Guido Malatesta
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-10-02
Day of Death
1970-06-14 (50 years old)
Place of Birth
Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy
Guido Malatesta
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.
Known For
Crew
(1971)
(1970)
Maniacs on Wheels
Director, Writer
(1969)
Tarzana: The Wild Woman
Director, Writer
(1969)
Poppea's Hot Nights
Director, Writer
(1968)
Samoa, Queen of the Jungle
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1968)
Son of Black Eagle
Director, Screenplay
(1967)
Mission Phantom
Director, Screenplay
(1966)
Spies Kill Silently
Writer
(1966)
Operation Apocalypse
Director, Screenplay, Story
(1966)
Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans
Director, Writer
(1965)
Lone and Angry Man
Screenplay, Story
(1965)
Fire Over Rome
Writer, Director
(1965)
The Sheriff Won't Shoot
Story, Screenplay
(1965)
Marauders of the Sahara
Director
(1964)
The Slave Merchants
Story, Screenplay
(1964)
The Revolt of the Barbarians
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1963)
Colossus of the Stone Age
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1963)
Colossus and the Headhunters
Writer, Screenplay, Director
(1963)
The Invincible Masked Rider
Screenplay
(1963)
Samson and the Slave Queen
Story, Screenplay
(1963)
Sign of Zorro
Writer
(1963)
Catherine of Russia
Story, Screenplay
(1963)
(1961)
Goliath Against the Giants
Director
(1960)
Fury of the Pagans
Director
(1960)
Valley of the Doomed
Director
(1959)
The Head of a Tyrant
Screenplay
(1959)
Agosto, donne mie non vi conosco
Producer, Director
(1958)
Valeria ragazza poco seria
Director, Writer
(1958)
Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè
Story, Screenplay
(1957)
The Tanks of El Alamein
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1956)
Incatenata dal destino
Writer
(1956)
Guaglione
Story, Screenplay
(1956)
Il prezzo della gloria
Story, Screenplay
(1954)
Human Torpedoes
Script Supervisor
(1954)
Barrier of the Law
Screenplay
(1953)
Per salvarti ho peccato
Writer