Giuseppe Vari (9 March 1924 – 1 October 1993) was an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, Rome, Vari started his career as an editor of films and documentaries, collaborating among others with Federico Fellini,

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and

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. In 1953 he made his directorial debut with ''

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'', then specialized in melodramatic films. From the early sixties he focused on genre films, especially Spaghetti Westerns, sometimes being credited as Joseph Warren.

Filmography

Director

* ''

'', (also screenwriter, 1953) * '' Due lacrime'', (1954) * '' Mamma, perdonami!'', (1954) * '' Vendicata!'', (1955) * '' Addio sogni di gloria'', (also screenwriter, 1955) * '' Il ricatto di un padre'', (also screenwriter, 1957) * '' Giovane canaglia'', (also screenwriter, 1958) * '' Spavaldi e innamorati'', (1959) * '' Revenge of the Barbarians'', (1960) * '' I normanni'', (1962) * '' Canzoni in... bikini'', (1963) * '' Rome Against Rome'', (1964) * ''

Degueyo ''Degueyo'' (also known as ''De Guello'', ''Deguejo'' and ''Deguello'') is a 1966 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Plot Norman returns to Danger City seeking revenge for the death of his father. The bandit Ramon and hi ...

'', (also screenwriter, 1966) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Poker with Pistols'', (1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Death Rides Along'', (1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' L'ultimo killer'', (also editor, 1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Un buco in fronte'', (also editor, 1968) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Un posto all'inferno'', (also editor, 1969) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead'', (also editor, 1971) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Il 13º è sempre Giuda'', (also screenwriter, 1971) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?'', (1972) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Beffe, licenzie et amori del Decamerone segreto'', (1972) - under the name of Walter Pisani * '' La padrina'', (1973) - under the name of Al Pisani * '' Metti... che ti rompo il muso'', (1973) * '' Il lupo dei mari'', (1975) - under the name of Joseph Green * '' Suor Emanuelle'', (also editor, 1977) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Ritornano quelli della calibro 38'', (also screenwriter and editor, 1977) * '' Urban Warriors'', (1987) - under the name of Joseph Warren

Screenwriter

* '' L'attico'', directed by

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(1962)

Film Editor

* '' Il vento mi ha cantato una canzone'', directed by

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(1947) * '' Accidenti alla guerra!...'', directed by

(1948) * '' Amori e veleni'', directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1949) * ''

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'', directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1950) * '' The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue'', directed by Paolo W. Tamburella (1951) * '' La peccatrice dell'isola'', directed by

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(1952) * ''

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'', directed by Federico Fellini (1955) * '' The Reunion'', directed by

(1963) * '' Quella dannata pattuglia'', directed by

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(1969)

References

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* 1924 births 1993 deaths People from Segni Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Spaghetti Western directors Italian film editors 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-director-stub