- Ferdinando Baldi
Ferdinando Baldi (
May 19 1927 –November 12 ,2007 ) was an Italian film director, film producer and screenwriter. He was born onMay 19 1927 [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0049728/ IMDb cites1917 as the year of birth] ] in Cava dei Tirreni,Salerno ,Italy .He directed nearly 40 films during his career. He began his career directing films in the Sword and Sandal genre. He co-directed "David and Goliath" which starred
Orson Welles . Welles also appeared in Baldi's "The Tartars". During this same time period Baldi was an associate producer onMario Bava 's "The Whip and the Body".He wrote the following films:
*"Maledetto soldato, Un" (1988)
*"Missione finale" (1988) (written under the pseudonym "Ted Kaplan")
*"Warbus" (1985)
*"Compagna di viaggio, La" (1980)
*"Velluto nero" (1976)
*"Get Mean" (1976)
*"Geometra Primetti selvaggiamente Osvaldo" (1976)
*"Carambola, filotto... tutti in buca" (1975)
*"Carambola" (1974)
*"Vita lunga un giorno, Una" (1973)
*"Afyon oppio" (1972)
*"Pistolero dell'Ave Maria, Il" (1969)
*"Cinque figli di cane" (1969)
*"Odia il prossimo tuo" (1968)
*"Preparati la bara!" (1968)
*"Hermann der Cherusker - Die Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald" (1967) (screenplay under the pseudonym "Ferdy Baldwin")
*"Io non protesto, io amo" (1967)
*"Rita nel West" (1967)
*"All'ombra delle aquile" (1966)
*"Texas, addio" (1966)
*"Figlio di Cleopatra, Il" (1964)
*"Sfida al re di Castiglia" (1964)
*"Spada del Cid, La" (1962)
*"Assi alla ribalta" (1954)
*"Prezzo dell'onore, Il" (1952)Baldi appeared as himself in the documentary "The Spaghetti West".
Death
He died on
November 12 2007 , aged 80.References
Links
* [http://www.einsiders.com/features/columns/nov07obituaries.php Obituary]
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