Guido Malatesta

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Guido Malatesta
Born	1919 Gallarate, Italy
Died	June 14, 1970(1970-06-14) Rome, Italy
Other names	James Reed
Years active	1954 - 1970

Guido Malatesta (1919 - June 14, 1970) was born in Gallarate, Italy and was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

He began working as a professional journalist, after he moved to Rome he was drawn to cinema, as creator of treatments, then scriptwriter and assistant director, and finally becoming director in 1957 with the film The Billionaires. He continued to make films until a few days before his death in 1970. He was known for his sword and sandal movies and having a fun style.

His most popular of the present remains Colossus and the Headhunters and Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules. The former is notable for having no monsters as was the tradition of the sword and sandal genre.

In the sixties, following the fashion of the time, he signed a few films with the Americanized name of "James Reed".

External links and sources

Guido Malatesta at the Internet Movie Database

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Persondata
Name	Malatesta.Guido
Alternative names
Short description	Italian film director
Date of birth	1919
Place of birth	Gallarate, Italy
Date of death	June 14, 1970
Place of death	Rome, Italy

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