Demofilo Fidani

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Demofilo Fidani (born February 8, 1914, Rome, Lazio; d. March 1994) was a prolific Italian film director who specialized in spaghetti westerns and used many different pseudonyms.

Fidani directed 20 films most under his most popular pseudonym Miles Deem, 13 of which were westerns. His style can only be described as "derivative" and he used the names of well-known characters (Butch Cassidy, Macho Callahan, Django and Sartana) and variations of titles (including numerous "Fistfuls" or "Barrelfulls") to disguise the fact that most of his efforts were routine at best. This derivativeness, combined with bizarre characters and complete inattention to continuity, has made many refer to him as the "Ed Wood of spaghetti westerns". Besides his infamous westerns, he directed crime films, sex comedies and a giallo. Fidani's regular actors include Hunt Powers (also known as Jack Betts), Gordon Mitchell, Jeff Cameron and Klaus Kinski.

Fidani was also a talented artist and author and in later years became a well known spiritual medium. He is listed in the credits of the film Life is Beautiful as an Auschwitz survivor.

External links

Demofilo Fidani at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 86095356 LCCN: no2012085604 ISNI: 0000 0001 1681 762X GND: 137930704 BNF: cb161801421

Persondata
Name	Fidani, Demofilo
Alternative names
Short description	Italian film director
Date of birth	February 8, 1914
Place of birth
Date of death	1994
Place of death

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