Giuseppe Vari (9 March 1924 – 1 October 1993) was an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Rome, Vari started his career as an editor of films and documentaries, collaborating among others with

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and

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. In 1953 he made his directorial debut with ''

Infame accusa ''Infame accusa'' is a 1953 Italian melodrama film. It represents the directorial debut by Giuseppe Vari. Plot Cast * Mirella Uberti as Gina * Piero Lulli as Marco * Folco Lulli as Giovannino * Marisa Merlini as Lover of Giovannino * Arnoldo ...

'', then specialized in

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tic films. From the early sixties he focused on genre films, especially

Spaghetti Western The Spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...

s, sometimes being credited as Joseph Warren.

Filmography

Director

* ''

'', (also screenwriter, 1953) * '' Due lacrime'', (1954) * '' Mamma, perdonami!'', (1954) * ''

Vendicata! ''Vendicata!'' (i. e. "Vindicated!") is a 1955 Italian melodrama film written and directed by Giuseppe Vari and starring Milly Vitale and Alberto Farnese.Anonimo. "Vendicata!". ''Segnalazioni Cinematografiche'', vol. XXXVIII. 1955. It grossed 300 ...

'', (1955) * '' Addio sogni di gloria'', (also screenwriter, 1955) * '' Il ricatto di un padre'', (also screenwriter, 1957) * '' Giovane canaglia'', (also screenwriter, 1958) * '' Spavaldi e innamorati'', (1959) * ''

Revenge of the Barbarians ''Revenge of the Barbarians'' ( it, La vendetta dei barbari) is a 1960 film about the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Visigoths. This film was written by Gastone Ramazzotti and directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast Production Anthony Steel had moved ...

'', (1960) * '' I normanni'', (1962) * '' Canzoni in... bikini'', (1963) * ''

Rome Against Rome ''Rome Against Rome'' ( it, Roma contro Roma) is a 1964 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * John Drew Barrymore as Aderbad * Susy Andersen as Tullio * Ettore Manni as Gaius * Ida Galli as Rhama * Mino Doro as Lutetius * ...

'', (1964) * ''

Degueyo ''Degueyo'' (also known as ''De Guello'', ''Deguejo'' and ''Deguello'') is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Plot Norman returns to Danger City seeking revenge for the death of his father. The bandit Ramon and hi ...

'', (also screenwriter, 1966) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

Poker with Pistols ''Poker with Pistols'' ( it, Un poker di pistole) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * George Hilton as Ponson * George Eastman as Lucas * Annabella Incontrera as Lola * Mimmo Palmara as Master * J ...

'', (1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

Death Rides Along ''Death Rides Along'' ( it, Con lui cavalca la morte) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * Mike Marshall: Bobby "Idaho" Kent * Robert Hundar: Luke Prentiss * Carole André: Susan * Andrea Bosic: Bryan ...

'', (1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' L'ultimo killer'', (also editor, 1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Un buco in fronte'', (also editor, 1968) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

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'', (also editor, 1969) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead ''Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead'' ( it, Prega il Morto e Ammazza il Vivo) is the original release title of the 1971 Italian dramatic Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari, and starring Klaus Kinski and Dante Maggio. With its ...

'', (also editor, 1971) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Il 13º è sempre Giuda'', (also screenwriter, 1971) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?'', (1972) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Beffe, licenzie et amori del Decamerone segreto'', (1972) - under the name of Walter Pisani * '' La padrina'', (1973) - under the name of Al Pisani * '' Metti... che ti rompo il muso'', (1973) * '' Il lupo dei mari'', (1975) - under the name of Joseph Green * ''

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'', (also editor, 1977) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Ritornano quelli della calibro 38'', (also screenwriter and editor, 1977) * '' Urban Warriors'', (1987) - under the name of Joseph Warren

Screenwriter

* ''

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'', directed by

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(1962)

Film Editor

* '' Il vento mi ha cantato una canzone'', directed by

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(1947) * '' Accidenti alla guerra!...'', directed by

(1948) * '' Amori e veleni'', directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1949) * ''

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'', directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1950) * ''

The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue ''I sette nani alla riscossa'', internationally released as ''The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue'' in 1965, is a 1951 Italian fantasy-comedy film directed by Paolo W. Tamburella. Cast * Rossana Podestà: Princess Snow White * Georges Marchal: The ...

'', directed by Paolo W. Tamburella (1951) * ''

La peccatrice dell'isola ''La Peccatrice dell'isola'' (''The Island's Sinner'') is a 1952 Italian melodrama film. Cast * Silvana Pampanini: Carla * Folco Lulli: Don Pietro Ingarsia * Vittorio Duse: Ispettore De Santis * John Kitzmiller: Pescatore * Maria Grazia Fr ...

'', directed by

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(1952) * ''

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'', directed by

(1955) * '' The Reunion'', directed by

(1963) * '' Quella dannata pattuglia'', directed by

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(1969)

References

External links

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