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Giuseppe Colizzi

Giuseppe Colizzi

Director · 1925–1978 · Rome, Italy

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Biography

Giuseppe Colizzi was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for his work in the Spaghetti Western genre. He began his career as a production manager and assistant director before making his directorial debut with God Forgives... I Don't! (1967), which introduced the successful pairing of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill. Colizzi continued to work with the duo in Ace High (1968) and Boot Hill (1969), forming a trilogy that became iconic in the genre. His films are noted for their dynamic action sequences and engaging storytelling, contributing to the popularity of Spaghetti Westerns in the late 1960s.

Directed 8

1970s

  1. 1979

    Pandemonio (Switch)

    Director

  2. 1974

    Run, Run, Joe!

    Director

  3. 1972

1950s

  1. 1950

    The White Line

    Second Assistant Director

1940s

  1. 1949

    Campane a martello

    Second Assistant Director

Produced 11

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. 1968
  3. 1965

    Let's Talk About Men

    Associate Producer

  4. 1964

    Beautiful Families

    Producer

  5. 1961

    Ghosts of Rome

    Production Manager

  6. The Honored Society

    Line Producer

1950s

  1. 1955

    The Swindle

    Production Manager

  2. 1954

    The Art of Getting Along

    Production Manager

  3. Two Nights with Cleopatra

    Production Manager

  4. 1953

    Easy Years

    Production Manager

Wrote 6

1970s

  1. 1979

    Pandemonio (Switch)

    Writer

  2. 1974

    Run, Run, Joe!

    Story, Writer

  3. 1972

Other crew 1

1950s

  1. 1952

    100 Little Mothers

    Supervisor of Production Resources