Vincenzo Gicca Palli
Vincenzo Gicca Palli (often given as first name Lorenzo ; * 1929 in Rome , † 1997 ibid) was an Italian screenwriter and film director .
Life
Gicca Palli initially studied law and from the early 1960s worked as a scenarioist and screenwriter for many genre films by the Cinecittà . From 1968 onwards he directed five films himself; the best known of these is the comedic pirate film Buccaneers of the Seas with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer . Under the pseudonym Vincent Thomas , he also shot a Nazi exploitation film and a spaghetti western .
Filmography (selection)
script
- 1964: The ride to Alamo (La strada per Fort Alamo)
- 1965: The Challenge of Hercules (La sfida dei giganti)
- 1966: an almost perfect murderer (Delitto quasi perfetto)
- 1966: A question of honor (Una questione d'onore)
- 1967: Die or Kill (Killer calibro 32)
- 1969: The bounty killer pays the bill (La morte sull'alta collina)
- 1969: Running to die for (Uccidete Rommel!)
- 1969: La última aventura del Zorro
- 1972: Alone against the law (Il vero e il falso)
Script and direction
- 1968: Giorni di sangue
- 1971: Buccaneers of the Seas (Il corsaro nero)
- 1971: $ 1,000 bounty (Il venditore di morte)
- 1973: Primo tango a Roma - Storia d'amore e d'alchimia
- 1976: Dear camp
Web links
- Lorenzo Gicca Palli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Vincenzo Gicca Palli on MyMovies (Italian).
Individual evidence
- ↑ [Roberto Poppi: I registi dal 1930 ai nostri giorni, Gremese 2002, p. 209]
- ^ Roberto Poppi: I registi dal 1930 ai nostri giorni, Gremese 2002, p. 209
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gicca Palli, Vincenzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gicca Palli, Lorenzo; Gicca, Enzo; Gicca Palli, Enzo; Thomas, Vincent (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1997 |
| Place of death | Rome , Italy |