Paolo Heusch
Paolo Heusch (born February 26, 1924 in Rome , † October 16, 1982 there ) was an Italian film director .
Life
Heusch began working for film production immediately after the Second World War ; first as an editor, then as assistant director and short film director . His feature film debut was the first Italian science fiction film La morte viene dallo spazio (from 1958), which was followed by some interesting but also a number of uninspired works. He filmed Un uomo facile based on a script by Fausto Tozzi , made a horror film based on the model of the Hammer films (under the pseudonym Richard Benson ) and, based on a novel by Pier Paolo Pasolini, directed Una vita violenta in 1962 . He worked three times with Totò . After 1970 he worked in various roles for rental, casting and sales.
Filmography (selection)
- 1958: La morte viene dallo spazio
- 1958: Welker Laurel (Un uomo facile)
- 1961: Murder at full moon (Lycanthropus)
- 1965: Raffica - Tiger of the Desert (Un raffica di piombo)
- 1966: Women as bait for CD 7 (Un colpo da mille miliardi)
- 1968: Assault troop into the afterlife (El "Che" Guevara)
Web links
- Paolo Heusch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Heusch bei mymovies (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a confirmation of the date of death could not be found
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 227
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heusch, Paolo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benson, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 1982 |
| Place of death | Rome |