WHAT’S THEIR BEST FILM?: The Italian Connection
I thought I would feature three of the most famous Italian directors for this edition of “What’s Their Best Film?” So, here they are and here are their respective filmographies. Pick you favorites.
MARIO BAVA
Ulysses (uncredited)-1954
Lust of the Vampire (uncredited)-1956
Caltiki the Undying Monster (uncredited)-1959
Giant of Marathon (uncredited)-1959
Black Sunday-1960
Esther and the King (Italian version)-1960
The Last of the Vikings (uncredited)-1961
Le meraviglie di Aladino-1961
Hercules in the Haunted World-1961
Erik the Conqueror- 1961
The Evil Eye-1963
Black Sabbath-1963
The Whip and the Body (as John M. Old)-1963
Blood and Black Lace-1964
The Road to Fort Alamo (as John M. Old)-1964
Planet of the Vampires-1965
Gunman Called Nebraska (uncredited)-1966
Knives of the Avenger-1966
Kill Baby, Kill-1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs-1966
Danger:Diabolik-1968
Island of Terror-1970
Hatchet for the Honeymoon-1970
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack-1970
A Bay of Blood-1971
Baron Blood-1972
Four Times That Night-1972
Lisa and the Devil-1974
Rabid Dogs-1974
Beyond the Door II-1977
La Venere d’Ille (TV)-1979
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LUCIO FULCI
I ladri-1959
Ragazzi del Juke-Box-1959
Howlers of the Dock-1960
Colpo gobbo all’italiana-1962
I due della legione straniera-1962
The Massueses-1962
Uno strano tipo-1963
Gli imbroglioini-1963
I maniaci-1964
I due ivasi di Sing Sing-1964
Oh! Those Most Secret Agents-1964
I due pericoli pubblici-1964
Come inguaiammo l’esercito-1965
002 operazione Luna-1965
I due parà-1965
Come svaligiammo la banca d’Italia-1966
Massacre Time-1966
Come rubammo la bomba atomica-1967
Il lungo, il corto, il gatto-1967
Operazione San Pietro-1967
One on Top of the Other-1969
Beatrice Cenci-1969
A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin-1971
The Senator Likes Women-1972
Don’t Torture a Duckling-1972
Zanna Bianca-1973
Challenge to White Fang-1974
Four of the Apocalypse-1975
Il cav. Costante Nicosia demoniaco, ovvero: Dracula in Brianza-1975
La pretora-1976
The Psychic-1977
They Died with Their Boots On-1978
Zombie-1979
Contraband-1980
City of the Living Dead-1980
The Black Cat-1981
The Beyond-1981
The House by the Cemetery-1981
The New York Ripper-1982
Manhattan Baby-1982
Conquest-1983
I guerrieri dell’anno 2072-1984
Murder-Rock:Dancing Death-1984
Il miele del diavolo-1986
Aenigma-1987
Touch of Death-1988
Il fantasma di Sodoma-1988
Zombi 3-1988
The Sweet House of Horrors (TV)-1989
The House of Clocks (TV)-1989
Hansel e Gretel (uncredited)-1990
Nightmare Concert (A Cat in the Brain)-1990
Demonia-1990
Voices from Beyond-1991
Door to Silence (as H. Simon Kittay)-1991
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Sergio Leone
Hanno rubato un tram (uncredited)-1954
The Last Days of Pompeii (uncredited)-1959
The Colossus of Rhodes-1961
Il cambi della guardia (uncredited, directed some scenes)-1962
A Fistful of Dollars-1964
For a Few Dollars More-1965
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly-1966
Once Upon a Time in the West-1968
Duck, You Sucker-1971
My Name is Nobody (uncredited)-1973
A Genius, Two Friends and an Idiot (uncredited)-1975
Once Upon a Time in America-1984
Troppo Forte (uncredited)-1986
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Make your choice, take care and stay scared!
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Posted on 11/09/2012, in Movies and tagged A. E. van Vogt, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Cecil Taylor, giallo, House of Clocks, Italian film directors, Italian films, Keith Laumer, Lucio Fulci, Luna, Mario Bava, People, Sergio Leone, United States, Vampire. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
Great question!
Bava: Black Sunday
Fulci: Don’t Torture a Duckling
Leone: For a Few Dollars More
The answer will probably be different tomorrow.
That last line reflects my sentiments about a lot of movies. Thanks!
I’m going to have to abstain from the first two for lack of knowledge of their catalog other than a few…
But Leone’s pick is Once Upon a Time in the West – mostly just because CHARLES BRONSON
Bronson was great in OUATITW, wasn’t he? Thanks, Andy!
For me, Bava’s best is Black Sunday. It is also my favorite from his filmography. Fulci’s “best” is probably The Beyond, but I love Zombi. It’s just so much fun.
I’m not quite as familiar with Leone’s work outside the major ones, but I really enjoyed Once Upon a Time in the West.
Cool! Thanks for weighing in!
I guess I’ve never seen a Bava film, and the only Fulci film I’ve seen is Zombie, which I thought was overrated, but I’m a huge Dollars Trilogy fan. Quentin Tarantino called it “the best-directed film of all time” and I think I agree.
Awesome! Thanks, Brian!
I desperately need to catch up on my Italian flicks – I think I’ve only seen one or two here…
There’s always time, Misty.