Gianfranco Baldanello
Directing · Born 1928-11-13 · age 61 at death · Merano, Italy
Gianfranco Baldanello was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and second unit director, sometimes credited as Frank G. Carroll. He was the son of actors Emilio Baldanello and Vanda Vianello. Baldanello began his career in the film industry in the early 1950s, working as an assistant director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with 30 Winchester per El Diablo (1965), a Spaghetti Western that marked the beginning of his work in the genre. Baldanello directed several Westerns, including Kill Johnny Ringo (1966) and Long Days of Hate (1968). His films are characterized by their action sequences and adherence to genre conventions, contributing to the popularity of Spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s.
Titles
David and Goliath
Danger!! Death Ray
This Man Can't Die
Black Jack
Pirates of the Coast
Che dottoressa ragazzi!
Yellow: The Cousins
Blood of the Executioner
Colt in the Hand of the Devil
L'ingenua
Tiger of the Seven Seas
The Great Adventure
Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind
Sandokan Fights Back
The Pirate and the Slave Girl
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
The Lion of St. Mark
Quella provincia maliziosa
Planets Around Us
Blood River
The Uranium Conspiracy
Gold Train
Tripoli, bel suol d'amore
Kill Johnny Ringo
Man with the Golden Winchester
The Vengeance of Ursus
Revolt of the Mercenaries
Knight of 100 Faces
Il bacio del sole
The Barbarians
Aces to the fore
Bitter Waters
The Devil's Cavaliers
Delitto al luna park
Amarti è il mio destino
Adventure in Rio
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
Cavalcata selvaggia
Volver a vivir
The Woman Who Invented Love
Non mi dire mai goodbye