Demofilo Fidani

Demofilo Fidani
Born8 February 1914
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Died4 April 1994 (1994-04-05) (aged 80)
Italy
OccupationFilm director

Demofilo Fidani (born 8 February 1914 on a steamship bound for Cagliari; died 4 April 1994) was an Italian film director (24 films), set designer (more than 200 films), painter, and a regarded medium and author.[1][2]

As director, Fidani specialized in spaghetti westerns and used many different pseudonyms[3] including Miles Deem, Lucky Dickinson, Alex Demos, and Danilo Dani.[4][5] Many of his films were westerns, in which he used the names of well-known characters such as Butch Cassidy, Macho Callahan, Django and Sartana, as well as titles that were variations of popular titles. Besides his westerns, he directed crime films, sex comedies, and, in 1972, a giallo called A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services.[6] Fidani's regular actors included Jack Betts (also known as Hunt Powers), Gordon Mitchell, Jeff Cameron and Klaus Kinski.[7]

Accolades

In 1977, Fidani received the gold medal for "Una vita per il cinema".[8]

Legacy

Fidani has been called "a sort of Italian Ed Wood" because of the extremely low budget of his spaghetti westerns[9] as well as his bizarre characters and inattention to continuity.[10]

See also

See also: Category:Films directed by Demofilo Fidani

References

  1. ^ Amadori, Barbara (2011). Aldilà: Cronache dai mondi invisibili. Milano: Anima S.R.L. p. 52. ISBN 9788863651225. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ La Medianità. Roma: Edizioni Mediterranee. 1985.
  3. ^ The New York Times
  4. ^ Miccichè, Lino (2001). Storia del cinema italiano: 1965-1969. Edizioni di Bianco & Nero. p. 152. ISBN 9788831778503. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Cinematografo: Cast". www.cinematografo.it. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  6. ^ "Caresses à domicile | Erotique | Giallo | Thriller". www.psychovision.net. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  7. ^ "Category:Demofilo Fidani - The Spaghetti Western Database". www.spaghetti-western.net. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  8. ^ ":: UNA VITA PER IL CINEMA :: in ricordo di Alessandro Ferraù". Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  9. ^ Festi, Roberto (2001). C'era una volta il -- western all'italiana: mito e protagonisti. Stampalith. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Demofilo Fidani". CinéDweller (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-27.


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