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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.

Duccio Tessari

Duccio Tessari Biography / Wiki

NameDuccio Tessari
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GenderN/A
Known ForWriting
Place of BirthGenoa, Italy
Date of Birth1926-10-11
Age(as in 2022)67
Deathday1994-09-06

Duccio Tessari Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
A Pistol for RingoDeputy Sheriff (uncredited)1965-05-12Giuliano Gemma stars as a cool, cocky mercenary enlisted by a sheriff to infiltrate a ruthless gang of outlaws. Ennio Morricone provided the score to …

Duccio Tessari Directing Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
The Bloodstained ButterflyDirector1971-09-10When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, s…
The Return of RingoDirector1965-12-08Once again billed as Montgomery Wood, Giuliano Gemma plays a civil war soldier who returns to his family land to find his family decimated, his proper…
There Was a Castle with Forty DogsDirector1990-01-01
ZorroDirector1975-03-06A newly arrived governor finds his province under the control of the corrupt Colonel Huerta. To avoid assassination by Huerta, he pretends to be weak …
Tex and the Lord of the DeepDirector1985-09-06Based on the adventures of the hero Tex from the comic strip by Bonelli. An interesting spaghetti-western/fantasy movie that blends magic and mytholog…
A Pistol for RingoDirector1965-05-12Giuliano Gemma stars as a cool, cocky mercenary enlisted by a sheriff to infiltrate a ruthless gang of outlaws. Ennio Morricone provided the score to …
PuzzleDirector1974-08-23In London, A man who has amnesia attempts to uncover the truth about his identity. A menacing individual accuses him of betrayal, and soon more pieces…
Big GunsDirector1973-08-23A mob hitman wants to retire, but his bosses don’t think that’s a good idea. Complications – and many bloody shootouts – ensue….
Three Tough GuysDirector1974-05-29Isaac Hayes plays as Lee in his feature film debut, as Father Charlie and himself solve a bank robbery mystery that stretches across the city. After L…
The BastardDirector1968-10-29A criminal (Giuliano Gemma) seeks vengeance when his double-dealing brother (Klaus Kinski) steals his jewels and mutilates his shooting hand….
Alive or Preferably DeadDirector1969-09-17Two brothers, Monty and Ted, will inherit $300,000 if they manage to live together for six months….
Kiss Kiss… Bang BangDirector1966-05-16Kirk Warren, a former spy, is to be executed because he tried to steal a million dollars. But he is saved by Colonel Smithson because Sir Wilcox has p…
Death Occurred Last NightDirector1970-09-05A chief police inspector investigates the disappearance of a 25-year-old, mentally retarded woman, the daughter of a lonely widower. After she turns u…
Beyond JusticeDirector1992-12-02A woman’s ex-husband, who is the son of an Arab chieftain, kidnaps their teenage son and brings him back to Morocco, where the boy is to be made the l…
My Son, the HeroDirector1962-05-04An evil king makes a bargain with a devil in order to get away with murdering his wife….
Safari ExpressDirector1976-01-05John and Howard work in a company named Safari Express booking tourists on safaris. Their lives are turned upside down when they encounter a beautiful…
Don’t Turn the Other CheekDirector1971-12-22A spaghetti western in which three adventurers team up during the Mexican Revolution. Mary O’Donnell, a radical Irish journalist, wants to foment a pe…
Winged DevilsDirector1972-08-06The real-life courage and audacity of aeronautic acrobats whose ground life is often as exciting as flight maneuvers….
The ScapegoatDirector1963-08-23Il Fornaretto di Venezia (US TV title: The Scapegoat) is a 1963 Italian film directed by Duccio Tessari who co-wrote screenplay with Marcello Fondato,…
Un centesimo di secondoDirector1981-08-04
La madamaDirector1976-01-16In the slang of the underworld or “mala” there is a special term for cop: “Madama”. But if word were to get around that the “Madama” is Vito (Christi…
Desert LawDirector1991-03-19
Please, Let the Flowers LiveDirector1986-09-25A lawyer who survives a plane crash takes the opportunity to take a new identity and begin a new life….
The HeroesDirector1973-02-23Four soldiers and a beautiful Greek nurse, thrown together in North Africa during World War II, team up to pull off a heist of two-million pounds in b…
Secret of the SphinxDirector1964-09-04Shot on location in Egypt, the story unfurls like an Italian Giallo as a group of people meet under strange circumstances, and one by one they are mur…
Better a WidowDirector1968-10-08Tom Proby is a representative from a British engineering firm sent to Sicily to convince the landowners (all in the Mafia) to allow his company to bui…
Baciami StregaDirector1985-12-04A beautiful witch is sent to Earth by the devil to capture the souls of a group of ambitious men….
The Last Days of PompeiiFirst Assistant Director1959-11-12Based on the Edward Bulwer-Lytton novel. Set in the shadows of Mt. Vesuvius just before its famous eruption, the film begins with Glaucus, a Roman leg…
Una voglia da morireDirector1965-04-22Two women on vacation decide to see who the better seductress is. When an accident causes tragedy, their husbands do what they can to cover all traces…
Quella piccola differenzaDirector1969-12-18
Per amore… per magia…Director1967-04-03There was once upon a time the Grand Duchy of Forilalì where Aladdin lived. After taking part in many robberies, he decided to turn honest for the lo…
The Fifth CommandmentDirector1978-08-24A notorious gang of robbers threaten the Ruhr region of Germany in the 1920s….
Call 22-22 Lieutenant SheridanFirst Assistant Director1960-12-16Cathrine has been sentenced to the gas chamber but Police Lieutenant Sheridan does not believe she is guilty of the murder she has been accused of. He…

