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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
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,
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and
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. In 1953 he made his directorial debut with '' Infame accusa'', then specialized in
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tic films. From the early sixties he focused on genre films, especially
Spaghetti Western The spaghetti Western is a broad subgenre of Western films produced in Europe. It emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's filmmaking style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most o ...
s, sometimes being credited as Joseph Warren.


Filmography


Director

* '' Infame accusa'', (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) * ''
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'', (1962) * '' Canzoni in... bikini'', (1963) * '' Rome Against Rome'', (1964) * '' Degueyo'', (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 * '' The Last Killer'', (also editor, 1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' A Hole in the Forehead'', (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 * ''
The Last Traitor ''The Last Traitor'' (, also known as ''Thirteenth Is a Judas'') is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Plot A wedding is set to take place in Sonora, Mexico sometime after the American Civil War. Former Confederat ...
'', (also screenwriter, 1971) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?'', (1972) - under the name of Joseph Warren * '' The Ribald Decameron'', (1972) - under the name of Walter Pisani * '' La padrina'', (1973) - under the name of Al Pisani * '' Metti... che ti rompo il muso'', (1973) * '' Legend of the Sea Wolf'', (1975) - under the name of Joseph Green * ''
Sister Emanuelle ''Sister Emanuelle'' (Italian: ''Suor Emanuelle'') is a 1977 exploitation film. It can be classified under both the nunsploitation and sexploitation exploitation film subgenres. It is part of the long running Black Emanuelle series of films starr ...
'', (also editor, 1977) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''
Return of the 38 Gang ''Return of the 38 Gang'' (, also known as ''Gangsters'') is a 1977 Italian poliziottesco film directed by Giuseppe Vari. The film is an in-name-only sequel to Massimo Dallamano's '' Colt 38 Special Squad'' with different plot, characters and cast. ...
'', (also screenwriter and editor, 1977) * '' Urban Warriors'', (1987) - under the name of Joseph Warren


Screenwriter

* '' The Attic'', directed by
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(1962)


Film Editor

* '' Il vento mi ha cantato una canzone'', directed by
Camillo Mastrocinque Camillo Mastrocinque (11 May 1901 – 23 April 1969) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1968, and is known to horror film fans for directing ''Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) starring ...
(1947) * '' Accidenti alla guerra!...'', directed by
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(1948) * '' Love and Poison'', directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1949) * ''
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'', directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1950) * ''
The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue ''I sette nani alla riscossa'', internationally released as ''The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue'' in 1965, is a 1951 Italian fantasy-comedy film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates expe ...
'', directed by Paolo W. Tamburella (1951) * ''
La peccatrice dell'isola ''La Peccatrice dell'isola'' (''The Island's Sinner'') is a 1952 Italy, Italian melodrama film. Cast * Silvana Pampanini: Carla * Folco Lulli: Don Pietro Ingarsia * Vittorio Duse: Ispettore De Santis * John Kitzmiller: Pescatore * Maria Graz ...
'', directed by
Sergio Corbucci Sergio Corbucci (; 6 December 1926 – 1 December 1990) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer. He was one of the main exponents of the Spaghetti Western genre during the 1960s and 1970s, with his most notable work ...
(1952) * '' Il Bidone'', directed by
Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and ...
(1955) * '' The Reunion'', directed by
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(1963) * '' Quella dannata pattuglia'', directed by
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(1969)


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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