Tonino Valerii (20 May 1934 – 13 October 2016) was an Italian film director, most known for his Spaghetti Westerns. Tonino (Antonio) Valerii started his film career as an assistant director on Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, before moving on to direct by himself. Among his best-known films are Day of Anger (1967) The Price of Power (1969), My Dear Killer (1972), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) and My Name Is Nobody (1973), starring Henry Fonda and Terence Hill.[1]
Tonino Valerii | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 May 1934 |
| Died | 13 October 2016 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Film director |
In 1970, he directed A Girl Called Jules, which was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
He died on 13 October 2016 in a clinic in Rome at the age of 82.[3]
Filmography edit
Films edit
| Title | Year | Credited as | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Screenwriter | |||
| Taste of Killing | 1966 | Yes | Yes | [4] |
| Day of Anger | 1967 | Yes | Yes | [4][5] |
| The Price of Power | 1969 | Yes | Yes | [5] |
| A Girl Called Jules | 1970 | Yes | Yes | [5][6] |
| My Dear Killer | 1972 | Yes | Yes | [5][6] |
| A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die | Yes | Yes | [6][7] | |
| My Name is Nobody | 1973 | Yes | [6][7] | |
| Go Gorilla Go | 1975 | Yes | [8] | |
| Sahara Cross | 1977 | Yes | Yes | [8][9] |
| Unscrupulous | 1986 | Yes | Yes | [10] |
| Shatterer | 1987 | Yes | Yes | [10][11][12] |
| Brothers in Blood | Yes | [10][13][14] | ||
Other contributions edit
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Other | ||||
| I Love, You Love | 1961 | Yes | Assistant to Alessandro Blasetti. Uncredited. | [15][16] | |
| The Best of Enemies | Yes | Assistant to Blasetti. Uncredited. | [16] | ||
| I motorizzati | 1962 | Yes | Second assistant director | [16] | |
| Tutto è musica | 1963 | Yes | Yes | Assistant director | [16] |
| I terribili 7 | 1964 | Yes | Assistant director | [17] | |
| Terror in the Crypt | Yes | Yes | Assistant director | [17] | |
| A Fistful of Dollars | Yes | Dialogue director | [18] | ||
| The Long Hair of Death | Yes | [18] | |||
| For a Few Dollars More | 1965 | Yes | Assistant director | [19] | |
References edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ Addio a Tonino Valerii, ombra di Sergio Leone, terzapagina.it; accessed 15 October 2016. (in Italian)
- ^ "A Girl Called Jules Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Paulet, Alicia (16 October 2016). "Mort de Tonino Valerii, réalisateur de Mon nom est Personne". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ a b Curti 2016, p. 194.
- ^ a b c d Curti 2016, p. 195.
- ^ a b c d Curti 2016, p. 196.
- ^ a b Curti 2016, p. 197.
- ^ a b Curti 2016, p. 198.
- ^ Curti 2016, p. 199.
- ^ a b c Curti 2016, p. 200.
- ^ Curti 2016, p. 201.
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 356.
- ^ Curti 2016, p. 129.
- ^ Mues 1988, p. 61.
- ^ Curti 2016, p. 189.
- ^ a b c d Curti 2016, p. 190.
- ^ a b Curti 2016, p. 191.
- ^ a b Curti 2016, p. 192.
- ^ Curti 2016, p. 193.
Sources edit
- Curti, Roberto (2016). Tonino Valerii: The Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476626185.
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- Mues, Ingeborg, ed. (1988). Fischer Film Almanach . 1988 (in German). Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag. ISBN 359624479X.
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