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Duccio Tessari

Duccio Tessari

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

11/10/1926

Day of Death

06/09/1994
(68) years old

Place of Birth

Genoa, Italy

Biography

Duccio Tessari was an Italian director, screenwriter and occasionally actor, considered one of the fathers of spaghetti westerns. 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 late... Read More

Known For

A Pistol for Ringo

A Pistol for Ringo

Better a Widow

Better a Widow

Italian Kings Of B

Italian Kings Of B

Filmography

Cast

2003

Italian Kings Of B

as Self

1968

Better a Widow

1965

A Pistol for Ringo

as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Crew

1992

Beyond Justice

as Director

1990

There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs

as Screenplay

1990

There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs

as Director

1986

Please, Let the Flowers Live

as Director

1985

Baciami Strega

as Director

1985

Tex and the Lord of the Deep

as Screenplay

1985

Tex and the Lord of the Deep

as Director

1981

Un centesimo di secondo

as Director

1981

Un centesimo di secondo

as Screenplay

1978

The Fifth Commandment

as Writer

1978

The Fifth Commandment

as Director

1976

La madama

as Screenplay

1976

La madama

as Director

1976

Safari Express

as Director

1975

Zorro

as Director

1974

Puzzle

as Director

1974

Puzzle

as Screenplay

1974

Three Tough Guys

as Director

1973

Tony Arzenta

as Director

1973

The Heroes

as Director

1972

Winged Devils

as Director

1972

Winged Devils

as Screenplay

1971

Don't Turn the Other Cheek

as Director

1971

The Bloodstained Butterfly

as Director

1971

The Bloodstained Butterfly

as Writer

1970

Death Occurred Last Night

as Director

1970

Death Occurred Last Night

as Screenplay

1969

Quella piccola differenza

as Director

1969

Quella piccola differenza

as Screenplay

1969

Alive or Preferably Dead

as Director

1969

Alive or Preferably Dead

as Screenplay

1968

The Bastard

as Director

1968

The Bastard

as Writer

1968

Better a Widow

as Director

1968

Better a Widow

as Writer

1968

A Train for Durango

as Story

1968

A Train for Durango

as Screenplay

1967

Per amore... per magia...

as Screenplay

1967

Per amore... per magia...

as Director

1967

Dick Smart 2.007

as Writer

1966

Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang

as Story

1966

Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang

as Director

1966

Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang

as Screenplay

1966

Balearic Caper

as Writer

1966

Seven Guns for the MacGregors

as Screenplay

1965

The Return of Ringo

as Screenplay

1965

The Return of Ringo

as Director

1965

The Woman from Beirut

as Story

1965

A Pistol for Ringo

as Story

1965

A Pistol for Ringo

as Screenplay

1965

A Pistol for Ringo

as Director

1965

Dangerous Pleasures

as Screenplay

1965

Dangerous Pleasures

as Director

1964

A Fistful of Dollars

as Screenplay

1964

Secret of the Sphinx

as Director

1964

Secret of the Sphinx

as Writer

1964

The Avenger of Venice

as Screenplay

1963

The Scapegoat

as Writer

1963

The Scapegoat

as Director

1962

My Son, the Hero

as Director

1962

My Son, the Hero

as Screenplay

1962

My Son, the Hero

as Story

1962

Marco Polo

as Writer

1961

Duel of the Titans

as Screenplay

1961

Hercules in the Haunted World

as Screenplay

1961

Hercules in the Haunted World

as Story

1961

Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World

as Screenplay

1961

The Wonders of Aladdin

as Screenstory

1961

Goliath and the Vampires

as Screenplay

1961

Goliath and the Vampires

as Story

1961

Hercules and the Captive Women

as Screenplay

1961

Hercules and the Captive Women

as Dialogue

1961

Hercules and the Captive Women

as Story

1960

The Revolt of the Slaves

as Screenplay

1960

Love, the Italian Way

as First Assistant Director

1960

Call 22-22 Lieutenant Sheridan

as First Assistant Director

1960

Colossus and the Amazon Queen

as First Assistant Director

1960

Colossus and the Amazon Queen

as Screenplay

1960

Goliath and the Dragon

as Screenplay

1960

Messalina

as First Assistant Director

1960

Messalina

as Story

1960

Messalina

as Screenplay

1960

Carthage in Flames

as Co-Writer

1959

The Last Days of Pompeii

as Writer

1959

The Last Days of Pompeii

as First Assistant Director

1958

Cannon Serenade

as Writer