Ferdinando Baldi

Italian film director and screenwriter (1917–2007)

Ferdinando Baldi
Born	Salvatore Di Silvestro 19 May 1917 (1917-05-19) Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, Italy
Died	12 September 2007 (2007-09-13) (aged 90) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter

Ferdinando Baldi (19 May 1917 – 12 September 2007) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.^[1]

Biography

Baldi was born in Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, on 19 May 1917.^[2] His early film work began in Italy in the early 1950s with films such as Il Prezzo dell'Onore.^[2] He directed Orson Welles in the films David and Goliath and The Tartars.^[2] Baldi died in Italy on 12 September 2007.^[2]

Selected filmography

Il prezzo dell'onore (1952)
Assi alla ribalta (1954)
David and Goliath (1960)
Duel of Champions (1961)
La spada del Cid (1962)
Taras Bulba, the Cossack (1962)
Il figlio di Cleopatra (1964)
Sfida al re di Castiglia (1964)
Suicide Mission to Singapore (1966)
All'ombra delle aquile (1966)
Texas, Adios (1966)
Massacre in the Black Forest (1967)
Io non protesto, io amo (1967)
Rita of the West (1967)
Hate Thy Neighbor (1968)
Django, Prepare a Coffin (1968)
The Forgotten Pistolero (1969)
Bootleggers (1969)
Blindman (1971)
The Sicilian Connection (1972)
Long Lasting Days (1973)
Carambola! (1974)
Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket (1975)
Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk (1976)
Get Mean (1976)
Geometra Primetti selvaggiamente Osvaldo (1976)
Nine Guests for a Crime (1977)
La compagna di viaggio (1980)
Comin' at Ya! (1981)
Treasure of the Four Crowns (1983)
Warbus (1985)
Un maledetto soldato (1988)
Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission (1988) (as "Ted Kaplan")

References

^ Lentz III, Harris M. (2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786434817.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lentz III 2008, p. 18.