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Duccio Tessari

Duccio Tessari

Known For Writing
Birthday Oct 11, 1926
Died Sep 06, 1994 (67)
Birthplace Genoa, Italy
Popularity 0.3 (history)
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Entry Date Apr 28, 2024
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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 late ... r 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.

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A Fistful of Dollars

A Fistful of Dollars

1964

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Desert Law

Desert Law

1991

Director

Baciami Strega

Baciami Strega

1985

Director

Three Tough Guys

Three Tough Guys

1974

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