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Ernesto Gastaldi is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Assistant Director Italien born on 10 september 1934
Ernesto Gastaldi (born 10 September 1934) is an Italian screen writer.
Born in Graglia, province of Biella, Italy, he has written under the pseudonyms Julian Berry, Julyan Perry and Ernst Gasthaus.
He has collaborated with Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, Riccardo Freda, Tonino Valerii, Sergio Martino and Sergio Leone; as such he can be regarded as a chief architect of the giallo and Spaghetti Western film.
The 1973 Italian western comedy film My Name Is Nobody (also known as Mio nome è Nessuno and Lonesome Gun), is based on his story and his script.
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Ernesto Gastaldi (born 10 September 1934) is an Italian screen writer.
Born in Graglia, province of Biella, Italy, he has written under the pseudonyms Julian Berry, Julyan Perry and Ernst Gasthaus.
He has collaborated with Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, Riccardo Freda, Tonino Valerii, Sergio Martino and Sergio Leone; as such he can be regarded as a chief architect of the giallo and Spaghetti Western film.
The 1973 Italian western comedy film My Name Is Nobody (also known as Mio nome è Nessuno and Lonesome Gun), is based on his story and his script.
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The Whip and the Body (1963)
, 1h25Directed by Mario Bava, Sergio Martino, Ernesto Gastaldi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, BDSM in films, Serial killer films
Actors Daliah Lavi, Christopher Lee, Tony Kendall, Ida Galli, Luciano Pigozzi, Jacques Herlin
Rating65%
An isolated castle on the Eastern European coast. Kurt (Christopher Lee), the older son of Count Menliff (Gustavo De Nardo), was in marriage preparations with Nevenka (Daliah Lavi). However, Kurt had an affair with Tania, the daughter of Menliffs' servant Giorgia (Harriet Medin), and Tania committed suicide because of Kurt's prospective marriage. Count Menliff rejected Kurt and he left the castle. Meanwhile, Nevenka married Cristiano (Tony Kendall), Kurt's younger brother.
Scriptwriter
Casablanca Express (1989)
, 1h24Directed by Sergio Martino
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors Jason Connery, Francesco Quinn, Jean Sorel, Donald Pleasence, Glenn Ford
Rating41%
In 1942 Winston Churchill arrives in Algiers. He plans to travel on to Casablanca where he will meet Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin for the Casablanca Conference. His aides and army commanders strongly advise against travelling by train, but Churchill is adamant.
Stradivari (1988)
, 1h50Directed by Giacomo Battiato
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Anthony Quinn, Valérie Kaprisky, Francesco Quinn, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Fanny Bastien
Rating65%
Le film raconte la vie du célèbre luthier Antonio Stradivari.
Hands of Steel (1986)
, 1h34Directed by Sergio Martino
Origin Italie
Genres Science fiction, Action
Themes Films set in the future
Actors Janet Ågren, John Saxon, Claudio Cassinelli, George Eastman, Roberto Bisacco, Darwyn Swalve
Rating53%
An evil industrialist (John Saxon) has created a cyborg (Daniel Greene) who is 70% robot and 30% human.
The Sicilian Connection (1985)
, 1h56Directed by Damiano Damiani
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Michele Placido, Ida Di Benedetto, Simona Cavallari, Renato Mori, Tony Sperandeo, Adriana Russo
Rating66%
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
, 3h41Directed by Sergio Leone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Mob film, Crime, Politic, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Mafia films, Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Gangster films
Actors Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld
Rating83%
The film is presented in non-chronological order, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and it is largely told through flashbacks from the viewpoint of one person. The specific scenes and their order varies from version to version. The following section describes the full European cut of the film:
, 1h31Directed by Sergio Martino
Origin Italie
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, George Eastman, Anna Kanakis, Romano Puppo, Edmund Purdom
Roles Story
Rating55%
In 2019 the world is devastated by an infection that prevents men from procreating. A group of survivors find that in New York there is a community of humans who for some reason has remained immune to contamination. So the soldier Parsifal is sent on a reconnaissance to send out the mission of saving the entire human race.
Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
Directed by Sergio Martino
Genres Horror
Actors Claudio Cassinelli, Wandisa Guida, Marilù Tolo, Gianfranco Barra, Carlo Monni, John Saxon
Roles Writer
Rating44%
Joan has nightmares of Etruscan sacrifices. She knows very well the Etruscan language and her husband Arthur is an archeologist studying Etruscan tombs. In a nightmare she foresees her husband's death. And Arthur is then killed with the same way the Etruscans killed their sacrifice victims, convincing her that someone (or something) maybe after her.
Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
, 1h38Directed by Sergio Martino
Origin Italie
Genres Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Gianfranco Barra, Marilù Tolo, John Saxon, Van Johnson, Wandisa Guida, Claudio Cassinelli
Roles Writer
Rating44%
Mariée à un archéologue qui étudie les tombes étrusques en Italie, Joan se met à faire des cauchemars dans lesquels elle assiste à des sacrifices humains. Un jour, elle a la vision de la mort de son mari. Ce dernier, après avoir découvert un tombeau étrusque dans une grotte inexplorée, est sauvagement assassiné. Entraînée par une voix qu'elle est la seule à entendre, Joan décide de démasquer le tueur elle-même. Mais, autour d'elle, les morts s'enchaînent, tous tués selon les rites sacrificiels des Étrusques. Pour retrouver l'assassin, Joan doit plonger dans le monde des trafics de drogue et des pillages de tombes.
The Nosy One (1981)
Directed by Bruno Corbucci
Genres Comedy
Actors Edwige Fenech, Luc Merenda, Laura Troschel, Pino Caruso
Roles Story
Rating64%
Luciano Persichetti is haunted by a mysterious killer who calls himself "The Guardian Angel", to whom is able to escape through some precognitive abilities. At the end of the identity of the killer will be revealed, with extreme surprise of the protagonist.
I'm Getting a Yacht (1980)
, 2hDirected by Sergio Corbucci
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Laura Antonelli, Christian De Sica, Salvatore Borgese, Daniela Poggi, Francesco Giacobini, Daniele Formica
Roles Novel
Rating50%
Piero (Johnny Dorelli), chirurgien dentiste, séparé de sa femme Roberta (Laura Antonelli), décide d'acheter un bateau appelé Biba, pour passer deux semaines de vacances avec ses deux enfants Claudio et Fiorella en effectuant la traversée depuis Civitavecchia jusqu’en Sardaigne. C’est lui qui a la garde des enfants cette fois. Roberta arrive aussi de Milan et elle s’installe sur un yacht appartenant à l’Ingénieur Attilio Casorati (Christian De Sica). Les vacances commencent sous les meilleurs auspices, chacun de son côté. Lui sur le Biba avec ses enfants et elle sur le gigantesque Kabir rempli de snobs riches.
Concorde Affair (1979)
, 1h36Directed by Ruggero Deodato, Claude d'Anna
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes La fin du monde, Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors James Franciscus, Mimsy Farmer, Venantino Venantini, Edmund Purdom, Dennis Hopper, Van Johnson
Rating55%
Concorde Test Flight 820 is sabotaged which forces the plane to crash land in the ocean off coast of Martinique in the Antillies of the Caribbean. The only survivor is a Jean Beneyton (Mimsy Farmer), a French hostess on the flight. Two fishermen find her, but then are soon killed off by a group of suited corporate agents who ride out in a speedboat, because they were witnesses to the crash.
The Great Alligator (1979)
, 1h29Directed by Sergio Martino
Origin Italie
Genres Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Barbara Bach, Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer, Romano Puppo, Clara Colosimo, Richard Johnson
Roles Writer
Rating45%
Dans une région reculée d'Afrique, près d'un village kuma, un riche promoteur, Joshua, et sa compagne inaugurent leur nouveau complexe touristique, un luxueux hôtel au milieu de la forêt. Alors que les premiers touristes s'installent et que le photographe chargé de la publicité, Daniel Nessel, s'inquiète du comportement des indigènes à l'égard des Occidentaux présents, le cauchemar commence lorsqu'un gigantesque alligator tue un autochtone kuma et un mannequin. La bête sauvage n'est d'autre qu'un Dieu malfaisant invoqué par la tribu locale des Kumas, en colère depuis que leur terre a été détruite pour la construction de l'hôtel, pour qu'il extermine les envahisseurs et les vacanciers. Secondé par une anthropologue, Alice, Daniel tente de freiner le massacre.
Sahara Cross (1977)
, 1h45Directed by Tonino Valerii
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about terrorism
Actors Franco Nero, Michel Constantin, Pamela Villoresi, Geoffrey Copleston, Pietro Valsecchi
Rating58%
On en veut au pétrole. Un groupe de terroristes, composé de trois hommes et d'une femme, Nicole, vient d'assassiner les ingénieurs d'un camp d'exploitation. L'I.P.C. (International Petroleum Company) décide alors d'engager un « commando » d'ingénieurs qui soient aussi des « durs ». Grant, Georges, Karl et Jean, aidés du fidèle guide indigène Amida, le sont sans doute...
, 1h40Directed by Umberto Lenzi
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Saxon, Maurizio Merli, Tomás Milián, Renzo Palmer, Robert Hundar, Bruno Corazzari
Rating66%
Luigi Maietto aka "Chinaman" escapes from prison. As soon as he is free he assigns immediately two henchman to murder the inspector whose testimonal once led to his prison sentence. Inspector Tanzi is left for dead but survives. The local newspapers cover up for him and pretend the assassination had succeeded. When Tanzi gets better, his superior wants him to hide in Switzerland. But Tanzi defies him because he intends to make sure himself that Maietto is put back in prison. He goes for it.