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Guido Malatesta

Writer and director · Died June 14, 1970, aged 50 · Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy

Guido Malatesta was an Italian screenwriter and film director active from the 1950s to the early 1970s. He began his career as a screenwriter, contributing to various Italian films before transitioning to directing. Malatesta directed numerous genre films, including peplum, adventure, and Spaghetti Westerns. His notable works include Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960), Fury of Achilles (1962), and Django's Cut Price Corpses (1971). Malatesta's films are characterized by their action sequences and adherence to genre conventions, contributing to the popularity of Italian genre cinema during his active years.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 2, 1919
Died
June 14, 1970 (aged 50)
From
Gallarate, Lombardy, Italy
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 38 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 13% in 30 days

What are Guido Malatesta's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
32%
Bonds
30%
Self
19%
Survival
19%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · 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 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
2
Tense
2
Romantic
2
Melancholic
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Guido Malatesta's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on AMC+ (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Guido Malatesta'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

38 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Writer

  • Maniacs on Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Writer

  • Tarzana: The Wild Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer

  • Poppea's Hot Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Writer

  • Son of Black Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Samoa, Queen of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Mission Phantom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Operation Apocalypse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Maciste, Avenger of the Mayans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · Writer

  • Spies Kill Silently (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • Lone and Angry Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay · Story

  • The Sheriff Won't Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Marauders of the Sahara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Fire Over Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Writer

  • The Revolt of the Barbarians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Slave Merchants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Samson and the Slave Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Samson and the Sea Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • Colossus of the Stone Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Sign of Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Writer

  • The Invincible Masked Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Catherine of Russia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Colossus and the Headhunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Screenplay · Writer

  • The Adventures of Scaramouche(1963)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Goliath Against the Giants(1961)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Fury of the Pagans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Valley of the Doomed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • Agosto, donne mie non vi conosco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Producer

  • The Head of a Tyrant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • Valeria ragazza poco seria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Writer

  • Serenatella Sciuè Sciuè (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay · Story

  • El Alamein(1957)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Guaglione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Il prezzo della gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Incatenata dal destino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Writer

  • Human Torpedoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Script Supervisor

  • Barrier of the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay

  • Per salvarti ho peccato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 1953 to 1971.

Most popular right now

The Adventures of Scaramouche (1963)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing20 of 37: 4 only directing, 16 with another roleWriting31 of 37: 16 only writing, 15 with another roleProducing1 of 37: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 37: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

37 titles, 16 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 15 of them.

By decade

1950s11 · crew1960s24 · crew1970s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Guido Malatesta's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

17thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.

  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

El Alamein (1957)

56th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Adventures of Scaramouche (1963)

Midcredits 32nd · 39% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 42/100 and the plot and story 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Guido Malatesta work with?

People who share at least 2 of Guido Malatesta's MovieCove titles; Alejandro Ulloa shares the most, 2.