As Director
Beyond Justice
1992
3.5
Duccio Tessari
Directing
Birth Date
October 11, 1926
Place of Birth
Genoa, Italy
Date of Death
September 6, 1994
Biography
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Tex and the Lord of the Deep
1985
4.6
As Director, As Writer
La madama
1976
5.2
As Director
Zorro
1975
6.6
As Director
Three Tough Guys
1974
5.0
As Director
Tony Arzenta
1973
6.1
As Director, As Writer
Winged Devils
1972
1.0
As Director, As Writer
The Bloodstained Butterfly
1971
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Death Occurred Last Night
1970
6.3
As Director, As Writer
Alive or Preferably Dead
1969
5.6
As Director, As Writer
The Bastard
1968
5.8
As Writer
A Train for Durango
1968
5.0
As Director, As Writer
Kiss Kiss... Bang Bang
1966
7.7
As Writer
Balearic Caper
1966
4.4
As Director, As Writer
The Return of Ringo
1965
6.3
As Writer
A Fistful of Dollars
1964
7.8
As Writer
The Avenger of Venice
1964
6.0
As Director, As Writer
My Son, the Hero
1962
5.7
As Writer
Marco Polo
1962
4.2
As Writer
Duel of the Titans
1961
5.2