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Hercules in the Haunted WorldScreenplay1961-11-16Upon his return from battle in the previous film, the great warrior Hercules learns that his lover, Daianara, has lost her senses. Acording of the ora…
The Bloodstained ButterflyWriter1971-09-10When a young female student is savagely killed in a park during a thunderstorm, the culprit seems obvious: TV sports personality Alessandro Marchi, s…
The Return of RingoScreenplay1965-12-08Once again billed as Montgomery Wood, Giuliano Gemma plays a civil war soldier who returns to his family land to find his family decimated, his proper…
There Was a Castle with Forty DogsScreenplay1990-01-01
Tex and the Lord of the DeepScreenplay1985-09-06Based on the adventures of the hero Tex from the comic strip by Bonelli. An interesting spaghetti-western/fantasy movie that blends magic and mytholog…
A Pistol for RingoScreenplay1965-05-12Giuliano Gemma stars as a cool, cocky mercenary enlisted by a sheriff to infiltrate a ruthless gang of outlaws. Ennio Morricone provided the score to …
A Pistol for RingoStory1965-05-12Giuliano Gemma stars as a cool, cocky mercenary enlisted by a sheriff to infiltrate a ruthless gang of outlaws. Ennio Morricone provided the score to …
Alive or Preferably DeadScreenplay1969-09-17Two brothers, Monty and Ted, will inherit $300,000 if they manage to live together for six months….
Kiss Kiss… Bang BangScreenplay1966-05-16Kirk Warren, a former spy, is to be executed because he tried to steal a million dollars. But he is saved by Colonel Smithson because Sir Wilcox has p…
Kiss Kiss… Bang BangStory1966-05-16Kirk Warren, a former spy, is to be executed because he tried to steal a million dollars. But he is saved by Colonel Smithson because Sir Wilcox has p…
The Woman from BeirutStory1965-11-15Isabel is a beautiful aspiring singer with great aspirations but persistent bad luck convicted of a crime she did not commit. Serving time in prison s…
Goliath and the VampiresWriter1961-08-24Maciste’s village is attacked by pirates. The women, including Maciste’s fiancee Guja, are carried off to Salmanak, where dwells the lair of the blood…
Seven Guns for the MacGregorsScreenplay1966-02-02Ranch 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 tro…
Train for DurangoStory1968-01-06Two buddy adventurers witness a train-robbery and are then hunting the robbed gold and they also robbed Helen….
Train for DurangoScreenplay1968-01-06Two buddy adventurers witness a train-robbery and are then hunting the robbed gold and they also robbed Helen….
Samson and the Seven Miracles of the WorldScreenplay1961-10-31Sam must rescue a beautiful Chinese princess from a marauding horde of warriors….
Revolt of the SlavesScreenplay1960-12-30A rich man’s daughter (Rhonda Fleming) sides with a Christian rebel during the fall of the Roman Empire….
Balearic CaperWriter1966-03-10A scepter is stolen, and it’s hunted for by various groups of international robbers and spies, for various reasons – in a parody of 007 movies….
The ScapegoatWriter1963-08-23Il Fornaretto di Venezia (US TV title: The Scapegoat) is a 1963 Italian film directed by Duccio Tessari who co-wrote screenplay with Marcello Fondato,…
Dick Smart 2.007Writer1967-03-09Lady Lorraine Lister, a financer of expensive experiments, has discovered a way to obtain pure diamonds by the means of a radiation device. She hires …
