Tonino Valerii

Tonino Valerii (20 May 1934 – 13 October 2016) was an Italian film director, most known for his Spaghetti Westerns. Tonino (Antonio) Valerii started his film career as an assistant director on Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, before moving on to direct by himself. Among his best-known films are Day of Anger (1967) The Price of Power (1969), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) and My Name Is Nobody (1973), starring Henry Fonda and Terence Hill.[1]

Tonino Valerii
Born20 May 1934
Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy
Died13 October 2016(2016-10-13) (aged 82)
Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy
OccupationFilm director

In 1970, he directed A Girl Called Jules, which was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

He died on 13 October 2016 in a clinic in Rome at the age of 82.[3]

Filmography
TitleYearCredited asNotesRef(s)
DirectorScreenwriterScreen story writerOther
I Love, You Love 1961 Yes Assistant to Alessandro Blasetti. Uncredited. [4][5]
The Best of Enemies Yes Assistant to Blasetti. Uncredited. [5]
I motorizzati 1962 Yes Second assistant director [5]
Tutto è musica 1963 Yes Yes Yes Assistant director [5]
I terribili 7 1964 Yes Assistant director [6]
Terror in the Crypt Yes Yes Assistant director [6]
A Fistful of Dollars Yes Dialogue director [7]
The Long Hair of Death Yes [7]
For a Few Dollars More 1965 Yes Assistant director [8]
Per il gusto di uccidere 1966 Yes Yes Yes [9]
Day of Anger 1967 Yes Yes [9][10]
The Price of Power 1969 Yes Yes Yes [10]
A Girl Called Jules 1970 Yes Yes [10][11]
My Dear Killer 1972 Yes Yes [10][11]
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die Yes Yes Yes [11][12]
My Name is Nobody 1973 Yes [11][12]
Go Gorilla Go 1975 Yes [13]
Sahara Cross 1977 Yes Yes [13][14]
Unscrupulous 1986 Yes Yes [15]
Brothers in Blood N/A Yes [15]
Shatterer 1987 Yes Yes Yes [15][16][17]

References

Footnotes
  1. Addio a Tonino Valerii, ombra di Sergio Leone, terzapagina.it; accessed 15 October 2016. (in Italian)
  2. "A Girl Called Jules Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. Paulet, Alicia (16 October 2016). "Mort de Tonino Valerii, réalisateur de Mon nom est Personne". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  4. Curti 2016, p. 189.
  5. Curti 2016, p. 190.
  6. Curti 2016, p. 191.
  7. Curti 2016, p. 192.
  8. Curti 2016, p. 193.
  9. Curti 2016, p. 194.
  10. Curti 2016, p. 195.
  11. Curti 2016, p. 196.
  12. Curti 2016, p. 197.
  13. Curti 2016, p. 198.
  14. Curti 2016, p. 199.
  15. Curti 2016, p. 200.
  16. Curti 2016, p. 201.
  17. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 356.

Sources
  • Curti, Roberto (2016). Tonino Valerii: The Films. McFarland. ISBN 1476626189.
  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 1476628386.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747. Retrieved 29 October 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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