Ovidio G. Assonitis
Ovidio Gabriele Assonitis (born January 18, 1943 in Alexandria , Egypt ) is an Italian film producer and director .
Life
As the son of the Italian film dealer Romeo Assonitis, Assonitis was involved in the film business from childhood and was initially responsible as a distributor of cinema films for the Southeast Asian market before he decided in 1968 to start producing feature films himself. His works, which were geared towards popular taste, were mostly financially successful. In 1974 he also occupied the director's chair for the first time under the pseudonym Oliver Hellman , which he took a few more times. In 1987 he moved the center of his life and his production company to the USA . There are over 50 films in his filmography.
Assonitis is married to Sonia Molteni , who has sometimes and incorrectly been assigned his pseudonym. James Cameron made his first film Piranha 2 - Flying Killers for Assonitis, but he fired him while filming.
Filmography (selection)
- 1972: Mondo Cannibale (Il paese del sesso selvaggio)
- 1974: Supermen against Amazons (Superuomini, superdonne, superbotte)
- 1976: Laura (Laure)
- 1977: The Polyp - The Beast with the Arms of Death (Tentacoli)
- 1986: The Lone Fighter (Choke Canyon)
- 1987: Iron Warrior (Iron Warrior)
- 1990: American Fighter 4: The Annihilation (American Ninja 4: The Annihilation)
- 1990: In the Clutches of the Woman Killer (Midnight Ride)
- 1992: Cold Heart (No place to hide)
- 1993: American Fighter 5 (American Ninja V)
- 1998: Sabrina bewitched in Rome (Sabrina goes to Rome)
Web links
- Ovidio G. Assonitis in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ other sources refer to him as Egyptian or Greek
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 34.
- ↑ Info on bibalex.org
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Assonitis, Ovidio G. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Assonitis, Ovidio Gabriele; Hellman, Oliver (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film producer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alexandria , Egypt |