Maurizio Lucidi (1932–2005) was an Italian director, screenwriter and editor, sometimes credited as Mark Lender. Born in

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

, Lucidi started his career as film editor in the early 1960s. In 1964 he was assistant director for

Pier Paolo Pasolini Pier Paolo Pasolini (; 5 March 1922 – 2 November 1975) was an Italian poet, filmmaker, writer and intellectual who also distinguished himself as a journalist, novelist, translator, playwright, visual artist and actor. He is considered one of ...

on '' The Gospel According to St. Matthew''. He made his directorial debut in 1966 with '' Hercules the Avenger''; later he directed a number of 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 ...

Selected filmography

* '' The Changing of the Guard'' (1962) *''

My Name Is Pecos ''My Name Is Pecos'' ( it, Due once di piombo (Il mio nome è Pecos)) is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was followed by '' Pecos Cleans Up'' the next year. Plot As a child, Pecos Martinez witnessed how Joe ...

'' (1966) *''

Pecos Cleans Up ''Pecos è qui: prega e muori'' (internationally released as ''Pecos Cleans Up'') is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. The film is the immediate sequel of '' Due once di piombo''; differently from the first chapt ...

'' (1967) *''

Halleluja for Django ''La più grande rapina del West'' (released as ''Halleluja for Django'' in the US and as ''The Greatest Kidnapping in the West'' in Great Britain) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It was referred as a film ...

'' (1967) *'' La battaglia del Sinai'' (1969) *'' Probabilità zero'' (1968) *''

It Can Be Done Amigo ''It Can Be Done Amigo'' (Italian: ''Si può fare... amigo'') is a 1972 Spanish / Italian / French film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. The film is also known as ''Saddle Tramps'' (English title in Canada) Plot summary Coburn is pursued by the gu ...

'' (1971) *''

The Designated Victim ''The Designated Victim'' ( it, La vittima designata, also known as '' Slam Out'') is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. Cast * Tomas Milian as Stefano Augenti * Pierre Clémenti Pierre André Clémenti (28 September 19 ...

'' (1971) *'' Stateline Motel '' (1973) *''

Due cuori, una cappella ''Due cuori, una cappella'' is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. Plot Aristide receives a rich inheritance of jewelry from his died mother, but when he meets a beautiful redhead at the cemetery, his life changes unexpected ...

'' (1975) *'' Street People'' (1975) *''

Il marito in collegio ''Il marito in collegio'' is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Lucidi. It is based on the novel with the same name by Giovanni Guareschi. Plot A gas station attendant (Enrico Montesano) falls in love with a Lombard noblewoman ( Si ...

'' (1977) *'' Tutto suo padre'' (1978) *'' Perché non facciamo l’amore?'' (1981)

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