Michele Lupo
Michele Lupo (born December 4, 1932 in Corleone , † June 27, 1989 in Rome ) was an Italian film director .
Life
Lupo began his career in the film business as an assistant editor and quickly received offers as an assistant director , in which capacity he often worked with Camillo Mastrocinque .
He made his debut as a director in 1962 and made primarily sandal films and later spaghetti westerns . At the end of the 1970s, he was best known for comedies with the leading actor Bud Spencer . His genre films are characterized by visual ingenuity and clever scripts.
Filmography
- 1962: The mighty seven (Maciste, il gladiatore più forte del mondo)
- 1963: The strongest under the sun (Maciste l'eroe più grande del mondo)
- 1964: Tribune and conspirator (Gli schiavi più forti del mondo)
- 1964: Per un pugno nell'occhio
- 1965: Seven against all (Sette contro tutti)
- 1965: Revenge for Spartacus (La vendetta di Spartacus)
- 1966: Arizona Colt (Arizona Colt)
- 1967: Bradock - three ounces of lead for five o'clock tea (Troppo per vivere ... poco per morire)
- 1967: The doppelgangers (Colpo maestro al servizio di Sua Maestà britannica)
- 1968: The coup of the 7 aces (Sette volte sette)
- 1969: The Beloved (Una storia d'amore)
- 1970: Solo concert for a pistol (Concerto per pistola solista)
- 1971: Ben and Charlie (Amico, Stammi lontano almeno un palmo)
- 1972: An Honorable Man (Un uomo da rispettare)
- 1973: La Pistola (Dio, sei proprio un padreterno!)
- 1976: Africa Express (Africa Express)
- 1977: The man from Virginia (California)
- 1978: They called him mosquito (Lo chiamavano bulldozer)
- 1979: The big one with his extraterrestrial little one (Uno sceriffo extraterrestre - poco extra e molto terrestre)
- 1980: Buddy hits Luke (Chissà perché… capitano tutte a me)
- 1981: A fist goes west (Occhio alla penna)
- 1982: The Bomber (Bomber)
Web links
- Michele Lupo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lupo at mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del Cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, pp. 251/252
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lupo, Michele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Corleone |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1989 |
| Place of death | Rome |