Person
Guido Malatesta
Writing · 1919–1970 · Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy
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

Poppea's Hot Nights
Writer

Samoa, Queen of the Jungle
Director

The Slave Merchants
Screenplay

Guaglione
Story

Goliath Against the Giants
Director

Samson and the Slave Queen
Story

Fire Over Rome
Writer

Lone and Angry Man
Screenplay

Fury of the Pagans
Director

Mission Phantom
Director
Filmography
- 1971Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo?Writer
- 1970Maniacs on WheelsDirector
- 1969Tarzana: The Wild WomanDirector
- 1969Poppea's Hot NightsWriter
- 1968Son of Black EagleDirector
- 1968Samoa, Queen of the JungleDirector
- 1967Mission PhantomDirector
- 1966Operation ApocalypseDirector
- 1966Maciste, Avenger of the MayansDirector
- 1966Spies Kill SilentlyWriter
- 1965Lone and Angry ManScreenplay
- 1965The Sheriff Won't ShootStory
- 1965Marauders of the SaharaDirector
- 1965Fire Over RomeWriter
- 1964The Revolt of the BarbariansDirector
- 1964The Slave MerchantsScreenplay
- 1963Samson and the Slave QueenStory
- 1963Samson and the Sea BeastsWriter
- 1963Colossus of the Stone AgeDirector
- 1963Sign of ZorroWriter
- 1963The Invincible Masked RiderScreenplay
- 1963Catherine of RussiaStory
- 1963Colossus and the HeadhuntersScreenplay
- 1961Goliath Against the GiantsDirector
- 1960Fury of the PagansDirector
- 1960Valley of the DoomedDirector
- 1959Agosto, donne mie non vi conoscoProducer
- 1959The Head of a TyrantScreenplay
- 1958Valeria ragazza poco seriaDirector
- 1958Serenatella Sciuè SciuèScreenplay
- 1957The Tanks of El AlameinDirector
- 1956GuaglioneStory
- 1956Il prezzo della gloriaStory
- 1956Incatenata dal destinoWriter
- 1954Human TorpedoesScript Supervisor
- 1954Barrier of the LawScreenplay
- 1953Per salvarti ho peccatoWriter
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