Cesare Canevari (13 October 1927 – 25 October 2012) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Born in Milan, Canevari began his career shortly after World War II as a stage actor, occasionally also appearing in films in minor roles. Variously referred to as "a genius ahead of his time", "a master of genre cinema" and "one of the less labelable directors of Italian genre cinema", he directed nine films between 1964 and 1983. Often characterized by an unusual style, his films ranged through different genres, including noir, Nazisploitation, Spaghetti Western, giallo and melodrama. His films generally were produced and shot in Milan.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1927
- January 1, 2012 (aged 85)
- Milan, Italy
- Director, writer, producer and editor
- 3 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
What are Cesare Canevari's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Cesare Canevari's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Cesare Canevari'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
11 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Killing of the Flesh(1983)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
The Tehran Incident(1979)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Gestapo's Last Orgy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
The Nude Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Story of a Poor Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Matalo! (Kill Him)(1970)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
A Man for Emmanuelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
A Hyena in the Safe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Die for a Dollar in Tucson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
A Tango from Russia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Miracolo a Viggiù (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1951 to 1983.
How do Cesare Canevari's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 4th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 3 titles are Universally Panned.
- Universally Panned2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 25/100 in their films, across 3 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 Cesare Canevari work with?
People who share at least 2 of Cesare Canevari's MovieCove titles; Antonio Gimeno shares the most, 2.
- Antonio GimenoShared titles: The Tehran Incident (1979), Matalo! (Kill Him) (1970)See all 2 shared titles with Antonio Gimeno