Ottavio Alessi

Known for WritingBorn 1919-01-01Died 2006-10-05Cammarata, Sicily, Italy

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Nella misura in cui...

La ragazzola

Odissea nuda

Altair

Gli ultimi filibustieri

Tiko and the Shark

Fratello mare

The Mysteries of Paris

L'isola de Montecristo

Cinderella '87

Cinderella '80

Dick Smart 2.007

Friends for Life

The Man Who Wagged His Tail

What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?

The Seducer

Angel in the crowd

The Testimony

Adultery Italian Style

The Designated Victim

Quo Vadis?

The Sinner

Damned in Venice

Charge of the Black Lancers

The Precarious Bank Teller

Emanuelle in America

Wild Cats on the Beach

The Mongols

The Seducers

Juke Box - Screams of Love

The Rip-Off

Emanuelle in Bangkok

The Snake God

Bali

Codice d'amore orientale

The Black Decameron

A Woman Alone

Le Montagne della Luce

Noi siamo le colonne