Guido Malatesta
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- October 2, 1919
- Died
- June 14, 1970
- Birthplace
- Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy
Guido Malatesta was an Italian screenwriter and film director active from the 1950s to the early 1970s. He began his career as a screenwriter, contributing to various Italian films before transitioning to directing. Malatesta directed numerous genre films, including peplum, adventure, and Spaghetti Westerns. His notable works include Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960), Fury of Achilles (1962), and Django's Cut Price Corpses (1971). Malatesta's films are characterized by their action sequences and adherence to genre conventions, contributing to the popularity of Italian genre cinema during his active years.
Filmography
Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo? 1971
Writer, Director
Maniacs on Wheels 1970
Director, Writer
Tarzana: The Wild Woman 1969
Director, Writer
Poppea's Hot Nights 1969
Writer, Director
Son of Black Eagle 1968
Director, Screenplay
Samoa, Queen of the Jungle 1968
Director, Story, Screenplay
Mission Phantom 1967
Director, Screenplay
Operation Apocalypse 1966
Director, Story, Screenplay
Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans 1966
Director, Writer
Spies Kill Silently 1966
Writer
Lone and Angry Man 1965
Screenplay, Story
The Sheriff Won't Shoot 1965
Story, Screenplay
Marauders of the Sahara 1965
Director
Fire Over Rome 1965
Writer, Director
The Revolt of the Barbarians 1964
Director, Story, Screenplay
The Slave Merchants 1964
Screenplay, Story
Samson and the Slave Queen 1963
Story, Screenplay
Samson and the Sea Beasts 1963
Writer
Colossus of the Stone Age 1963
Director, Screenplay, Story
Sign of Zorro 1963
Writer
The Invincible Masked Rider 1963
Screenplay
Catherine of Russia 1963
Story, Screenplay
Colossus and the Headhunters 1963
Screenplay, Writer, Director
Goliath Against the Giants 1961
Director
Fury of the Pagans 1960
Director
Valley of the Doomed 1960
Director
Agosto, donne mie non vi conosco 1959
Producer, Director
The Head of a Tyrant 1959
Screenplay
Valeria ragazza poco seria 1958
Director, Writer
Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè 1958
Screenplay, Story
The Tanks of El Alamein 1957
Director, Story, Screenplay
Guaglione 1956
Story, Screenplay
Il prezzo della gloria 1956
Story, Screenplay
Incatenata dal destino 1956
Writer
Human Torpedoes 1954
Script Supervisor
Barrier of the Law 1954
Screenplay
Per salvarti ho peccato 1953
Writer
Credits from TMDB.