Ferdinando Baldi
Italian film director and screenwriter (1917–2007)
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Ferdinando Baldi (19 May 1927 – 12 November 2007) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.[1] Throughout his career he used a number of pseudonyms, including Ted Kaplan, Ferdy Baldwin and Sam Livingstone.
Born
19 May 1927
Ferdinando Baldi
19 May 1927
Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, Italy
Died12 November 2007 (aged 80)
Rome, Italy
OccupationsDirector, screenwriter
Ferdinando Baldi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ferdinando Baldi 19 May 1927 Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, Italy |
| Died | 12 November 2007 (aged 80) Rome, Italy |
| Occupations | Director, screenwriter |
Biography
Baldi was born in Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, on 19 May 1927. He was employed as a teacher after getting a degree in literature, but he got involved in cinema thanks to his acquaintance with Italian producer Tiziano Longo and he produced his first movie, Il Prezzo dell'onore in 1952.[1]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Il prezzo dell'onore | Yes | Yes | Written with G. Folchi and T. Piacenti | |
| 1954 | Assi alla ribalta | Yes | Yes | Directed with Giorgio Cristallini | |
| 1960 | David and Goliath | Yes | Yes | Starring Orson Welles, Co-directors Richard Pottier and Orson Welles; Co-writers, Umberto Scarpelli and Ambrogio Molteni | |
| 1961 | Duel of Champions | Yes | No | Co-directing with Terence Young | |
| 1961 | The Tartars | Yes | No | un-credited in English version, Co-directing with Orson Welles and Richard Thorpe | [2] |
| 1962 | The Sword of El Cid | No | Yes | Co-writing with Alfredo Giannetti and Antonio Navarro Linares | |
| 1962 | Taras Bulba, the Cossack | Yes | No | Co-directing with Henry Zaphiratos | |
| 1963 | Kingdom of Violence | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Adriano Bolzoni and Andres Dolera | |
| 1964 | Il figlio di Cleopatra | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Anacleto Fontini and Franco Airaldi | |
| 1966 | Suicide Mission to Singapore | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Maria del Carmen Martinez Roman | |
| 1966 | In the Shadow of the Eagles | Yes | Yes | Credited as Ferdy Baldwin, Co-writing with Nino Milano, | |
| 1966 | Texas, Adios | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Franco Rossetti, Starring Franco Nero | |
| 1967 | Massacre in the Black Forest | Yes | Yes | Co-directing with Rudolf Nussgruber, Co-writing with Adriano Bolzoni and Alessandro Ferraù | |
| 1967 | Io non protesto, io amo | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Franco Rossetti | |
| 1967 | Rita of the West | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Franco Rossetti, Starring Rita Pavone, Terence Hill and Lucio Dalla | |
| 1968 | Hate Thy Neighbor | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Luigi Angelo and Roberto Natale | |
| 1968 | Django, Prepare a Coffin | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Franco Rossetti, starring Terence Hill | |
| 1969 | The Forgotten Pistolero | Yes | No | ||
| 1969 | Bootleggers | No | Yes | Co-writing with Alfio Caltabiano, Jose Gutierrez Maesso and Leonardo Martin | |
| 1971 | Blindman | Yes | No | Starring Ringo Starr | [3] |
| 1971 | Los corsarios | Yes | No | ||
| 1972 | The Sicilian Connection | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Duilio Coletti | |
| 1973 | Long Lasting Days | Yes | Yes | Credited as Sam Livingstone | |
| 1974 | Carambola! | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Nino Ducci and Horst Frank | |
| 1975 | Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Nino Ducci and Mino Roli | |
| 1976 | Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Brunello Rondi | |
| 1976 | Get Mean | Yes | No | ||
| 1976 | Geometra Primetti selvaggiamente Osvaldo | Yes | Yes | Co-writing with Luigi Bernardi and Romano Bernardi | |
| 1977 | Nine Guests for a Crime | Yes | No | ||
| 1980 | Terror Express | Yes | No | ||
| 1980 | La compagna di viaggio | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1981 | Comin' at Ya! | Yes | No | ||
| 1983 | Treasure of the Four Crowns | Yes | No | ||
| 1985 | Warbus | Yes | Yes | Credited as Ted Kaplan, Co-writing with John Fitzsimmons | |
| 1988 | Un maledetto soldato | Yes | Yes | Credited as Ted Kaplan | |
| 1988 | Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission | Yes | Yes | Credited as Ted Kaplan, filmed in North Korea | [4] |
| 2005 | The Spaghetti Western | No | No | Documentary Interview | |
| 2005 | The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi | No | No | Documentary Interview | |