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Duccio Tessari

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Duccio Tessari

Born October 11, 1926 in Genoa, ItalyDied September 6, 199442 films

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 later he gained an impressive commercial success and launched the Giuliano Gemma's career with A Pistol for Ringo and his immediate sequel, The Return of Ringo.

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He later touched different genres and worked in RAI TV, directing some successful TV-series. He died of cancer in Rome, at 68. He was married to actress Lorella De Luca.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Return of Ringo poster6.3The Return of Ringo1965Hercules in the Haunted World poster6.6Hercules in the Haunted World1961A Pistol for Ringo poster6.3A Pistol for Ringo1965The Bloodstained Butterfly poster6.1The Bloodstained Butterfly1971The Last Days of Pompeii poster6.2The Last Days of Pompeii1959

Filmography

42 films
  1. 1990There Was a Castle with Forty DogsScreenplay
  2. 1985Tex and the Lord of the DeepScreenplay
  3. 1981Un centesimo di secondoScreenplay
  4. 1978The Fifth CommandmentWriter
  5. 1976La madamaScreenplay
  6. 1974PuzzleScreenplay
  7. 1972Winged DevilsScreenplay
  8. 1971The Bloodstained ButterflyWriter
  9. 1970Death Occurred Last NightScreenplay
  10. 1969Quella piccola differenzaScreenplay
  11. 1969Alive or Preferably DeadScreenplay
  12. 1968The BastardWriter
  13. 1968Better a WidowWriter
  14. 1968A Train for DurangoStory
  15. 1967Per amore... per magia...Screenplay
  16. 1967Dick Smart 2.007Writer
  17. 1966Kiss Kiss... Bang BangStory
  18. 1966Balearic CaperWriter
  19. 1966Seven Guns for the MacGregorsScreenplay
  20. 1965The Return of RingoScreenplay
  21. 1965The Woman from BeirutStory
  22. 1965A Pistol for RingoScreenplay
  23. 1965Dangerous PleasuresScreenplay
  24. 1964A Fistful of DollarsScreenplay
  25. 1964Secret of the SphinxWriter
  26. 1964The Avenger of VeniceScreenplay
  27. 1963The ScapegoatWriter
  28. 1962My Son, the HeroScreenplay
  29. 1962Marco PoloWriter
  30. 1961Romulus and RemusScreenplay
  31. 1961Hercules in the Haunted WorldScreenplay
  32. 1961Samson and the 7 Miracles of the WorldScreenplay
  33. 1961The Wonders of AladdinScreenstory
  34. 1961Goliath and the VampiresScreenplay
  35. 1961Hercules and the Captive WomenScreenplay
  36. 1960The Revolt of the SlavesScreenplay
  37. 1960Colossus and the Amazon QueenScreenplay
  38. 1960The Revenge of HerculesScreenplay
  39. 1960MessalinaScreenplay
  40. 1960Carthage in FlamesCo-Writer
  41. 1959The Last Days of PompeiiWriter
  42. 1958Cannon SerenadeWriter