Ferdinando Baldi

Ferdinando Baldi (19 May 1927 – 12 November 2007) was an Italian film director, film producer and screenwriter. He was born on 19 May 1927^[1] in Cava dei Tirreni, in the Province of Salerno, and died on 12 November 2007, aged 80, in Rome.

Career

He directed nearly 40 films during his career. He began his career directing films in the sword and sandal genre, but also directed the spaghetti western Blindman. He co-directed David and Goliath which starred Orson Welles. Welles also appeared in Baldi's movie The Tartars. During this same time period Baldi was an associate producer on Mario Bava's movie The Whip and the Body.

He wrote the following films:

• Maledetto soldato, Un (1988)
• Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission (1988) (script as "Ted Kaplan")
• Warbus (1985)
• Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983)
• Compagna di viaggio, La (1980)
• Velluto nero (1976)
• Get Mean (1976)
• Geometra Primetti selvaggiamente Osvaldo (1976)
• Carambola, filotto... tutti in buca (1975)
• Carambola (1974)
• Vita lunga un giorno, Una (1973)
• Afyon oppio (1972)
• The Forgotten Pistolero (1969)
• Cinque figli di cane (1969)
• Odia il prossimo tuo (1968)
• Preparati la bara! (1968)
• Hermann der Cherusker - Die Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald (1967) (screenplay as "Ferdy Baldwin")
• Io non protesto, io amo (1967)
• Rita nel West (1967)
• All'ombra delle aquile (1966)
• Texas, addio (1966)
• Figlio di Cleopatra, Il (1964)
• Sfida al re di Castiglia (1964)
• Duel of Champions (1962)
• Spada del Cid, La (1962)
• David and Goliath (1960)
• Assi alla ribalta (1954)
• Prezzo dell'onore, Il (1952)

Baldi appeared as himself in the documentary The Spaghetti West.

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