Ottavio Alessi
- Writing
- January 1, 1919 · Cammarata, Sicily, Italy
- October 5, 2006
Biography
Ottavio Alessi was an Italian screenwriter, producer, and film director whose career spanned from the 1940s to the 1970s. Born in Cammarata, Sicily, he entered the film industry in 1940 as an assistant director. By 1945, Alessi had transitioned to screenwriting, contributing to both genre and art films. He collaborated with notable directors such as Pietro Germi, Franco Rossi, Folco Quilici, and Luciano Salce. Alessi directed two films in the 1960s: What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? (1964), a parody of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, and Top Sensation (1969). His screenwriting credits include The Testimony (1946), Amici per la pelle (1955), A Woman Alone (1956), The Mongols (1961), Charge of the Black Lancers (1962), Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976), and Emanuelle in America (1977). Alessi's work is noted for its versatility and contribution to Italian cinema during a transformative era.
Known for
Filmography
- Cinderella '87 · Screenplay
- Quo Vadis? · Screenplay
- Cinderella '80 · Screenplay
- The Precarious Bank Teller · Screenplay
- Nella misura in cui... · Self, Writer
- Damned in Venice · Writer
- The Rip-Off · Writer
- Emanuelle in America · Story
- Emanuelle in Bangkok · Story
- Le Montagne della Luce · Writer
- Fratello mare · Writer
- Codice d'amore orientale · Writer
- The Black Decameron · Writer
- The Designated Victim · Balsamo
- Bali · Story, Writer
- The Snake God · Writer
- The Seducers · Director, Screenplay
- Dick Smart 2.007 · Writer
- Adultery Italian Style · Screenplay
- La ragazzola · Writer
- What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? · Director, Story
- Tiko and the Shark · Writer
- Charge of the Black Lancers · Writer
- The Mongols · Story, Screenplay
- Odissea nuda · Writer
- Juke Box - Screams of Love · Story, Screenplay
- Wild Cats on the Beach · Story, Screenplay
- The Man Who Wagged His Tail · Screenplay
- The Mysteries of Paris · Screenplay
- Noi siamo le colonne · Ottavio Battipaglia, lo studente meridionale, First Assistant Director
- Altair · First Assistant Director
- Friends for Life · Writer
- A Woman Alone · Writer
- The Seducer · First Assistant Director
- Angel in the crowd · Story
- L'isola de Montecristo · Writer, Assistant Director
- The Testimony · Writer
- Gli ultimi filibustieri · Assistant Director
- The Sinner · Assistant Director