Roberto Mauri (born 1924) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born Giuseppe Tagliavia in

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, Mauri began his career as a film actor in low-budget films, occasionally even playing main roles. He debuted as a director co-directing with Andrea Bianchi the crime film ''La legge del mitra'', in which he was also an actor. Mainly active between the 1960s and the first half of the 1970s, Mauri specialized in the

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 ...

genre, in which he was sometimes credited as Robert Johnson.

Selected filmography

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The Devil's Gondola ''The Devil's Gondola'' (Italian: ''La gondola del diavolo'') is a 1946 Italian historical drama-crime film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Loredana, Carlo Lombardi, and Erminio Spalla.Klossner p.103 Made by Scalera Films, it was s ...

'' (1946) * ''

The Opium Den ''The Opium Den'' (Italian: ''Fumeria d'oppio'') is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Emilio Ghione Jr., Mariella Lotti, and Emilio Cigoli. It was an unsuccessful attempt to revive the Za La Mort character, w ...

'' (1947) * ''

They Were Three Hundred ''They Were Three Hundred'' (Italian: ''Eran trecento'') is a 1952 Italian historical drama film directed by Gian Paolo Callegari and starring Rossano Brazzi, Franca Marzi and Myriam Bru. Di Fiore p.369 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in R ...

'' (1952) * ''

Francis the Smuggler ''Francis the Smuggler'' ( it, François il contrabbandiere) is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Gianfranco Parolini and starring Roberto Mauri, Doris Duranti and Vira Silenti.Bragaglia p.166 Synopsis With the police on his trail, a smuggler ...

'' (1953) * ''

La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi ''La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi'' (i. e. "The Patrol of Amba Alagi") is a 1953 Italian war melodrama film written and directed by Flavio Calzavara and starring Luciano Tajoli and Milly Vitale.Anonimo. "La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi". ''Segnalazio ...

'' (1953) ;Director and screenwriter * ''

Slaughter of the Vampires ''Slaughter of the Vampires'' ( it, La strage dei vampiri) (issued in the United States as ''Curse of the Blood Ghouls'') is a 1962 Italian horror film written and directed by Roberto Mauri. The film is set in 19th Century Austria where a newlywe ...

'' (1962) * '' Three Swords for Rome'' (1964) * '' The Invincible Brothers Maciste'' (1964) * ''

Night of Violence ''Night of Violence'' ( it, Le notti della violenza) is a 1965 Italian film directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Helene Chanel and Marilu Tolo. It was initially banned in Italy on the time of its release, and released in France first as ''Call ...

'' (1965) * '' Vengeance Is My Forgiveness'' (1968) * ''

Kong Island ''Kong Island'' (original Italian title: ''Eva, la Venere selvaggia''; translated as ''Eva, the Savage Venus'') is a 1968 jungle adventure film (with a science fiction element) directed by Roberto Mauri (billed as Robert Morris). The film was pr ...

'' (1968) * ''

Sartana in the Valley of Death ''Sartana in the Valley of Death'' ( it, Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi, also known as ''Ballad of Death Valley'') is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Roberto Mauri and starring William Berger. Plot Cast * ...

'' (1970) * '' Wanted Sabata'' (1970) * ''

He Was Called Holy Ghost ''He Was Called Holy Ghost'' ( it, ...e lo chiamarono Spirito Santo) is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western-comedy film written and directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Vassili Karis. It was followed by ''Return of the Holy Ghost'' (1972), still ...

'' (1971) * ''

Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman ''Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman'' ( it, La spada normanna) is a 1971 Capa e spada film directed by Roberto Mauri. Plot After the death of King Henry I in 12th-century England, the throne is taken by Stephen Cunningham who claims to possess the m ...

'' (1971) * '' Madeleine: Anatomy of a Nightmare'' (1974)

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* 1924 births 20th-century Italian male actors Italian film directors Italian male film actors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters People from Castelvetrano Possibly living people {{Italy-film-bio-stub