Goliath and the DragonScreenplay1960-08-12A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the mach…
Winged DevilsWriter1972-08-06The real-life courage and audacity of aeronautic acrobats whose ground life is often as exciting as flight maneuvers….
Secret of the SphinxWriter1964-09-04Shot on location in Egypt, the story unfurls like an Italian Giallo as a group of people meet under strange circumstances, and one by one they are mur…
The BastardWriter1968-10-29A criminal (Giuliano Gemma) seeks vengeance when his double-dealing brother (Klaus Kinski) steals his jewels and mutilates his shooting hand….
Better a WidowWriter1968-10-08Tom Proby is a representative from a British engineering firm sent to Sicily to convince the landowners (all in the Mafia) to allow his company to bui…
The Last Days of PompeiiWriter1959-11-12Based on the Edward Bulwer-Lytton novel. Set in the shadows of Mt. Vesuvius just before its famous eruption, the film begins with Glaucus, a Roman leg…
Marco PoloWriter1962-04-13Italian explorer rescues the daughter of the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, meets a hermit who has invented gunpowder and builds a cannon….
Carthage in FlamesWriter1960-01-28Carthage in Flames is a 1960 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gélin and Anne Heywood. T…
Cannon SerenadeWriter1958-07-30
Per amore… per magia…Screenplay1967-04-03There was once upon a time the Grand Duchy of Forilalì where Aladdin lived. After taking part in many robberies, he decided to turn honest for the lo…
Quella piccola differenzaScreenplay1969-12-18
The Fifth CommandmentWriter1978-08-24A notorious gang of robbers threaten the Ruhr region of Germany in the 1920s….
Death Occurred Last NightScreenplay1970-09-05A chief police inspector investigates the disappearance of a 25-year-old, mentally retarded woman, the daughter of a lonely widower. After she turns u…
A Fistful of DollarsScreenplay1964-01-18The 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. …
The Wonders of AladdinScreenstory1961-10-31Young Aladdin (Donald O’Connor) has a series of wild adventures after he discovers a magic lamp containing a genie (Vittorio De Sica)….
The Avenger of VeniceScreenplay1964-03-16Rolando, who was close to marrying the daughter of the Doge, is condemned after a highly unfair judicial process and locked up in Venice. Digging a tu…
Colossus and the Amazon QueenWriter1960-09-08Two muscle-men come up against a tribe of Amazon women….
Hercules and the Captive WomenScreenplay1961-08-19King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the st…
Hercules and the Captive WomenStory1961-08-19King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the st…
Hercules and the Captive WomenDialogue1961-08-19King Androcles of Thebes commands a ship in search of a threat to Greece, predicted by an atmospheric oracle. Hercules is part of the crew, but the st…
Duel of the TitansScreenplay1961-12-06Twin 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…
My Son, the HeroStory1962-05-04An evil king makes a bargain with a devil in order to get away with murdering his wife….
My Son, the HeroScreenplay1962-05-04An evil king makes a bargain with a devil in order to get away with murdering his wife….

Other Info

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