Duccio Tessari

Scenariusz, Reżyseria, Aktor

11 października 1926 — 6 września 1994 (67 years)
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.

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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Zorro
    Zorro1975
  • Herkules w świecie przeklętych
    Herkules w świecie przeklętych1961
  • Pistolet dla Ringa
    Pistolet dla Ringa1965
  • Powrót Ringa
    Powrót Ringa1965
  • Hercules and the Captive Women
    Hercules and the Captive Women1961
  • Żywi, a najlepiej martwi
    Żywi, a najlepiej martwi1969
  • Messalina
    Messalina1960

Known For

  • Zorro
    Zorro1975
  • Tony Arzenta
    Tony Arzenta1973
  • Powrót Ringa
    Powrót Ringa1965
  • Nieuchwytny morderca
    Nieuchwytny morderca1971
  • Człowiek bez pamięci
    Człowiek bez pamięci1974
  • Herkules w świecie przeklętych
    Herkules w świecie przeklętych1961
  • Hercules and the Captive Women
    Hercules and the Captive Women1961
  • Death Occurred Last Night
    Death Occurred Last Night1970
  • Niech żyje śmierć... Twoja!
    Niech żyje śmierć... Twoja!1971
  • Ostatnie dni Pompei
    Ostatnie dni Pompei1959
  • Prawo pustyni
    Prawo pustyni1992
  • Bękarty
    Bękarty1968
  • Żywi, a najlepiej martwi
    Żywi, a najlepiej martwi1969
  • Tough Guys
    Tough Guys1974
  • Bunt niewolników
    Bunt niewolników1960
  • Maciste na dworze wielkiego Chana
    Maciste na dworze wielkiego Chana1961
  • Safari Express
    Safari Express1976
  • Kartagina w ogniu
    Kartagina w ogniu1960
  • A Train for Durango
    A Train for Durango1968
  • Goliath and the Dragon
    Goliath and the Dragon1960

Filmografia

1991
1990
1985
1981
Un centesimo di secondo · as Screenplay
1978
1976
Safari Express · as Screenplay
1976
La madama · as Screenplay
1974
Puzzle · as Screenplay
1972
Winged Devils · as Screenplay
1971
1970
Death Occurred Last Night · as Screenplay
1969
Sundance and the Kid · as ScreenplayNa Plex
1968
1968
1967
1966
1966
1965
The Return of Ringo · as ScreenplayNa Plex
1965
A Pistol for Ringo · as ScreenplayNa Plex
1964
A Fistful of Dollars · as Screenplay
1964
1964
The Avenger of Venice · as Screenplay
1963
1962
1962
My Son, the Hero · as Screenplay
1961
Duel of the Titans · as Screenplay
1961
Hercules in the Haunted World · as ScreenplayNa Plex
1961
1961
Goliath and the Vampires · as Screenplay
1961
Hercules and the Captive Women · as ScreenplayNa Plex
1960
The Revolt of the Slaves · as Screenplay
1960
1960
Goliath and the Dragon · as Screenplay
1959
1958

1992
In camera mia · as Verso Sera
1974
Puzzle · as Passante
1971
The Bloodstained Butterfly · as Killer Eye-Witness
1968
1965
The Return of Ringo · as Fuentes HenchmanNa Plex
1965
A Pistol for Ringo · as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)Na Plex
1963

1982
1971
Arsène Lupin · as Adaptation & Dialogue
1968
1966
1965
1961
The Wonders of Aladdin · as Screenstory
1961
1960
Love, the Italian Way · as First Assistant Director
1960
Colossus and the Amazon Queen · as First Assistant Director
1960
Messalina · as First Assistant DirectorNa Plex
1960
Messalina · as StoryNa Plex
1960
Carthage in Flames · as Co-Writer
1959
The Last Days of Pompeii · as First Assistant Director