- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- January 1, 1919
- Place of Birth
- Cammarata, Sicily, Italy
- Died
- October 5, 2006
Ottavio Alessi
Ottavio Alessi was an Italian screenwriter, producer, and film director whose career spanned from the 1940s to the 1970s. Born in Cammarata, Sicily, he entered the film industry in 1940 as an assistant director. By 1945, Alessi had transitioned to screenwriting, contributing to both genre and art films. He collaborated with notable directors such as Pietro Germi, Franco Rossi, Folco Quilici, and Luciano Salce. Alessi directed two films in the 1960s: What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? (1964), a parody of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, and Top Sensation (1969). His screenwriting credits include The Testimony (1946), Amici per la pelle (1955), A Woman Alone (1956), The Mongols (1961), Charge of the Black Lancers (1962), Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976), and Emanuelle in America (1977). Alessi's work is noted for its versatility and contribution to Italian cinema during a transformative era.
Filmography
tvCinderella '87
1987 · Screenplay
tvQuo Vadis?
1985 · Screenplay
movieCinderella '80
1984 · Screenplay
movieThe Precarious Bank Teller
1980 · Screenplay
movieNella misura in cui...
1979 · Self, Writer
movieDamned in Venice
1978 · Writer
movieThe Rip-Off
1977 · Writer
movieEmanuelle in America
1977 · Original Story
movieEmanuelle in Bangkok
1976 · Story
Le Montagne della Luce
tvLe Montagne della Luce
1976 · Writer
movieFratello mare
1975 · Writer
movieCodice d'amore orientale
1974 · Writer
movieThe Black Decameron
1972 · Writer
movieThe Designated Victim
1971 · Balsamo
movieBali
1970 · Story, Writer
movieThe Snake God
1970 · Writer
movieThe Seducers
1969 · Director, Screenplay
movieDick Smart 2.007
1967 · Writer
movieAdultery Italian Style
1966 · Screenplay
movieLa ragazzola
1965 · Writer
movieWhat Ever Happened to Baby Toto?
1964 · Director, Story, Screenplay
movieTiko and the Shark
1962 · Writer
movieCharge of the Black Lancers
1962 · Writer
movieThe Mongols
1961 · Story, Screenplay
movieOdissea nuda
1961 · Writer
movieJuke Box - Screams of Love
1959 · Story, Screenplay
movieWild Cats on the Beach
1959 · Story, Screenplay
movieThe Man Who Wagged His Tail
1957 · Screenplay
movieThe Mysteries of Paris
1957 · Screenplay
movieNoi siamo le colonne
1956 · Ottavio Battipaglia, lo studente meridionale, First Assistant Director
movieAltair
1956 · First Assistant Director
movieFriends for Life
1955 · Writer
movieA Woman Alone
1955 · Writer
movieThe Seducer
1954 · First Assistant Director
movieAngel in the crowd
1950 · Story
movieL'isola de Montecristo
1948 · Writer, Assistant Director
movieThe Testimony
1946 · Writer
movieGli ultimi filibustieri
1943 · Assistant Director
movieThe Sinner
1940 · Assistant Director