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Guido Malatesta

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Born 2 October 1919Died 14 June 1970 (aged 50)Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy

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.

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