Ferdinando Baldi
Ferdinando Baldi (19 May 1927 – 12 November 2007) was an Italian film director, film producer and screenwriter. He was born on 19 May 1927[1] in Cava dei Tirreni, in the Province of Salerno, and died on 12 November 2007, aged 80, in Rome.
Career
He directed nearly 40 films during his career. He began his career directing films in the sword and sandal genre. He also directed many Spaghetti Westerns, including Blindman. He co-directed David and Goliath which starred Orson Welles. Welles also appeared in Baldi's movie The Tartars. During this same time period Baldi was an associate producer on Mario Bava's movie The Whip and the Body.
Baldi appeared as himself in the documentary The Spaghetti West.
Selected filmography
- Il prezzo dell'onore (1952)
- Assi alla ribalta (1954)
- David and Goliath (1960)
- Duel of Champions (1961)
- La spada del Cid' (1962)
- Il figlio di Cleopatra (1964)
- Sfida al re di Castiglia (1964)
- Suicide Mission to Singapore (1966)
- All'ombra delle aquile (1966)
- Texas, Adios (1966)
- Massacre in the Black Forest (1967)
- Io non protesto, io amo (1967)
- Rita of the West (1967)
- Hate Thy Neighbor (1968)
- Django, Prepare a Coffin (1968)
- The Forgotten Pistolero (1969)
- Bootleggers (1969)
- Blindman (1971)
- The Sicilian Connection (1972)
- Long Lasting Days (1973)
- Carambola! (1974)
- Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket (1975)
- Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk (1976)
- Get Mean (1976)
- Geometra Primetti selvaggiamente Osvaldo (1976)
- Nine Guests for a Crime (1977)
- Comin' at Ya! (1981)
- La compagna di viaggio (1980)
- Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983)
- Warbus (1985)
- Un maledetto soldato (1988)
- Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission (1988) (as "Ted Kaplan")
References
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