Born in Lenola, Italy, he started his career in 1949 as assistant director of Giuseppe De Sanctis. He made his directorial debut in 1955, with the adventure film Il principe dalla maschera rossa. He collaborated with Pier Paolo Pasolini as a technical adviser in Mamma Roma.
Known For
Accattone
(1961)
Assistant Director
Killer Kid
(1967)
Director
The Mongols
(1961)
Director
Woman of Rome
(1954)
First Assistant Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Rome-Paris-Rome
(1951)
First Assistant Director
Trouble for the Legion
(1953)
First Assistant Director
Easy Years
(1953)
First Assistant Director
Daughters of Destiny
(1954)
Assistant Director
Days of Love
(1954)
Co-Director
Woman of Rome
(1954)
First Assistant Director
The Prince with the Red Mask
(1955)
Director
Totò all'inferno
(1955)
First Assistant Director
Men and Wolves
(1957)
Co-Director
Piece of the Sky
(1958)
Co-Director
Nights of the Teddy Boys
(1959)
Director
Venetian Honeymoon
(1959)
First Assistant Director
The White Warrior
(1959)
Co-Director
The Mongols
(1961)
Director
Accattone
(1961)
Assistant Director
Warriors Five
(1962)
Director
La leggenda di Fra Diavolo
(1962)
Director
Arms of the Avenger
(1963)
Director
Knives of the Avenger
(1966)
Director
Rojo
(1966)
Director
Killer Kid
(1967)
Director
Thunder from the West
(1969)
Director
God Will Forgive My Pistol
(1969)
Director
Apocalypse Joe
(1970)
Director
Operation Snafu
(1970)
Second Unit Director
Pistol Packin' Preacher
(1971)
Director
Death Falls Lightly
(1972)
Director
Byleth
(1972)
Director
Le due orfanelle
(1976)
Director
Production
Writing
The Prince with the Red Mask
(1955)
Screenplay
Nights of the Teddy Boys
(1959)
Screenplay
Warriors Five
(1962)
Writer
Arms of the Avenger
(1963)
Writer
Rojo
(1966)
Screenplay and Story
Killer Kid
(1967)
Screenplay
Thunder from the West
(1969)
Writer
God Will Forgive My Pistol
(1969)
Writer
Apocalypse Joe
(1970)
Screenplay
Pistol Packin' Preacher
(1971)
Writer
Death Falls Lightly
(1972)
Writer
Byleth
(1972)
Writer
Crew