
Writer
1966
Samson and the Slave Queen
6.4
movie
Samson and the Slave Queen
Screenplay
1963
Catherine of Russia
5.0
movie
Catherine of Russia
Story
1963
The Revolt of the Barbarians
3.8
movie
The Revolt of the Barbarians
Director
1964
The Tanks of El Alamein
4.4
movie
The Tanks of El Alamein
Director
1957
Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans
6.1
movie
Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans
Director
1966