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Tonino Ricci

Tonino Ricci

Director and writer · Died March 9, 2014, aged 86 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Tonino Ricci (23 October 1927 – 9 March 2014), sometimes credited as Anthony Richmond, was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Ricci was born Teodoro Ricci in Rome on October 23, 1927. He began working in film as an assistant director in the early 1960s and is credited in such films as The Mercenaries (1961), Sword of the Conqueror (1961), and Superargo and the Faceless Giants (1968). He made his directorial debut with the 1969 war film Salt in the Wound.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 23, 1927
Died
March 9, 2014 (aged 86)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 32 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 28Up 25% in 30 days

What are Tonino Ricci's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
41%
Survival
37%
Ideas
7%
Bonds
6%
Self
5%
Society
5%
Revenge4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · 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 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · 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

Thrilling
4
Tense
3
Dread
2
Warm
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Tonino Ricci'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 Tonino Ricci'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

32 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Buck and the Magic Bracelet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Buck at the Edge of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Story · Writer

  • Raiders of the Magic Ivory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Night of the Sharks(1988)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Days of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Screenplay

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

    Director

  • Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer

  • Thor the Conqueror(1983)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Bakterion(1982)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

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

    Director

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

    Director · Writer

  • Pasión (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • Robin Hood, Arrow, Beans and Karate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Zanna Bianca alla riscossa(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bad Kids of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Karate, Fist and Beans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • The Big Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director · Writer

  • The Big Deal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Writer

  • Great Treasure Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Cross Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Coffin Full of Dollars(1971)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Salt in the Wound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

  • The Nephews of Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    First Assistant Director

  • Ciccio Forgives, I Don't (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    First Assistant Director

  • Superargo and the Faceless Giants(1968)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • $10,000 for a Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    First Assistant Director

  • Una storia di notte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Thor and the Amazon Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Assistant Director

  • Attack of the Normans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    First Assistant Director

  • Erik the Conqueror(1961)

    Second Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Sword of the Conqueror(1961)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Rome, 1585 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Second Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1961 to 1999.

Highest rated

Night of the Sharks (1988)

Midcredits 3rd

Most popular right now

Bakterion (1982)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing21 of 32: 11 only directing, 10 with another roleWriting12 of 32: 2 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew9 of 32: 9 only other crew, 0 with another role

32 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1960s11 · crew1970s12 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s2 · crew

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

How do Tonino Ricci's films land?

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

Acclaim · how much people like their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

2ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 8 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director

Thor the Conqueror (1983)

66th percentile spread · 73% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Coffin Full of Dollars (1971)

Midcredits 23rd · 28% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 40/100 and the pacing 29/100 in their films, across 5 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 Tonino Ricci work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tonino Ricci's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Giovanni Bergamini shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers