Mario Caiano

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Mario Caiano
Born(1933-02-13)February 13, 1933
Rome, Italy
DiedSeptember 20, 2015(2015-09-20) (aged 82)
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter, art director
Years active1954–2002

Mario Caiano (February 13, 1933 – September 20, 2015)[1] was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer, art director and second unit director.[2]

Career[edit]

Born in Rome, he directed nearly 50 films between 1961 and 2001 and wrote some 27 films and TV scripts since 1954.[3]

He is primarily known for his work on Spaghetti Westerns,[4] Pepla, Euro Crime and to a slightly lesser degree on horror films.[5] Caiano directed (as Allen Grünewald) and wrote the script for Nightmare Castle (Amanti d'oltretomba, 1965), which stars Barbara Steele. Eye in the Labyrinth (1972) is a later film in the genre that he directed.

Partial filmography[edit]

Title Year Credited as Notes Ref(s)
Director Screenwriter Screen story writer Other
The Pirate of the Black Hawk 1958 Yes [6]
Pia of Ptolemy Yes Assistant director [7]
The Loves of Salammbo 1960 Yes Yes [8]
Journey Beneath the Desert 1961 Yes 2nd Unit Director [9][10]
Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules 1962 Yes Yes Yes [11]
Medusa Against the Son of Hercules 1963 Yes [12][13]
Goliath and the Rebel Slave Yes [14]
Bullets Don't Argue 1964 Yes [15][16]
The Two Gladiators Yes [17]
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules Yes [18]
Nightmare Castle 1965 Yes Yes Yes [19]
Vengeance of the Vikings Yes Yes [20]
A Coffin for the Sheriff — Yes [21]
Spies Strike Silently - Le spie uccidono in silenzio [it] 1966 Yes Yes [22]
7 pistole per un massacro 1967 Yes [23]
Ringo the Lone Rider — Yes Yes [24]
Love Birds - Una strana voglia d'amare [it] 1969 Yes Yes [25]
Shadow of Illusion 197? Yes Yes Yes [26][27][28]
Eye in the Labyrinth 1972 Yes Yes Yes [29][30]
My Name Is Shanghai Joe — Yes Yes Yes [31]
Calling All Police Cars 1975 Yes [32]
Bloody Payroll 1976 Yes Yes Yes [33][34]
Nazi Love Camp 27 — Yes Yes [35]
Napoli spara! 1977 Yes [36]
La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde! Yes Yes [37]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mario Caiano". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  2. ^ "Mario Caiano". Corazzata Potemkin. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  3. ^ Ercolani, Eugenio (2019-08-21). Darkening the Italian Screen: Interviews with Genre and Exploitation Directors Who Debuted in the 1950s and 1960s. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6738-6.
  4. ^ Wong, Aliza S. (2018-12-15). Spaghetti Westerns: A Viewer's Guide. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6904-0.
  5. ^ Brizio-Skov, Flavia (2021-02-17). Ride the Frontier: Exploring the Myth of the American West on Screen. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8306-5.
  6. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 129.
  7. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 128.
  8. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 110.
  9. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 102.
  10. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 103.
  11. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 186.
  12. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 115.
  13. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 116.
  14. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 183.
  15. ^ "Las pistolas no discuten [Le pistole non discutono] (1964)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Die letzten Zwei vom Rio Bravo". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  17. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 181.
  18. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 172.
  19. ^ Curti 2015, p. 143.
  20. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 187.
  21. ^ "Una bara per lo sceriffo (1965)" (in Italian). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  22. ^ pp. 230-1 Blake, Matt The Eurospy Guide Luminary Press 2004
  23. ^ Weisser, Thomas (22 August 2005). Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland Publishing. p. 286. ISBN 9780786424429.
  24. ^ "Dos hombres van a morir [Ringo, il cavaliere solitario] (1968)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  25. ^ "Liebesvögel" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  26. ^ Curti 2017, p. 17.
  27. ^ Curti 2017, p. 18.
  28. ^ Curti 2017, p. 19.
  29. ^ "L'Occhio nel labirinto" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  30. ^ "L'occhio nel labirinto (1972)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  31. ^ "Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (1973)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  32. ^ Curti 2013, p. 128.
  33. ^ Curti 2013, p. 161.
  34. ^ Curti 2013, p. 162.
  35. ^ "La svastica nel ventre (1976)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  36. ^ Curti 2013, p. 235.
  37. ^ Curti 2013, p. 224.

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