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director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer. Among his films are '' The Sabata Trilogy'', several

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films, most of the

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films and a number of

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Filmography

Director

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'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

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'' (1962) * '' The Ten Gladiators'' (''I dieci gladiatori'') (1963) * '' Mission to Hell'' (1964) * '' 3 Avengers'' (1964) * '' Left Handed Johnny West'' (1965) * '' Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill'' (1966) * '' Kommissar X – In den Klauen des goldenen Drachen'' (1966) * '' The Three Fantastic Supermen'' (1967) * ''

If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death ''If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death'' () is a 1968 Spaghetti Western film directed by Gianfranco Parolini. The film stars Gianni Garko, William Berger, Fernando Sancho and Klaus Kinski, and features a musical score by Piero Piccioni. ''If ...

'' (''Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte'') (1968) * '' Five for Hell'' (''Cinque per l'inferno''), aka ''Five Into Hell'' (1969) * '' Sabata'' (''Ehi amico ... c'è Sabata, hai chiuso!'') (1969) * ''

Adiós, Sabata ''Adiós, Sabata'' (, lit. "Indio Black, you know what I'm going to tell you... You're a big son of a...") is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western film, directed by Gianfranco Parolini. It is the second film in '' The Sabata Trilogy'' by Parolini. Yul ...

'' (''Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di...'') (1970) * '' Return of Sabata'' (''È tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta'') (1971) * ''

God's Gun ''God's Gun'', also known as ''Diamante Lobo'', is a 1976 Italian-Israeli Spaghetti Western cowritten and directed by Gianfranco Parolini (credited as Frank Kramer) and starring Lee Van Cleef, Jack Palance, Leif Garrett, Richard Boone and Syb ...

'' (''Diamante Lobo'') (1975) * '' We Are No Angels'' (''Noi non siamo angeli'') (1975) * '' Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century'' (1977)

Writer

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'' (1960, directed by

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)

Actor

* '' Little Red Monkey'' (1955) - Police Inspector May - sanitorium * '' The Ten Gladiators'' (1963) - Livius Verus * '' Mission to Hell'' (1964) - Thug at Information Booth (uncredited) * '' Kommissar X – In den Klauen des goldenen Drachen'' (1966) - Rex * ''Kommissar X - Drei blaue Panther'' (1968) - Smoky * ''

'' (1968) - Gambler * ''Roma. L'antica chiave dei sensi'' (1984) - Senator Lucius * ''Alla ricerca dell'impero sepolto'' (1987) - Prof. Alexis Xristopoulos (final film role)

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