Guido Malatesta

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1919-10-02

Deathday 1970-06-14 (50 years old)

Place of Birth Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy

Also Known As James Reed

Guido Malatesta

Biography

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

Writer

1970
1969
1968
Son of Black Eagle

as Screenplay

1968
1967
Mission Phantom

as Screenplay

1966
1966
Operation Apocalypse

as Screenplay

1965
Lone and Angry Man

as Screenplay

1965
1965
Fire Over Rome

as Writer

1965
1964
1964
The Slave Merchants

as Screenplay

1963
1963
1963
Sign of Zorro

as Writer

1963
1963
1963
Catherine of Russia

as Screenplay

1959
The Head of a Tyrant

as Screenplay

1958
1957
1956
Guaglione

as Story

1956
Guaglione

as Screenplay

1956
1954
Barrier of the Law

as Screenplay

Director

1970
Maniacs on Wheels

as Director

1969
1969
1968
Son of Black Eagle

as Director

1967
Mission Phantom

as Director

1966
1965
Fire Over Rome

as Director

1965
1960
Fury of the Pagans

as Director

1960
1957
1954
Human Torpedoes

as Script Supervisor

Producer