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Duccio Tessari
Born October 11, 1926 · Genoa, Italy
Died September 6, 1994 · aged 67
Duccio Tessari was an Italian director, screenwriter and occasionally actor, considered one of the fathers of spaghetti westerns. Born in Genoa, Tessari started in the fifties as documentarist and as screenwriter of Peplum films. In 1964 he co-wrote Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, one year later he gained an impressive commercial success and launched the Giuliano Gemma's career with A Pistol …
Known For
A Fistful of Dollars · 1964A Fistful of Dollars
★ 7.81964
MovieWestern
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
Romulus and Remus · 1961Romulus and Remus
★ 5.31961
MovieAdventure
Twin brothers were raised by wolves, revolt against tyranny in pre-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a new city, the founders of Rome.
Tony Arzenta · 1973Tony Arzenta
★ 6.11973
MovieActionCrime
A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don't think that's a good idea. Complications - and many bloody shootouts - ensue.
Carthage in Flames · 1960Carthage in Flames
★ 5.21960
MovieDramaAction
Historical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage.
A Pistol for Ringo · 1965A Pistol for Ringo
★ 6.31965
MovieWestern
Giuliano Gemma stars as a cool, cocky mercenary enlisted by a sheriff to infiltrate a ruthless gang of outlaws. Ennio Morricone provided the score to this early spaghetti western hit.
Seven Guns for the MacGregors · 1966Seven Guns for the MacGregors
★ 5.41966
MovieWestern
Ranch owner MacGregor has seven sons and oldest Gregor leads his brothers to Las Mesas, a small town where they want to sell horses. They get into trouble with local people who are related with evil Santillana. After getting imprisoned and losing their horses they decide to go after Santillana's gang.
The Bloodstained Butterfly · 1971The Bloodstained Butterfly
★ 6.11971
MovieThrillerMystery
When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, seen fleeing the scene of the crime by numerous eyewitnesses. The evidence against him is damning... but is it all too convenient? And when the killer strikes again while Marchi is in custody, it quickly becomes apparent that there's more to the case than meets the eye...
A Train for Durango · 1968A Train for Durango
★ 5.21968
MovieComedyWestern
Two buddy adventurers witness a train-robbery and are then hunting the robbed gold and they also robbed Helen.
















