Writing
Guido Malatesta
IT cinema · 37 credits
Born
2 October 1919
Died
14 June 1970 (aged 50)
Birthplace
Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy
Also known as James Reed
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.
Known for
Filmography
Maniacs on Wheels
Director, Writer
Tarzana: The Wild Woman
Director, Writer
Poppea's Hot Nights
Director, Writer
Samoa, Queen of the Jungle
Director, Story, Screenplay
Son of Black Eagle
Director, Screenplay
Mission Phantom
Director, Screenplay
Operation Apocalypse
Director, Screenplay, Story
Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans
Director, Writer
Lone and Angry Man
Screenplay, Story
Fire Over Rome
Writer, Director
The Sheriff Won't Shoot
Story, Screenplay
The Slave Merchants
Story, Screenplay
The Revolt of the Barbarians
Director, Story, Screenplay
Colossus of the Stone Age
Director, Story, Screenplay
Colossus and the Headhunters
Writer, Screenplay, Director
The Invincible Masked Rider
Screenplay
Samson and the Slave Queen
Story, Screenplay
Catherine of Russia
Story, Screenplay
Fury of the Pagans
Director
Valley of the Doomed
Director
The Head of a Tyrant
Screenplay
Agosto, donne mie non vi conosco
Producer, Director
Valeria ragazza poco seria
Director, Writer
Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè
Story, Screenplay
The Tanks of El Alamein
Director, Story, Screenplay
Guaglione
Story, Screenplay
Il prezzo della gloria
Story, Screenplay
Human Torpedoes
Script Supervisor
Barrier of the Law
Screenplay
