Giorgio Stegani
Writing
Biography
Giorgio Stegani was born on October 13, 1928, in Milan, Italy. He was a versatile filmmaker, working as a writer, director, and second unit director. Stegani is best known for his contributions to the Spaghetti Western genre in the 1960s. He wrote the script for Un Dollaro bucato (1965) and directed and wrote Adiós gringo (1965), both starring Giuliano Gemma. He also co-wrote Mille dollari sul nero (1966). Stegani's work is noted for its engaging narratives and character development within the western genre. He passed away on February 20, 2020, in Rome, Italy.
Known For

A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.
Cannibal Holocaust

Two brothers part company only to be reunited when one is hired to stop a thief who turns out to be his sibling.
Blood for a Silver Dollar

A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.
After the Fox

Trojan hero Aeneas battles to save his city from the Greeks, but once Troy falls, he leads the 600 survivors to Italy and founds the city of Rome.
The Trojan Horse

The god Dionysus decides to pay a visit to the city of Thebes. Dionysus wants to be the worshiped by the masses, but the kingdom is suffering a horrific drought and the king Pentheus wants instead to sacrifice a virgin to the God Demeter.
The Bacchantes

John Lackland seizes the English throne, believing the rightful ruler, his brother Richard the Lionheart, to be dead. When he learns that Richard is being held captive by the German emperor and can be ransomed for a large sum of money, he refuses to pay and orders the messengers, including Sir Henry of Nottingham, to be killed. Sir Henry escapes to Sherwood Forest, which belongs to his estates. There he joins forces with a group of Anglo-Saxons and fights under the name Robin Hood against the regime of the king's traitors...
Long Live Robin Hood

A thief takes the job as a town sheriff in order to rob a silver shipment before his ex-partner can grab it.
Beyond the Law

A very young Ornella Muti plays a rich girl who falls for an older hippie boy. Her parents don't approve and try to stop her from seeing him so they run away to a villa (Her parents') by the sea. Later they are shipwrecked on a deserted island. The plot focuses on the efforts of the police to figure out where the girl is, which is set against the developing relationship between the two young people.
Summer Affair

Hans von Arnam travels to a Flemish village to study a strange carousel located in an old windmill that displays famous murderesses and other notorious women from history. Professor Gregorius Wahl, owner of the windmill, warns Hans to stay away from his mysterious daughter Elfi, in order to keep Hans from discovering the horrible secret shared by the Professor and Elfi's Doctor.
Mill of the Stone Women

Skiers in Northern Italy unwittingly awaken an ancient witch after removing her mask in a crevasse. Their actions unleash a curse, leading to terrifying consequences.
The Mask of Satan

A gunslinger on the run for a murder he didn't commit goes to New Mexico where he hopes to find a person who can exculpate him. While on his way he finds a girl who has been kidnapped and tortured, sets her free and then takes his revenge at gunpoint.
Adiós Gringo

Paolo Mancuso is a gang boss whose rivals want dead. During a failed assassination attempt, he is bitten by an infected lab rat. In the short time he has left to live, he tracks down his enemies and kills them one by one.
The Last Desperate Hours

Anna, a young stenography student who after a chance meeting in a park, begins a steamy relationship with Marco (Bekim Fehmiu) a much older married man, who dotes on his young daughter but is quite happy to cheat on his wife. When they first make love Anna reveals her masochistic streak so it's not long before their relationship takes a much darker turn as Marco increasingly pushes the boundaries between love and abuse in the things he asks her to do.
Ready for Anything

A new teacher at an exclusive school slowly pieces together a mystery involving an insidious game played by her students, who may have been responsible for her predecessor's death.
School of Fear

Three vignettes about couples trying to get together and the problems that continue to keep them apart.
Love and Troubles

A documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
White Vertigo

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La Celestina P… R…

Vittorio, an employee of an insurance company, is the only witness to an incident where a thief called the golden chameleon dies. In his suitcase Vittorio finds the instructions to carry out a robbery. He decides to assume the identity of the golden chameleon and carry out the robbery.
Golden Chameleon

In a disputed border town, the US Army waits for word from Washington as to the rightful country it belongs, while dealing with a rowdy pack of Mexican soldier/bandits. Into the mix rides seemingly mysterious stranger Anthony Steffan, who looks like a dandy but has a few deadly tricks up his sleeve.
Gentleman Killer

Elisa is the only witness to a savage murder that takes place in a department store after hours. And yet, as a blind woman, she’s unable to visually describe the killer. Soon, the psychopath is after her too, and will stop at nothing to eliminate Elisa… and everyone around her.