Duccio Tessari

Writing·Oct 11, 1926·Genoa, Italy

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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 for Ringo and his immediate sequel, The Return of Ringo. He later touched different genres and worked in RAI TV, directing some successful TV-series. He died of cancer in Rome, at 68. He was married to actress Lorella De Luca.

Film	Credit
Italian Kings Of B2003 · Self	Self
Beyond Justice1992 · Director	Director
In camera mia1992 · Verso Sera	Verso Sera
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs1990 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Please, Let the Flowers Live1986 · Director	Director
BBaciami Strega1985 · Director	Director
Tex and the Lord of the Deep1985 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Un centesimo di secondo1981 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Fifth Commandment1978 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
La madama1976 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Safari Express1976 · Director	Director
Zorro1975 · Director	Director
Puzzle1974 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Three Tough Guys1974 · Director	Director
Tony Arzenta1973 · Director	Director
The Heroes1973 · Director	Director
Winged Devils1972 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Don't Turn the Other Cheek1971 · Director	Director
The Bloodstained Butterfly1971 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Death Occurred Last Night1970 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Quella piccola differenza1969 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Alive or Preferably Dead1969 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Bastard1968 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Better a Widow1968 · Actor, Director, Writer	Actor, Director, Writer
A Train for Durango1968 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Per amore... per magia...1967 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dick Smart 2.0071967 · Writer	Writer
Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang1966 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Balearic Caper1966 · Writer	Writer
Seven Guns for the MacGregors1966 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Return of Ringo1965 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Pistol for Ringo1965 · Deputy Sheriff (uncredited), Director, Screenplay	Deputy Sheriff (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Dangerous Pleasures1965 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
A Fistful of Dollars1964 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Secret of the Sphinx1964 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Avenger of Venice1964 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Scapegoat1963 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
My Son, the Hero1962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Marco Polo1962 · Writer	Writer
Romulus and Remus1961 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Hercules in the Haunted World1961 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World1961 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Goliath and the Vampires1961 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Hercules and the Captive Women1961 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Revolt of the Slaves1960 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Colossus and the Amazon Queen1960 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Revenge of Hercules1960 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Messalina1960 · Screenplay	Screenplay