Ferdinando Baldi
Ferdinando Baldi (born May 19, 1927 in Cava de 'Tirreni , Salerno ; † November 12, 2007 in Rome ) was an Italian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Baldi had studied humanities and worked as a teacher when he began his film career in 1952 through the mediation of the producer Tiziano Longo ; initially he made comedies and entertainment films. In 1960 he co- directed the period film David and Goliath ( David e Golia ) with Orson Welles with Richard Pottier . While Baldi made so-called ' sandal films' in the early 1960s , in the following years he switched to the genre of the spaghetti western . He often worked with Tony Anthony , but their attempts to revive the 3-D film failed. Baldi's last films were cheap mercenary films related to the Vietnam War theme; including the rare case ( Missione finale ) of a film shot in North Korea . Baldi made a total of 38 films between 1952 and 1988, including co-directing.
Baldi was also led under the pseudonyms Ferdy Baldwin and Ted Kaplan .
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: Il prezzo dell'onore
- 1954: Assi alla ribalta
- 1955: Ricordami
- 1957: You are my fate (Amarti è il mio destino)
- 1960: David and Goliath (David e Golia)
- 1961: The Lost Legion (Orazi e Curiazi)
- 1963: The Cossacks arrive (Taras Bulba, il Cosacco)
- 1963: The Battle of Toledo (Sfida al re di Castiglia)
- 1964: The son of Caesar and Cleopatra (Il figlio di Cleopatra)
- 1966: Goldsnake - The Secret of the Golden Snake (Goldsnake 'Anonima Killers')
- 1966: Hermann the Cheruscan
- 1966: Django, the avenger (Texas addio)
- 1967: The battle in the Teutoburg Forest
- 1967: Blue Beans for a Hallelujah (Little Rita nel West)
- 1968: Hate Your Neighbor (Odia il prossimo tuo)
- 1968: Django and the gang of the hanged (Preparati la bara!)
- 1969: His bullets whistle the death song (Il pistolero dell'Ave Maria)
- 1971: Blindman, the Enforcer (Blindman)
- 1972: The Opium Connection (Afyon oppio)
- 1973: Four fists strike again (Carambola)
- 1973: Five riddles to death (Una vita lunga un giorno)
- 1975: four fists and a hot oven (carambola, filotto… tutti in buca)
- 1976: Time Breaker (Get mean)
- 1980: The holiday slut (La compagna di viaggio)
- 1980: Horror sex in the night express (La ragazza del vagone letto)
- 1981: Everything is flying around your ears (Comin 'at Ya!)
- 1983: The Secret of the Four Crown Jewels (El tesoro de las cuatro coronas)
- 1986: Was a bus
- 1988: Ten Zan - The Ultimate Mission (Missione finale)
Web links
- Ferdinando Baldi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
literature
- Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del Cinema Italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 37
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baldi, Ferdinando |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baldwin, Ferdy; Baldwyn, Free; Chaplain, Ted |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cava de 'Tirreni , Salerno |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 2007 |
| Place of death | Rome |