Ottavio Alessi

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Ottavio Alessi

Born January 1, 1919 · Cammarata, Sicily, Italy

Died October 5, 2006 · aged 87

Ottavio Alessi was an Italian screenwriter, producer, and film director whose career spanned from the 1940s to the 1970s. Born in Cammarata, Sicily, he entered the film industry in 1940 as an assistant director. By 1945, Alessi had transitioned to screenwriting, contributing to both genre and art films. He collaborated with notable directors such as Pietro Germi, Franco Rossi, Folco Quilici, and …

Known For

The SeducersThe Seducers · 1969
The Seducers
4.91969
MovieDrama
Ulla, a prostitute is hired by the despicable Mudy, mother of the shy and mentally disturbed 20-year-old Tony with a tendency toward pyromania. She is invited on a sea cruise where she is meant to "take" his virginity. Also invited on the cruise are the provocative Paula and her husband Aldo, who are constantly striving to win the favor of a wealthy woman in hope of obtaining an oil concession. Despite her efforts, Ulla has no effect on the young man until the yacht stops on a Mediterranean island inhabited only by a goat herder and his wife, Beba. Tony is attracted to her, but little by little his mental disorders arise, and the story ends in tragedy.
Emanuelle in AmericaEmanuelle in America · 1977
Emanuelle in America
5.21977
MovieDramaMystery
The untameable photo reporter Emanuelle travels the world documenting the sexual practices of the rich and powerful, getting dangerously close to their most disturbing and hidden schemes.
Damned in VeniceDamned in Venice · 1978
Damned in Venice
5.51978
MovieMysteryHorror
A blind boy, who lives alone with his mean sister in a rundown hotel in Venice, receives a vision that warns him of the upcoming birth of the Antichrist. Soon, his sister mysteriously becomes pregnant.
BaliBali · 1970
Bali
4.21970
MovieDramaRomance
The wife of a European photographer on assignment in exotic Bali falls for an enigmatic ex patriot under the spell of a mystical death cult...
Cinderella '80Cinderella '80 · 1984
Cinderella '80
7.01984
MovieDramaFantasy
A feisty 18-year-old Italian-American New Yorker named Cindy is sent off to Rome with her irascible stepmother and vain stepsisters. On the way, she meets and falls in love with, globetrotting bagpacker Mizio, who eventually turns out to be of Italian nobility. There's a fairy stand-in in the form of a spaced-out astrologer, a dance, and she even loses a shoe at one point. Care to venture a guess how it all turns out?
The Precarious Bank TellerThe Precarious Bank Teller · 1980
The Precarious Bank Teller
5.41980
MovieComedy
The accountant Arturo De Fanti has problems in the bank because he threatens to be hunted. But he does not import of this troubles, because he hopes to find comfort with his lover.
Emanuelle in BangkokEmanuelle in Bangkok · 1976
Emanuelle in Bangkok
4.41976
MovieDramaRomance
A reporter travels the world's hot spots, looking for lurid stories that usually involve her sexual participation in gaining those behind-the-scenes exclusives.
Odissea nudaOdissea nuda · 1961
Odissea nuda
10.01961
MovieDrama
A director arrives in Tahiti to make a film, but soon he lets himself be captured by the exotic charm of the local places and beauties. with E. Salerno.

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