Guido Malatesta
An image from Colossus of the Stone Age, one of the productions that also features Guido Malatesta.

Guido Malatesta

October 2, 1919 — 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.

Lone and Angry Man

Lone and Angry Man

1965

Colossus and the Headhunters

Colossus and the Headhunters

1963

Colossus of the Stone Age

Colossus of the Stone Age

1963

Spies Kill Silently

Spies Kill Silently

1966

Samson and the Slave Queen

Samson and the Slave Queen

1963

Samoa, Queen of the Jungle

Samoa, Queen of the Jungle

1968

The Slave Merchants

The Slave Merchants

1964

Catherine of Russia

Catherine of Russia

1963