Giuseppe Vari

Giuseppe Vari (9 March 1924 – 1 October 1993) was an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in Segni, Rome, Vari started his career as an editor of films and documentaries, collaborating among others with Federico Fellini, Damiano Damiani and Giorgio Simonelli.^[1]^[2] In 1953 he made his directorial debut with Infame accusa, then specialized in melodramatic films.^[1]^[2] From the early sixties he focused on genre films, especially Spaghetti Westerns, sometimes being credited as Joseph Warren.^[1]^[2]

Infame accusa, (also screenwriter, 1953)
Due lacrime, (1954)
Mamma, perdonami!, (1954)
Vendicata!, (1955)
Addio sogni di gloria, (also screenwriter, 1955)
Il ricatto di un padre, (also screenwriter, 1957)
Giovane canaglia, (also screenwriter, 1958)
Spavaldi e innamorati, (1959)
Revenge of the Barbarians, (1960)
Attack of the Normans, (1962)
Canzoni in... bikini, (1963)
Rome Against Rome, (1964)
Degueyo, (also screenwriter, 1966) - under the name of Joseph Warren
Poker with Pistols, (1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren
Death Rides Along, (1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren
The Last Killer, (also editor, 1967) - under the name of Joseph Warren
A Hole in the Forehead, (also editor, 1968) - under the name of Joseph Warren
Un posto all'inferno, (also editor, 1969) - under the name of Joseph Warren
Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead, (also editor, 1971) - under the name of Joseph Warren
The Last Traitor, (also screenwriter, 1971) - under the name of Joseph Warren
Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?, (1972) - under the name of Joseph Warren
The Ribald Decameron, (1972) - under the name of Walter Pisani
La padrina, (1973) - under the name of Al Pisani
Metti... che ti rompo il muso, (1973)
Legend of the Sea Wolf, (1975) - under the name of Joseph Green
Sister Emanuelle, (also editor, 1977) - under the name of Joseph Warren
Return of the 38 Gang, (also screenwriter and editor, 1977)
Urban Warriors, (1987) - under the name of Joseph Warren

^ ^a ^b ^c Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002.
^ ^a ^b ^c Giusti, Marco (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-88-04-57277-0.

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