Ottavio Alessi
Age: N/A | From: Cammarata, Sicily, Italy
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Cammarata, Sicily, Italy
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Movie Involvements: 35
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Emanuelle in America
(1977) Original Story
Quo Vadis?
(1985) Screenplay
Emanuelle in Bangkok
(1976) Story
The Precarious Bank Teller
(1980) Screenplay
The Snake God
(1970) Writer
The Seducers
(1969) Screenplay
Charge of the Black Lancers
(1962) Writer
Juke Box - Screams of Love
(1959) ScreenplayActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | N/A | |
| 1971 | Balsamo | |
| 1956 | Ottavio Battipaglia, lo studente meridionale | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1985 | Screenplay | |
| 1984 | Screenplay | |
| 1980 | Screenplay | |
| 1978 | Writer | |
| 1977 | Writer | |
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| 1976 | Story | |
| 1975 | Writer | |
| 1972 | Writer | |
| 1970 | Writer | |
| 1969 | Screenplay | |
| 1967 | Writer | |
| 1966 | Screenplay | |
| 1964 | Story | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1962 | Writer | |
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| 1961 | Story | |
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| 1959 | Story | |
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| 1957 | Screenplay | |
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| 1955 | Writer | |
| 1948 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Director | |
| 1964 | Director | |
| 1956 | First Assistant Director | |
| First Assistant Director | ||
| 1954 | First Assistant Director | |
| 1948 | Assistant Director | |
| 1940 | Assistant Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
