Roberto Mauri (born 1924) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born Giuseppe Tagliavia in

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, Mauri began his career as a film actor in low-budget films, occasionally even playing main roles. He debuted as a director co-directing with Andrea Bianchi the crime film ''La legge del mitra'', in which he was also an actor. Mainly active between the 1960s and the first half of the 1970s, Mauri specialized in the

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 film-making style and international box-office success. The term was used by foreign critics because most ...

genre, in which he was sometimes credited as Robert Johnson.

Selected filmography

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The Devil's Gondola ''The Devil's Gondola'' (Italian: ''La gondola del diavolo'') is a 1946 Italian historical drama-crime film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Loredana, Carlo Lombardi, and Erminio Spalla.Klossner p.103 Made by Scalera Films, it was ...

'' (1946) * ''

The Opium Den ''The Opium Den'' (Italian: ''Fumeria d'oppio'') is a 1947 Italian crime film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Emilio Ghione Jr., Mariella Lotti, and Emilio Cigoli. It was an unsuccessful attempt to revive the Za La Mort character, ...

'' (1947) * '' They Were Three Hundred'' (1952) * '' Francis the Smuggler'' (1953) * '' La pattuglia dell'Amba Alagi'' (1953) ;Director and screenwriter * ''

Slaughter of the Vampires ''Slaughter of the Vampires'' ( it, La strage dei vampiri) (issued in the United States as ''Curse of the Blood Ghouls'') is a 1962 Italian horror film written and directed by Roberto Mauri. The film is set in 19th Century Austria where a newlywe ...

'' (1962) * '' Three Swords for Rome'' (1964) * ''

The Invincible Brothers Maciste ''The Invincible Brothers Maciste'' ( it, Gli invincibili fratelli Maciste) is a 1964 Italian peplum film written and directed by Roberto Mauri.Michele Giordano. ''Giganti buoni''. Gremese Editore, 1998. . Plot Two Herculean warrior brothers ba ...

'' (1964) * ''

Night of Violence ''Night of Violence'' ( it, Le notti della violenza) is a 1965 Italian film directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Helene Chanel and Marilu Tolo. It was initially banned in Italy on the time of its release, and released in France first as ''Call ...

'' (1965) * ''

Vengeance Is My Forgiveness ''Vengeance Is My Forgiveness'' ( it, La vendetta è il mio perdono, also known as ''Shotgun'') is a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Roberto Mauri. Plot Cast * Tab Hunter as Sheriff Durango * Erika Blanc as Jan ...

'' (1968) * ''

Kong Island ''Kong Island'' (original Italian title: ''Eva, la Venere selvaggia''; translated as ''Eva, the Savage Venus'') is a 1968 jungle adventure film (with a science fiction element) directed by Roberto Mauri (billed as Robert Morris). The film was pr ...

'' (1968) * '' Sartana in the Valley of Death'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' He Was Called Holy Ghost'' (1971) * ''

Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman ''Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman'' ( it, La spada normanna) is a 1971 Capa e spada film directed by Roberto Mauri. Plot After the death of King Henry I of England, Henry I in 12th-century England, the throne is taken by Stephen Cunningham who clai ...

'' (1971) * '' Madeleine: Anatomy of a Nightmare'' (1974)

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* 1924 births 20th-century Italian male actors Italian film directors Italian male film actors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters People from Castelvetrano Possibly living people {{Italy-film-bio-stub