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Michele Lupo

Born on December 4, 1932, in Corleone, Sicily, Michele Lupo began his career in the film industry as an assistant director. He made his directorial debut with Maciste il gladiatore più forte del mondo (1962), marking the start of a prolific career. Lupo directed 23 films between 1962 and 1982, spanning various genres including peplum, westerns, and comedies. Notable works include Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963), The Master Touch (1972), and Buddy Goes West (1981). He frequently collaborated with actor Bud Spencer, contributing to the popularity of Italian action-comedy films. Lupo passed away on June 27, 1989, in Rome, Italy.

Et billede af Michele Lupo

Directing

1955

[ ] The Golden Vein (Script Supervisor)

1956

[ ] Sunset in Naples (First Assistant Director)
[ ] The Band of Honest Men (Script Supervisor)
[ ] Totò Double or Nothing? (Script Supervisor)
[ ] Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy (Second Assistant Director)
[ ] Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (First Assistant Director)

1957

[ ] Il cocco di mamma (First Assistant Director)

1959

[ ] Winter Holidays (Assistant Director)
[ ] Sign of the Gladiator (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Juke Box - Screams of Love (Co-Director)

1960

[ ] Signori si nasce (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today (First Assistant Director)

1961

[ ] The Orderly (First Assistant Director)
[ ] Destination Fury (First Assistant Director)

1962

[ ] Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino (Co-Director)
[ ] Colossus of the Arena (Director)
[ ] Il mio amico Benito (Co-Director)

1963

[ ] Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (Director)

1964

[ ] Seven Slaves Against the World (Director)
[ ] The Revenge of the Gladiators (Director)

1965

[ ] Fistful of Knuckles (Director)
[ ] Seven Rebel Gladiators (Director)

1966

[ ] Arizona Colt (Director)

1967

[ ] Your Turn to Die (Director)
[ ] Master Stroke (Director)

1968

[ ] Seven Times Seven (Director)

1970

[ ] Una storia d'amore (Director)
[ ] The Weekend Murders (Director)

1971

[ ] Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte (Director)

1972

[ ] Ben & Charlie (Director)
[ ] The Master Touch (Director)

1973

[ ] Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (Director)

1975

[ ] Africa Express (Director)

1977

[ ] California (Director)

1978

[ ] They Called Him Bulldozer (Director)

1979

[ ] The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (Director)

1980

[ ] Why Did You Pick On Me? (Director)

1981

[ ] Buddy Goes West (Director)

1982

[ ] Bomber (Director)

Writing

1964

[ ] Seven Slaves Against the World (Writer)

1971

[ ] Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte (Writer)

1972

[ ] The Master Touch (Writer)