Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-10-02
Day of Death
1970-06-14 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy
Also Known As
James Reed
Guido Malatesta
Biography
Guido Malatesta was an Italian screenwriter and film director active from the 1950s to the early 1970s. He began his career as a screenwriter, contributing to various Italian films before transitioning to directing. Malatesta directed numerous genre films, including peplum, adventure, and Spaghetti Westerns. His notable works include Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960), Fury of Achilles (1962), and Django's Cut Price Corpses (1971). Malatesta's films are characterized by their action sequences and adherence to genre conventions, contributing to the popularity of Italian genre cinema during his active years.
