Giulio Petroni

Giulio Petroni (September 21, 1917 – January 31, 2010) was an Italian director, writer and screenwriter, best known for his spaghetti westerns Tepepa (1969), with Orson Welles and Tomas Milian, Death Rides a Horse (1967), with Lee Van Cleef in one of his first starring roles, and A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (1968).

Born in Rome, Petroni started in 1951 filming some short films of political commitment.[1] He debuted as director in 1959 with the comedy film La cento chilometri. From 1967 Petroni directed five spaghetti westerns, generally considered among the most important in its genre.[2][3] In addition to those mentioned, titles include La notte dei serpenti (1969) and Life Is Tough, Eh Providence? (1972), with Tomas Milian as Provvidenza.

He later worked in RAI TV and was also an appreciated novelist and essayist.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "E' morto Giulio Petroni". La Repubblica. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Antonio Bruschini (1998). Western all'italiana: The specialists. Glittering images. ISBN 88-8275-034-5.
  3. ↑ Marco Giusti. Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 88-04-57277-9.
  4. ↑ Claudio Vettraino (16 April 2010). "Da uomo a uomo". Persinsala. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

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