
Stelvio Cipriani
Composer · Died October 1, 2018, aged 81 · Rome, Italy
Stelvio Cipriani studied piano and harmony at Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. In 1957 he started playing light music, being the pianist of important singers such as Rita Pavone. In USA he studied jazz with Dave Brubeck. In 1966 he was called by Cam to compose his first soundtrack: The Bounty Killer, a film directed by Tomas Milian. After the good success, he was asked to compose other soundtracks, among which was A Man, A Horse And A Gun in 1967, which was recorded in the same year by Henry Mancini. Worldwide fame, however, came in 1970, when he composed the score for Anonymous Venetian. This score was a hit all over the world, receiving all the major awards, and is still considered one of the most famous Italian soundtracks. Another very important soundtrack is Tentacles, an American film interpreted by John Huston, Shelley Winters and Henry Fonda. Stelvio Cipriani has composed over 200 film scores, still continuing his activity.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 20, 1937
- October 1, 2018 (aged 81)
- Rome, Italy
- Composer
- 43 on MovieCove · 209 credits in all
What are Stelvio Cipriani's films like?
Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 6 · Earnest 31
A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 13 · Dark 16
Grounded 9 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 8
Gentle 4 · Charged 19 · Intense 19
Steady 16 · Shifting 21 · Whiplash 5
Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 5
Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 7
Casual 12 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 5
A split, not a type: Easy watch 17 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 9
Resolved 26 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 6
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet12
- Tragic7
- Ambiguous11
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Stelvio Cipriani's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 43 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (25).
- Rabid Dogs (1974) · composer · free
- Execution Squad (1972) · composer · free
- What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974) · composer · free
- The Laughing Woman (1969) · composer · free
- A Bay of Blood (1971) · composer · free
- Death Walks on High Heels (1971) · composer · free
- The Ugly Ones (1966) · composer · free
- The Bloodstained Shadow (1978) · composer · free
- Blindman (1971) · composer · free
- Pieces (1982) · composer · free
- Emergency Squad (1974) · composer · free
- Baron Blood (1972) · composer · free
- All their movies on Tubi
Subscription and free streaming for Stelvio Cipriani's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
209 credits, 43 with a MovieCove page.
Minou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Baron Blood: Die Burg des Teufels - Locationtour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
In der Folterkammer des Barons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Con la Bava alla bocca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

Prigioniero di un segreto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

Pochi giorni per capire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

L'Anno Mille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Trilogy - the Thought, the Look, the Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

Terapia Roosevelt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

Bellissime 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Le flame del paradis - Le fiamme del paradiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Fuga Orientale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

Le cinque giornate di Milano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Bellissime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

I magici colori di Napoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

La mia vita a stelle e strisce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

3 Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

Il destino ha 4 zampe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Queen's Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

Ma Shamal - Ritorno al deserto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Mio padre è innocente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Rabid Dogs(1974)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Web of Silence - A.I.D.S. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Out of Control (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

Se non avessi l'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Life with the Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Voices from Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Una notte... Chiara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

Believed Violent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Voglia di vivere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

Sons' Life(1991)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Bangkok... One Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

Il vizio di vivere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Night of the Sharks(1988)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Don Bosco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Taxi Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

Beaks: The Movie(1987)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Penombra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Blue Tango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

Rage of Honor(1987)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
The Wild Team(1985)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all filmsNucleo Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

I ragazzi della valle misteriosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Maladonna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

A Man Called Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

La donna del mare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

A Tender Sunset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

Una espía enamorada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

The House of the Yellow Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

Rich and Poor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

É forte un casino! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Pieces(1982)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Crazy Navy(1982)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Piranha II: The Spawning(1982)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
The Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Good Like Bread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Los líos de Estefanía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

Pierino il fichissimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Angkor: Cambodia Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

L'ultima volta insieme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

The Powerful Influence Of The Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Last Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Un centesimo di secondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

The Dream of Another (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

The Hawk and the Dove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

La casada divertida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Ski Mistress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

The Devil's Game(1981)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Vultures Over the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

Nightmare City(1980)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Speed Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

The Garden of Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Tres mujeres de hoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Sex and Black Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Blue Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

Desperate Moves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

The Iron Hand of the Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

The Rebel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

The Great Alligator(1979)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Ring of Darkness(1979)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
La vedova del Trullo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Hunted City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

From Maid to Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Magic Powder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Midnight Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Lust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Encounters in the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Concorde Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Tough to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Target (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Perfume and Toys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

Convoy Busters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Don't Shoot on Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Child of the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Memoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Cave of the Sharks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Bloodstained Shadow(1978)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Skin 'em Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Last Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Malabestia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Covert Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Es pecado... pero me gusta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Bermuda Triangle(1978)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Little Lips(1978)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Magnum Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Una loca extravagancia sexy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

This Is Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

Provincia violenta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

The Perfect Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Highway Racer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Double Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Il Fauno di marmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Sister Emanuelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Stunt Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Tentacles(1977)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Three Superboys in the Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

Deported Women of the SS Special Section (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

The Mistress is Served (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Mark Strikes Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Colt 38 Special Squad(1976)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Last Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Vortex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Dov'è Anna? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Le due orfanelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Maria R. e gli angeli del Trastevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

Frankenstein: Italian Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Two hearts, a Chapel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

A Second Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Angels with Bound Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Three Superguys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

El clan de los Nazarenos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Blood, Sweat and Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Together Forever(1975)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Killer Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

The Great Adventure(1975)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Black Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

Evil Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Bride to Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Balloon Vendor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Orders Signed in White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Quick Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

The Sons of White Fang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Emergency Squad(1974)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Witness to Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

El último viaje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

Death Will Have Your Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

The Great Kidnapping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

24 Hours... Not a Minute More (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

The Seaman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Put Your Devil Into My Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Barcelona Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

...e continuavano a mettere lo diavolo ne lo inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

The Night of the Last Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

Tragic Ceremony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Incensurato, provata disonestà, carriera assicurata cercasi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

My Body With Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Master of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

What the Peeper Saw(1972)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
The Return of Halleluja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Planet Venus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Forbidden Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

The Boldest Job in the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Baron Blood(1972)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Execution Squad(1972)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
To Kill in Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

Deviation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all filmsA cuore freddo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Blindman(1971)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Two Big Shots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

A Bay of Blood(1971)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Two of the F. 1 at the Craziest, Craziest Race in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Human Cobras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

The Lonely Violent Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Guns for Dollars(1971)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Finders Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

The Long Shadow of the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

Sex of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

The Lickerish Quartet(1970)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Anonymous Venetian(1970)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Intimità proibita di una giovane sposa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

The Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Le Mans, Shortcut to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Whirlpool(1970)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Overrun! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

Edipeon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

The War Devils(1969)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Agguato sul Bosforo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

Twelve Plus One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Laughing Woman(1969)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Law of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

The Silent Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

Luana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
I racconti del maresciallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

The Stranger Returns(1967)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Ugly Ones(1966)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 205 titles from 1966 to 2024.

Biggest box office
Pieces (1982)

Highest rated
Rabid Dogs (1974)

Most popular right now
Little Lips (1978)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Stelvio Cipriani's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 42; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th18
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 43 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned7
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser12
- Broadly Agreed9
- Mixed14
Reviewers score the sound and music 62/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Stelvio Cipriani's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Stelvio Cipriani work with?
People who share at least 2 of Stelvio Cipriani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carlo Reali shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Mario BavaShared titles: The Devil's Game (1981), Rabid Dogs (1974), Baron Blood (1972), A Bay of Blood (1971)See all 4 shared titles with Mario Bava

- Massimo DallamanoShared titles: Colt 38 Special Squad (1976), Together Forever (1975), What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Massimo Dallamano

- René Cardona Jr.Shared titles: Beaks: The Movie (1987), The Bermuda Triangle (1978)See all 2 shared titles with René Cardona Jr.

- Umberto LenziShared titles: The Wild Team (1985), Nightmare City (1980)See all 2 shared titles with Umberto Lenzi

Writers
- Tito CarpiShared titles: Night of the Sharks (1988), Tentacles (1977), Guns for Dollars (1971), The Devil with Seven Faces (1971)See all 4 shared titles with Tito Carpi
- Cesare FrugoniShared titles: The Great Alligator (1979), Rabid Dogs (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Cesare Frugoni
- Ernesto GastaldiShared titles: The Great Alligator (1979), Death Walks on High Heels (1971)See all 2 shared titles with Ernesto Gastaldi

- Ettore SanzòShared titles: Colt 38 Special Squad (1976), What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Ettore Sanzò
Actors
- Tom FelleghyShared titles: Nightmare City (1980), Ups and Downs of a Super Stud (1979), Little Lips (1978), Together Forever (1975)See all 4 shared titles with Tom Felleghy

- Raf BaldassarreShared titles: Little Lips (1978), Blindman (1971), The War Devils (1969), The Stranger Returns (1967)See all 4 shared titles with Raf Baldassarre

- Sal BorgeseShared titles: Night of the Sharks (1988), The Wild Team (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Sal Borgese

- May HeatherlyShared titles: Beaks: The Movie (1987), Pieces (1982)See all 2 shared titles with May Heatherly

Cinematographers and editors
- Carlo RealiShared titles: Rabid Dogs (1974), Baron Blood (1972), A Bay of Blood (1971), Whirlpool (1970), The Laughing Woman (1969)See all 5 shared titles with Carlo Reali

- Franco Delli ColliShared titles: Crazy Navy (1982), Together Forever (1975), What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Franco Delli Colli

- Antonio SicilianoShared titles: Colt 38 Special Squad (1976), Together Forever (1975), What Have They Done to Your Daughters? (1974)See all 3 shared titles with Antonio Siciliano
- Eugenio AlabisoShared titles: The Wild Team (1985), The Great Alligator (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Eugenio Alabiso

Producers
- Roberto InfascelliShared titles: Execution Squad (1972), Blindman (1971), The War Devils (1969), The Stranger Returns (1967)See all 4 shared titles with Roberto Infascelli
- Fulvio LucisanoShared titles: Night of the Sharks (1988), Together Forever (1975)See all 2 shared titles with Fulvio Lucisano

- Angelo IaconoShared titles: Beaks: The Movie (1987), The Bermuda Triangle (1978)See all 2 shared titles with Angelo Iacono

- Enzo DoriaShared titles: Ups and Downs of a Super Stud (1979), Tentacles (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Enzo Doria

Mixed roles
- Roberto LoyolaShared titles: Pieces (1982), Rabid Dogs (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Roberto Loyola
- Lamberto BavaShared titles: The Devil's Game (1981), Rabid Dogs (1974)See all 2 shared titles with Lamberto Bava

- George EastmanShared titles: The Great Alligator (1979), Rabid Dogs (1974)See all 2 shared titles with George Eastman

- Marco GuglielmiShared titles: Colt 38 Special Squad (1976), The Stranger Returns (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Marco Guglielmi






