Adalberto "Bitto" Albertini (1924–1999) was an Italian

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and

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Career

He began his film career as a

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and as a

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. In 1974 Albertini directed ''

Black Emanuelle ''Black Emanuelle'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera'') is a softcore sexploitation film from 1975 directed by Bitto Albertini. This Africa set film was shot mostly in Kenya. The music was composed by Nico Fidenco. ''Black Emanuelle'' was followed ...

'' starring the then almost unknown

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. Her subsequent successful career meant that she was absent from ''

Black Emanuelle 2 ''Black Emanuelle 2'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera nº 2'', also known as ''The New Black Emanuelle'' and ''Black Emanuelle No 2''), is a 1976 Italian psychological drama- sexploitation film directed by Bitto Albertini. It is an unofficial sequel of ...

'', and Albertini instead cast actress Shulamith Lasri in the title role. In 1977 he released ''

Yellow Emanuelle ''Yellow Emanuelle'' (also released as ''Il mondo dei sensi di Emy Wong'', ''Emanuelle Gialla'', ''The Last Madame Butterfly'') is a 1976 Italian film directed by Bitto Albertini, director of the prior Black Emanuelle. Plot In Hong Kong, a Briti ...

'' as a comeback. The film, starring

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, was very successful. However the film never reached the popularity of

Joe D'Amato Aristide Massaccesi (15 December 1936 – 23 January 1999), known professionally as Joe D'Amato, was an Italian film director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter who worked in many genres (westerns, decamerotici, peplum, war films, ...

's series. His last two films were " Mondos" set in Asia, depicting shocking rituals and savage violence. He died in Italy in 1999 at age 74.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1950) * ''

That Ghost of My Husband ''That Ghost of My Husband'' (Italian: ''Quel fantasma di mio marito'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Walter Chiari, Enzo Biliotti and Jole Fierro.Curti p.31 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1950) * ''

Brief Rapture ''Brief Rapture'' (Italian: ''Lebbra bianca'') is a 1951 Italian drama film directed by Enzo Trapani and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Lois Maxwell and Umberto Spadaro. An Italian war veteran teams up with a police inspector to pursue the drug-dealing ...

'' (1951) * ''

A Woman Has Killed ''A Woman Has Killed'' (Italian: ''Una donna ha ucciso'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama crime film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. While on a train journey a young woman tells another passenger how she murdered her husband, a British army officer.B ...

'' (1952) * '' Red Love'' (1952) * '' Matrimonial Agency'' (1953) * '' The Song of the Heart'' (1955) * ''

The Red Cloak ''The Red Cloak'' (Italian: ''Il mantello rosso'') is a 1955 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese and starring Patricia Medina, Fausto Tozzi and Jean Murat.Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990 p.1 ...

'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

Toto's First Night ''Toto's First Night'' (Italian: ''Totò di notte n. 1'') is a 1962 Italian musical comedy film directed by Mario Amendola and starring Totò and Erminio Macario.Bìspuri p.264 Plot Ninì and Mimi are two friends, itinerant players, who can not ...

'' (1962) * ''

Sandokan to the Rescue ''Sandokan to the Rescue'' (Italian: ''Sandokan alla riscossa'') is a 1907 adventure novel by the Italian writer Emilio Salgari. It is the seventh in his series featuring the nineteenth century Malayan pirate Sandokan. It is also known by the alt ...

'' (1964) * ''

Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak ''Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak'' (Italian: ''Sandokan contro il leopardo di Sarawak'') is a 1964 historical adventure film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Ray Danton, Franca Bettoia and Guy Madison.Goble p.939 It was made as ...

'' (1964) * ''

Goldface, the Fantastic Superman ''Goldface, the Fantastic Superman'' ( it, Goldface, Il fantastico superman) is a 1967 superhero film directed by Bitto Albertini. The film is an international co-production between Italy, Spain and Venezuela. Plot During businessman Matthews's pa ...

'' (1967) * ' (1968) * '' War Devils'' (1969) * ' (1970) * '' Human Cobras'' (1971) * '' Metti lo diavolo tuo ne lo mio inferno'' (1972) * ''

Supermen Against the Orient ''Supermen Against the Orient'' ( it, Crash! Che botte... Strippo strappo stroppio) is a 1973 Italian-Hongkongese superhero film directed by Bitto Albertini. It is a sequel of Gianfranco Parolini's 1967 film ''The Three Fantastic Supermen''. I ...

'' (1973) * '' Return of Shanghai Joe'' (1975) * ''

'' (1975) * ''

'' (1976) * ''

'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1978) * '' Naked and Cruel'' (1984)

References

External links

Bitto Albertini
Internet Movie Database. {{DEFAULTSORT:Albertini, Bitto Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Giallo film directors 1924 births 1999 deaths Film people from Turin Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers