Stelvio Massi

Stelvio Massi
Born	26 March 1929 Civitanova Marche, Kingdom of Italy
Died	26 March 2004 (2004-03-27) (aged 75) Velletri, Italy
Occupation	Filmmaker

Stelvio Massi (26 March 1929 – 26 March 2004), sometimes credited "Max Steel", was an Italian director, screenwriter and cinematographer, best known for his "poliziotteschi" films.

Career

Born in Civitanova Marche, the son of a tobacconist and a housewife, Massi studied at the Macerata Art Institute, and later at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. He entered the cinema industry in 1952 as assistant camera operator, and in 1954 he became a cameraman. Ten years later he began to work as cinematographer, and in 1973 he debuted as film director with Macrò. He obtained a great commercial success with the Mark il poliziotto film series, then with a series of poliziotteschi starred by Maurizio Merli.

Massi also worked on television, directing the 1987 TV series Due assi per un turbo. His son Danilo is also a film director.

Filmography

Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.

Title	Year	Credited as				Notes	Ref(s)
		Director	Screenwriter	Cinematographer	Other
The Dragon's Blood	1957				Yes	Camera operator
Duel of the Titans	1961				Yes	Camera operator
A Fistful of Dollars	1964				Yes	Camera operator
Genoveffa di Brabante				Yes
Per il gusto di uccidere	1966			Yes
The Moment to Kill	1968			Yes
The Price of Power	1969			Yes
A Girl Called Jules	1970			Yes
Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin				Yes
Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay				Yes
Emergency Squad	1974	Yes	Yes
Mark of the Cop	1975	Yes	Yes
Mark Shoots First		Yes	Yes
Cross Shot	1976	Yes
Mark Strikes Again		Yes
The Last Round		Yes
Destruction Force	1977	Yes	Yes
Highway Racer		Yes
Fearless	1978	Yes	Yes
Il commissario di ferro		Yes
Convoy Busters		Yes	Yes
Hunted City	1979	Yes	Yes
The Rebel	1980	Yes	Yes
In ginocchio da te	—			Yes
Tears on Your Face	—			Yes
Non son degno di te	—			Yes
'Se non avessi più te	—			Yes
Doc, Hands of Steel	—			Yes
Due oriundi per Cesare	—			Yes
Mi vedrai tornare	—			Yes
Nessuno mi può giudicare	—			Yes
Le due facce del dollaro	—			Yes
15 forche per un assassino	—			Yes
I ragazzi di Bandiera Gialla	—			Yes
Tiffany Memorandum	—			Yes
Your Turn to Die	—			Yes
Brutti di notte	—			Yes
The Fuller Report	—			Yes
I'll Sell My Skin Dearly	—			Yes
Alibi	—			Yes
The Archangel	—			Yes
Dio perdoni la mia pistola	—			Yes
Un posto all'inferno	—			Yes
They Call Him Cemetery	—			Yes
Il sergente Klems	—			Yes
They Call Me Hallelujah	—			Yes
Winged Devils	—			Yes
The Case of the Bloody Iris	—			Yes
Return of Halleluja	—			Yes
Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia	—			Yes
Giovannona Long-Thigh	—			Yes
Ingrid sulla strada	—			Yes
Man Called Invincible	—			Yes
Partirono preti, tornarono... curati	—	Yes
Giuda uccide il venerdì	—	Yes
Five Women for the Killer	—	Yes
Speed Cross	—	Yes
Speed Driver	—	Yes	Yes
Guapparia	—	Yes
Torna	—	Yes
Mondo cane oggi - L'orrore continua	—	Yes	Yes		Yes	Screen story writer
The Black Cobra	—	Yes
Hell's Heroes - Eroi dell'inferno	—	Yes
Arabella: l'angelo nero	—	Yes
Droga sterco di Dio	—	Yes
The Cry of Truth	—	Yes
Alto rischio	—	Yes	Yes
La pista bulgara	—	Yes
Il quinto giorno (5°)	—	Yes
Tuono di proiettile	—	Yes

References

• Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
• Curti, Roberto (2016). Tonino Valerii: The Films. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476626185.
• Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
• Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

Further reading

• Fulvio Fulvi, Poliziotti senza paura: Stelvio Massi e il cinema d'azione, Il foglio, 2010, ISBN 8876062785

External links

• Stelvio Massi at IMDb