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Gianfranco Baldanello

Director and writer · Died January 22, 1990, aged 61 · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 13, 1928
Died
January 22, 1990 (aged 61)
From
Merano, Italy
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Gianfranco Baldanello's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Power
23%
Survival
23%
Morality
20%
Society
10%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
2
Joyful
1
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

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 Gianfranco Baldanello's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gianfranco Baldanello'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

41 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The Uranium Conspiracy(1978)

    Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Che dottoressa ragazzi!(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Great Adventure(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • L'ingenua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Quella provincia maliziosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Blood River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • Man with the Golden Winchester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Colt in the Hand of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Writer

  • Yellow: The Cousins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director

  • Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Writer

  • Long Days of Hate(1968)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Volver a vivir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Assistant Director

  • Danger!! Death Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Non mi dire mai goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Uccidete Johnny Ringo(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gold Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Buffalo Bill(1964)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Sandokan Fights Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Lion of St. Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    First Assistant Director

  • Blood of the Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    First Assistant Director

  • Tiger of the Seven Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    First Assistant Director

  • Planets Around Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Assistant Director

  • The Vengeance of Ursus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    First Assistant Director

  • Revolt of the Mercenaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    First Assistant Director

  • Pirates of the Coast(1960)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Knight of 100 Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    First Assistant Director

  • David and Goliath(1960)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Cavalcata selvaggia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Assistant Director

  • The Pirate and the Slave Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    First Assistant Director

  • The Devil's Cavaliers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    First Assistant Director

  • Il bacio del sole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    First Assistant Director

  • Amarti è il mio destino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    First Assistant Director

  • Adventure in Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Assistant Director

  • Bitter Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    First Assistant Director

  • Tripoli, bel suol d'amore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    First Assistant Director

  • Aces to the fore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Assistant Director

  • The Barbarians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Second Unit Director

  • The Woman Who Invented Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Assistant Director

  • Delitto al luna park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1952 to 1978.

Most popular right now

Che dottoressa ragazzi! (1976)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing17 of 41: 11 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score8thWriting5 of 41: 0 only writing, 5 with another roleOther crew25 of 41: 24 only other crew, 1 with another role

41 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1950s11 · crew1960s20 · crew1970s10 · crew

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 Gianfranco Baldanello's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 9th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

3rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Che dottoressa ragazzi! (1976)

56th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Long Days of Hate (1968)

Midcredits 19th · 22% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 53/100 and the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Gianfranco Baldanello work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gianfranco Baldanello's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Enzo De Toma shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers