Director

Guido Malatesta

Writing

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

Active

Regular directing credits.

TMDB popularity

2.4

Moderate attention

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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 0All crew credits: 37

TMDB ID: 622942

IMDb ID: nm0538987

Known for: Writing

Born: October 2, 1919

Died: June 14, 1970

Age: 50

Place of birth: Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 1971

Years active: 19

Average TMDB rating: 2.5

Wikidata: Q1553610

Also known as

James Reed

Frequent jobs

Director (14)Screenplay (10)Writer (8)Story (3)Producer (1)Script Supervisor (1)

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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.

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