Cesare Canevari (13 October 1927 - 25 October 2012) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Canevari began his career shortly after World War II as a stage actor, occasionally also appearing in films in minor roles. Variously referred to as "a genius ahead of his time", "a master of genre cinema" and "one of the less labelable directors of Italian genre cinema", he directed nine films between 1964 and 1983. Often characterized by an unusual style, his films ranged through different genres, including noir, Nazisploitation,

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and melodrama. His films generally were produced and shot in Milan.

Selected filmography

* '' Un tango dalla Russia'' (1965) * '' Agente Segreto 070: Thunderbay Missione Grasshopper ''(1966) * ''

A Man for Emmanuelle ''A Man for Emmanuelle'' ( it, Io, Emmanuelle) is an Italian drama film directed by Cesare Canevari and starring Erika Blanc. Cast * Erika Blanc as Emmanuelle * Adolfo Celi as Sandro * Paolo Ferrari as Raffaello * Milla Sannoner as Lesbi ...

'' (1969) * '' Matalo! ''(1970) * ''

Last Orgy of the Third Reich ''Gestapo's Last Orgy'' ( it, 'L'ultima orgia del III Reich, lit=Last Orgy of the Third Reich) is an Italian Nazi exploitation film directed and co-written by Cesare Canevari and starring Daniela Poggi. Plot The film begins with a man named C ...

'' (1977)

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* 1927 births 2012 deaths Italian film directors Italian male film actors Italian male stage actors Italian screenwriters Film people from Milan Giallo film directors Italian male screenwriters Clergy from Milan {{Italy-film-bio-stub