Duccio Tessari
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1926-10-11 (68 years old)
Deathday
1994-09-06
Place of Birth
Genoa, Italy
Also known As
ドゥッチオ・テッサリ
ドゥッチョ・テッサリ
Duccio Tessari
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 later 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.
Acting
Production
1961
as Screenplay
1971
as Director
1971
as Writer
1965
as Screenplay
1965
as Director
1990
as Screenplay
1990
as Director
1975
as Director
1985
as Screenplay
1985
as Director
1965
as Story
1965
as Screenplay
1965
as Director
1974
as Director
1973
as Director
1966
as Story
1966
as Director
1966
as Screenplay
1965
as Story
1970
as Director
1974
as Director
1968
as Director
1969
as Director
1969
as Screenplay
1992
as Director
1962
as Director
1976
as Screenplay
1961
as Screenplay
1961
as Screenplay
1966
as Screenplay
1976
as Director
1968
as Story
1968
as Screenplay
1971
as Director
1960
as Screenplay
1966
as Writer
1974
as Screenplay
1960
as First Assistant Director
1967
as Writer
1962
as Screenplay
1962
as Story
1981
as Director
1963
as Writer
1963
as Director
1972
as Director
1986
as Director
1976
as Director
1973
as Director
1964
as Director
1964
as Writer
1960
as Co-Writer
1972
as Screenplay
1968
as Director
1968
as Writer
1959
as Writer
1961
as Screenplay
1961
as Dialogue
1961
as Story
1965
as Screenplay
1962
as Writer
1960
as Screenplay
1968
as Writer
1991
as Director
1961
as Story
1960
as First Assistant Director
1960
as Screenplay
1960
as First Assistant Director
1960
as Story
1960
as Screenplay
1961
as Screenplay
1961
as Story
1960
as First Assistant Director
1985
as Director
1959
as First Assistant Director
1958
as Writer
1981
as Screenplay
1965
as Director
1967
as Screenplay
1969
as Director
1967
as Director
1969
as Screenplay
1978
as Writer
1978
as Director
1970
as Screenplay
1964
as Screenplay
1961
as Screenstory
1964
as Screenplay
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