Mario Caiano

Mario Caiano
Caiano in 1977
Born(1933-02-13)February 13, 1933
Rome, Italy
DiedSeptember 20, 2015(2015-09-20) (aged 82)
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1954–2002

Mario Caiano (February 13, 1933 – September 20, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer, art director and second unit director.

Career

Born in Rome, he directed nearly 50 films between 1961 and 2001 and wrote some 27 films and TV scripts since 1954.

He is primarily known for his work on Spaghetti Westerns, Pepla, Euro Crime and to a slightly lesser degree on horror films. Caiano directed (as Allen Grünewald) and wrote the script for Nightmare Castle (Amanti d'oltretomba, 1965), which stars Barbara Steele. Eye in the Labyrinth (1972) is a later film in the genre that he directed.

Partial filmography

Title Year Credited as Notes Ref(s)
Director Screenwriter Screen story writer Other
The Pirate of the Black Hawk 1958 Yes
Pia of Ptolemy Yes Assistant director
The Loves of Salammbo 1960 Yes Yes
Journey Beneath the Desert 1961 Yes 2nd Unit Director
Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules 1962 Yes Yes Yes
Medusa Against the Son of Hercules 1963 Yes
Goliath and the Rebel Slave Yes
Bullets Don't Argue 1964 Yes
The Two Gladiators Yes
The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules Yes
Nightmare Castle 1965 Yes Yes Yes
Vengeance of the Vikings Yes Yes
A Coffin for the Sheriff N/a Yes
Spies Strike Silently - Le spie uccidono in silenzio [it] 1966 Yes Yes
7 pistole per un massacro 1967 Yes
Ringo the Lone Rider N/a Yes Yes
Love Birds - Una strana voglia d'amare 1969 Yes Yes
Shadow of Illusion 197? Yes Yes Yes
Eye in the Labyrinth 1972 Yes Yes Yes
My Name Is Shanghai Joe N/a Yes Yes Yes
Calling All Police Cars 1975 Yes
Bloody Payroll 1976 Yes Yes Yes
Nazi Love Camp 27 N/a Yes Yes
Napoli spara! 1977 Yes
La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde! Yes Yes

References

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  2. ↑ "Mario Caiano". Corazzata Potemkin. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  3. ↑ Ercolani, Eugenio (2019-08-21). Darkening the Italian Screen: Interviews with Genre and Exploitation Directors Who Debuted in the 1950s and 1960s. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6738-6.
  4. ↑ Wong, Aliza S. (2018-12-15). Spaghetti Westerns: A Viewer's Guide. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6904-0.
  5. ↑ Brizio-Skov, Flavia (2021-02-17). Ride the Frontier: Exploring the Myth of the American West on Screen. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-8306-5.
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  8. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 110.
  9. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 102.
  10. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 103.
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  14. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 183.
  15. ↑ "Las pistolas no discuten [Le pistole non discutono] (1964)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Die letzten Zwei vom Rio Bravo". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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  18. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 172.
  19. ↑ Curti 2015, p. 143.
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  21. ↑ "Una bara per lo sceriffo (1965)" (in Italian). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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  23. ↑ Weisser, Thomas (22 August 2005). Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland Publishing. p. 286. ISBN 9780786424429.
  24. ↑ "Dos hombres van a morir [Ringo, il cavaliere solitario] (1968)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Liebesvögel" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  26. ↑ Curti 2017, p. 17.
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  28. ↑ Curti 2017, p. 19.
  29. ↑ "L'Occhio nel labirinto" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  30. ↑ "L'occhio nel labirinto (1972)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (1973)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  32. ↑ Curti 2013, p. 128.
  33. ↑ Curti 2013, p. 161.
  34. ↑ Curti 2013, p. 162.
  35. ↑ "La svastica nel ventre (1976)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  36. ↑ Curti 2013, p. 235.
  37. ↑ Curti 2013, p. 224.

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