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Maurizio Lucidi

Born January 1, 1932 · Firenze, Toscana, Italia

Died July 16, 2005 · aged 73

Maurizio Lucidi was an Italian director, screenwriter, and editor, sometimes credited as Mark Lender. He started his career as a film editor in the early 1960s and served as an assistant director for Pier Paolo Pasolini on The Gospel According to St. Matthew in 1964. Lucidi made his directorial debut in 1966 with Hercules the Avenger and later directed several genre films, especially Spaghetti We…

Known For

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love YouPussycat, Pussycat, I Love You · 1970
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
4.31970
MovieComedy
An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage.
Street PeopleStreet People · 1976
Street People
5.01976
MovieDramaAction
A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The lawyer also enlists the aid of his best friend, a grand prix driver with an adventurous streak.
Il SorpassoIl Sorpasso · 1962
Il Sorpasso
8.21962
MovieDramaComedy
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When their journey starts to blend into their daily lives though, the pair’s newfound friendship is tested.
It Can Be Done AmigoIt Can Be Done Amigo · 1972
It Can Be Done Amigo
5.81972
MovieComedyWestern
An outspoken boy and a gunfighter-pimp save a drifter's life from hanging. The boy's uncle dies, leaving a house and some dry, useless land to the boy. The dying uncle has obtained the drifter's promise to help the boy get what is his. Meanwhile the gunfighter has decided that the drifter should marry his daughter after being with her previously. The two get into a series of brawls and shoot-outs until they arrive in the town and find the boy's inheritance -which turns out not to be as useless as it first appears.
The Wonders of AladdinThe Wonders of Aladdin · 1961
The Wonders of Aladdin
5.31961
MovieAdventureFantasy
Young Aladdin has a series of wild adventures after he discovers a magic lamp containing a genie.
The Gospel According to St. MatthewThe Gospel According to St. Matthew · 1965
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
7.41965
MovieDrama
Along a rocky, barren coastline, Jesus begins teaching, primarily using parables. He attracts disciples; he's stern, brusque, and demanding. His parables often take on the powers that be, so he and his teachings come to the attention of the Pharisees, the chief priests, and elders. They conspire to have him arrested, beaten, tried, and crucified, just as he prophesied to his followers.
The MonstersThe Monsters · 1963
The Monsters
7.41963
MovieComedy
The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.
Pecos Cleans UpPecos Cleans Up · 1967
Pecos Cleans Up
5.61967
MovieWestern
Three musicians arrive in a Mexican village destroyed by El Supremo and learn, from the only survivor, of the lost treasure of Montezuma hidden in an Aztec temple. Along comes Pecos and the search is on. Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net

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