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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and

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. In 1953 he made his directorial debut with ''

Infame accusa ''Infame accusa'' is a 1953 Italian melodrama film. It represents the directorial debut by Giuseppe Vari. Plot Cast * Mirella Uberti as Gina * Piero Lulli as Marco * Folco Lulli as Giovannino * Marisa Merlini as Lover of Giovannino * Arno ...

'', then specialized in melodramatic films. From the early sixties he focused on genre films, especially

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s, sometimes being credited as Joseph Warren.

Filmography

Director

* ''

'', (also screenwriter, 1953) * ''

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'', (1954) * '' Mamma, perdonami!'', (1954) * ''

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'', (1955) * ''

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'', (also screenwriter, 1955) * '' Il ricatto di un padre'', (also screenwriter, 1957) * ''

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'', (also screenwriter, 1958) * '' Spavaldi e innamorati'', (1959) * ''

Revenge of the Barbarians ''Revenge of the Barbarians'' ( it, La vendetta dei barbari) is a 1960 film about the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Visigoths. This film was written by Gastone Ramazzotti and directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast Production Anthony Steel had moved ...

'', (1960) * '' I normanni'', (1962) * '' Canzoni in... bikini'', (1963) * ''

Rome Against Rome ''Rome Against Rome'' ( it, Roma contro Roma) is a 1964 Italian ''peplum'' film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * John Drew Barrymore as Aderbad * Susy Andersen as Tullio * Ettore Manni as Gaius * Ida Galli as Rhama * Mino Doro as Lutetius * Ivan ...

'', (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 ''Poker with Pistols'' ( it, Un poker di pistole) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * George Hilton as Ponson * George Eastman as Lucas * Annabella Incontrera Annabella Incontrera (11 June 1943 � ...

'', (1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

Death Rides Along ''Death Rides Along'' ( it, Con lui cavalca la morte) is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * Mike Marshall: Bobby "Idaho" Kent * Robert Hundar: Luke Prentiss * Carole André: Susan * Andrea Bosic: Bryan ...

'', (1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

L'ultimo killer ''The Last Killer'' (Italian: ''L'ultimo killer'', also known as ''Django the Last Killer'') is a 1967 Spaghetti Western movie starring George Eastman and Anthony Ghidra. Plot Ramon's father has a small farm and, like all the other poor farmers ...

'', (also editor, 1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

Un buco in fronte ''A Hole in the Forehead'' ( it, Un buco in fronte, also known as ''A Hole Between the Eyes'') is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari. Cast * Dragomir Bojanić as Billy Blood (credited as ''Anthony Ghidra'') * Rob ...

'', (also editor, 1968) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

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'', (also editor, 1969) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead ''Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead'' ( it, Prega il Morto e Ammazza il Vivo) is the original release title of the 1971 Italian dramatic Spaghetti Western film directed by Giuseppe Vari, and starring Klaus Kinski and Dante Maggio. With i ...

'', (also editor, 1971) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

Il 13º è sempre Giuda ''The Last Traitor'' ( it, Il tredicesimo è sempre Giuda, 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 Am ...

'', (also screenwriter, 1971) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why? ''Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?'' ( it, Terza ipotesi su un caso di perfetta strategia criminale) is a 1972 Italian thriller film directed by Giuseppe Vari and starring Lou Castel. The hardcore inserts were edited for some foreign markets.

'', (1972) - under the name of Joseph Warren * ''

Beffe, licenzie et amori del Decamerone segreto ''The Ribald Decameron'' ( it, Beffe, licenzie et amori del Decamerone segreto, also known as ''Love, Passion and Pleasure'') is a 1972 Italian commedia sexy all'italiana film directed by Giuseppe Vari (here credited as Walter Pisani). Nominally b ...

'', (1972) - under the name of Walter Pisani * ''

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'', (1973) - under the name of Al Pisani * '' Metti... che ti rompo il muso'', (1973) * ''

Il lupo dei mari ''Legend of the Sea Wolf'' ( it, Il lupo dei mari , also known as ''Larsen, Wolf of the Seven Seas'') is a 1975 Italian adventure film directed by Giuseppe Vari. It is based on the 1904 novel '' The Sea-Wolf'' by Jack London. Plot Author and gen ...

'', (1975) - under the name of Joseph Green * ''

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'', (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

* ''

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'', 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) * ''

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'', directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1949) * ''

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'', directed by Giorgio Simonelli (1950) * ''

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'', directed by

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(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

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(1952) * ''

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'', directed by

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

(1963) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1969)

References

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