Marcello Baldi (1 August 1923 – 22 July 2008) was an Italian director and a screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in Telve Valsugana, from 1940 to 1954 Baldi worked as

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for, among others,

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, and won the 2008 Edition of the Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Salerno.

Selected filmography

* ''

Il raccomandato di ferro ''Il raccomandato di ferro'' is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Marcello Baldi and starring Mario Riva. It grossed 89,3 million lire at the Italian box office. Plot Augusto Zinconi is a former Roman usher who found employment in an ...

'' (1959) * ''

Venus Against the Son of Hercules ''Venus Against the Son of Hercules'' ( it, Marte, dio della guerra, also known as ''Mars, God of War'' and ''The Son of Hercules vs. Venus'') is a 1962 Italian peplum film written and directed by Marcello Baldi and starring Roger Browne and Jac ...

'' (1962) * '' Night Train to Milan'' (1962) * '' Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible'' (1965) * '' Countdown to Doomsday'' (1966)

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* 1923 births People from Trentino 2008 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-director-stub