Luigi Batzella
Luigi Batzella | |
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Born | 1924 San Sperate, Italy |
Died | 2008, aged 84 San Sperate, Italy |
Other names | Ivan Kathansky, A.M. Frank |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter actor |
Luigi Batzella (San Sperate, 1924 – San Sperate, 2008) also known as Paolo Solvay was an Italian film director, editor, screenwriter and actor. He made numerous low-budget genre films.
Life and career[]
Luigi Batzella was born in San Sperate, Sardinia in 1924.[1] After what film historian and critic Roberto Curti described as "a nondescript career as an actor," Batzella began his career as a director in 1966 with the war film .[1] After directing a few low budget westerns, Batzella directed his first horror film The Devil's Wedding Night which was directed with an uncredited Joe D'Amato.[1] Following the release of his next horror film Nude for Satan in 1978, Batzella directed two Nazisploitation films Kaput Lager – Gli ultimi giorni delle SS and La Bestia in calore for which he was credited as Ivan Kathansky.[2] His next feature would be the sex comedy starring Ajita Wilson where he is credited as Paul Selvin.[2] His final official film credit was for the film where he is credited as Kathansky in some prints and as A.M. Frank in the French version.[2] Curti has stated that some sources claim Batzella was involved with the Bruce Le production .[2] Batzella died in San Sperate in 2008 at the age of 84.[2]
Partial filmography[]
Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | ||||
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Director | Screenwriter | Film editor | Actor | Other | ||||
Slaughter of the Vampires | 1962 | Yes | as "Dr. Nietzsche" | [3] | ||||
Hawk of the Caribbean | Yes | as "Pirate" | [4] | |||||
The Saracens | 1963 | Yes | as "Mahmud" | [5][6] | ||||
Zorikan the Barbarian | 1964 | Yes | [7] | |||||
The Last Gun | 1964 | Yes | [8][9] | |||||
1971 | Yes | Yes | [10] | |||||
1972 | Yes | Yes | [11] | |||||
The Devil's Wedding Night | 1973 | Yes | Yes | [12] | ||||
Nude for Satan | 1974 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [13] | |||
The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance | 1975 | Yes | as "Police Inspector" | [14] | ||||
Special Squad Shoots on Sight | 1976 | Yes | [15] | |||||
La Bestia in calore | 1977 | Yes | Yes | Yes | [16][2] | |||
Kaput Lager – Gli ultimi giorni delle SS | Yes | Yes | Yes | [2][17] | ||||
Strategia per una missione di morte | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | [18] |
Footnotes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Curti 2017, p. 98.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Curti 2017, p. 129.
- ^ Curti 2015, p. 76.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 33.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 149.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 150.
- ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 194.
- ^ Grant 2011, p. 435.
- ^ "Jim, il primo (1964)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Grant 2011, p. 456.
- ^ Grant 2011, p. 460.
- ^ Curti 2017, p. 97.
- ^ Curti 2017, p. 126.
- ^ Curti 2017, p. 154.
- ^ Curti 2013, p. 196.
- ^ "La bestia in calore (1977)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Kaput lager gli ultimi giorni delle SS (1977)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "Strategia per una missione di morte (1979)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2018.
References[]
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
- Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476619897.
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
- Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. . ISBN 9781903254615.
- Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
External links[]
- Italian film directors
- 20th-century Italian screenwriters
- People from the Province of Cagliari
- 1924 births
- 2008 deaths
- Horror film directors
- Spaghetti Western directors
- Italian male screenwriters
- 20th-century Italian male writers