Duccio Tessari

Duccio Tessari
Born (1926-10-11)11 October 1926
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Died 6 September 1994(1994-09-06) (aged 67)
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Occupation Film director
Screenwriter
Spouse(s) Lorella De Luca

Duccio Tessari (11 October 1926 – 6 September 1994) was an Italian director, screenwriter and actor, considered one of the fathers of spaghetti westerns.[1]

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 its immediate sequel, The Return of Ringo.[1]

He later touched different genres and worked in RAI TV, directing some successful TV-series. He died of cancer in Rome, at 68.[2] He was married to actress Lorella De Luca.[1][2]

Filmography

Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.
TitleYearCredited asNotesRef(s)
DirectorScreenwriterScreen story writerOther
Kanonenserenade 1958 Yes Yes Assistant director [3]
The Last Days of Pompeii 1959 Yes Yes Assistant director [4]
Messalina 1960 Yes Yes [5][6]
Goliath and the Dragon Yes [7]
Colossus and the Amazon Queen Yes Assistant director [8]
The Revolt of the Slaves Yes [9]
Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis 1961 Yes [10]
Goliath and the Vampires Yes [11][12]
The Colossus of Rhodes Yes [13][14]
Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan Yes [13][15]
The Wonders of Aladdin Yes [16]
Hercules in the Haunted World Yes [13][14]
Romolo e Remo Yes [17][18]
My Son, the Hero 1962 Yes Yes [19]
Marco Polo Yes [20]
Il fornaretto di Venezia N/A Yes Yes [21]
The Avenger of Venice 1964 Yes [22][23]
A Fistful of Dollars Yes [24][23]
Secret of the Sphinx N/A Yes Yes [25]
A Pistol for Ringo 1965 Yes Yes Yes [26][27]
The Return of Ringo Yes Yes Yes [28][29]
Una voglia da morire N/A Yes Yes [30]
Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang 1966 Yes Yes Yes [31][32]
Seven Guns for the MacGregors N/A Yes [33]
Dick Smart 2007 N/A Yes [34]
Per amore... per magia... N/A Yes Yes [35]
La dama de Beyrut N/A Yes [36]
The Cats 1968 Yes Yes [37]
Better a Widow N/A Yes Yes [38]
Train for Durango N/A Yes Yes [39]
Sundance and the Kid N/A Yes Yes [40]
Quella piccola differenza N/A Yes Yes [41]
La morte risale a ieri sera 1970 Yes Yes [42]
Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate N/A Yes Yes [43]
Long Live Your Death 1971 Yes Yes [44][45]
Winged Devils N/A Yes Yes [46]
The Heroes N/A Yes [47]
Tony Arzenta 1973 Yes [48]
Three Tough Guys 1974 Yes [49]
Puzzle N/A Yes Yes [50]
Zorro 1975 Yes [51]
Sexycop 1976 Yes Yes [52]
Safari Express N/A Yes Yes Yes [53]
The Fifth Commandment 1978 Yes Yes Yes [54]
Un centesimo di secondo N/A Yes Yes [55]
Tex and the Lord of the Deep 1985 Yes Yes [56][57]
Bitte laßt die Blumen leben 1989 Yes Yes [58]
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs N/A Yes Yes [59]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 88-04-57277-9.
  2. 1 2 Silvia Fumarola (7 September 1994). "Addio Duccio Tessari un regista per tutti". La Repubblica. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kanonen-Serenade". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 105.
  5. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 116.
  6. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 117.
  7. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 70.
  8. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 36.
  9. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 140.
  10. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 87.
  11. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 73.
  12. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 76.
  13. 1 2 3 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 89.
  14. 1 2 Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 90.
  15. ↑ Curti 2017, p. 316.
  16. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 192.
  17. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 51.
  18. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 50.
  19. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 163.
  20. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 112.
  21. ↑ "Il fornaretto di Venezia (1963" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Il fornaretto di Venezia (1963" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  23. 1 2 Hughes 2009, p. 7.
  24. ↑ "Il fornaretto di Venezia (1963" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "La Sfinge sorride prima di morire - Stop Londra (1964)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  26. ↑ Hughes 2006, p. 27.
  27. ↑ "Una pistola para Ringo [Una pistola per Ringo] (1965)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  28. ↑ Hughes 2006, p. 36.
  29. ↑ "El retorno de Ringo [Il ritorno di Ringo] (1965)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  30. ↑ "Una voglia da morire (1965)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  31. ↑ "Kiss kiss... bang bang" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  32. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Kiss Kiss...Bang Bang". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  33. ↑ "7 pistolas para los McGregor [7 pistole per i MacGregor] (1966)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  34. ↑ "Dick Smart 2007" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  35. ↑ "Per amore... per magia..." (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  36. ↑ "La dama de Beyrut [La dama di Beyrut] (1967)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  37. ↑ Curti 2013, p. 15.
  38. ↑ "Meglio vedova (1968)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  39. ↑ "Un treno per Durango (1968)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  40. ↑ "Vivi o preferibilmente morti (1969)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  41. ↑ "Quella piccola differenza (1969)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  42. ↑ Curti 2013, p. 36.
  43. ↑ "Una farfalla con le ali insanguinate" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  44. ↑ "Zwei tolle Companeros" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  45. ↑ "Viva la muerte... tua! (1971)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  46. ↑ "Forza "g"" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  47. ↑ "Gli eroi" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  48. ↑ Curti 2013, p. 72.
  49. ↑ Curti 2013, p. 124.
  50. ↑ "L'uomo senza memoria (1974)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  51. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 194.
  52. ↑ Curti 2013, p. 194.
  53. ↑ "Safari Express (1976)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  54. ↑ "Das fünfte Gebot" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  55. ↑ "Un centesimo di secondo" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  56. ↑ "Tex e il Signore degli abissi (1985)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  57. ↑ Curti 2016, p. 182.
  58. ↑ "Bitte laßt die Blumen leben" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  59. ↑ "C'era un castello con quaranta cani (1990)" (in Italian). Archvio del cinema italiano. Retrieved 14 April 2018.

Bibliography

  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 0786469765.
  • Curti, Roberto (2016). Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1-936168-60-6.
  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 1476628386.
  • Hughes, Howard (2006). Once Upon a Time in the Italian West. I B Tauris. ISBN 0857730452.
  • Hughes, Howard (2009). Aim for the Heart. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-902-7.
  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 1476662916.


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