Ottavio Alessi

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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.

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Total trailers found: 36

Dick Smart 2.007 Trailer (1967)

09 March 1967

Lady Lorraine Lister, a financer of expensive experiments, has discovered a way to obtain pure diamonds by the means of a radiation device.

The Man Who Wagged His Tail Trailer (1957)

27 September 1957

The owner of a building tyrannizes his immigrant tenants. Transformed into a dog by an old woman's curse, he experiences all the hardships of his situation; when a child's affection turns him back into a man, his soul is radically changed.

Wild Cats on the Beach Trailer (1959)

05 May 1959

Various short stories. Giovanna arrives from Rome with her husband Alberto for a film audition. The journalist Gino comes to interview the great industrial Signore Carsoli.

L'isola de Montecristo Trailer (1948)

07 September 1948

Cinderella '80 Trailer (1984)

16 February 1984

A feisty 18-year-old Italian-American New Yorker named Cindy is sent off to Rome with her irascible stepmother and vain stepsisters.

The Testimony Trailer (1946)

15 February 1946

A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant may give him a reprieve but not peace of mind.

The Snake God Trailer (1970)

28 November 1970

A beautiful Italian woman is told by her black friend about the Carribean love god Jambaya who appears in the form of the snake.

The Seducers Trailer (1969)

29 March 1969

Ulla, a prostitute is hired by the despicable Mudy, mother of the shy and mentally disturbed 20-year-old Tony with a tendency toward pyromania.

The Seducer Trailer (1954)

29 December 1954

Alberto is forced to face his wife and his two lovers at the same time.

Charge of the Black Lancers Trailer (1962)

30 August 1962

Sergio of Tula goes to Dubno to free Princess Mascia, who is prisoner of Queen Jassa, but he is seduced by the latter, who stirs his ambition by putting her army at his service to take King Stephen's throne.

The Sinner Trailer (1940)

10 January 1940

Seduced and abandonned by her fiance, Maria Ferrante leaves home to avoid any scandal. She is trying0

Emanuelle in America Trailer (1977)

05 January 1977

The untameable photo reporter Emanuelle travels the world documenting the sexual practices of the rich and powerful, getting dangerously close to their most disturbing and hidden schemes.

Fratello mare Trailer (1975)

30 October 1975

The Work completes the "quadrilogy" of South Seas seen over a twenty-year period. This film, tells the choral story of an island that in the short time of a generation loses its identity.

The Designated Victim Trailer (1971)

22 April 1971

Stefano Augenti, an ambitious advertising executive, meets a curious hippie named Count Mateo Tiepolo and they form a strange bond.

Bali Trailer (1970)

29 December 1970

The wife of a European photographer on assignment in exotic Bali falls for an enigmatic ex patriot under the spell of a mystical death cult.

Noi siamo le colonne Trailer (1956)

29 December 1956

The adventures of three university students who live in the same boarding house. Ugo, the most serious one, is in love with Lea, daughter of the lodger.

Emanuelle in Bangkok Trailer (1976)

07 May 1976

A reporter travels the world's hot spots, looking for lurid stories that usually involve her sexual participation in gaining those behind-the-scenes exclusives.

La ragazzola Trailer (1965)

27 August 1965

A girl out of the reform school leaves her boyfriend and marries a street vendor.

Damned in Venice Trailer (1978)

18 February 1978

A blind boy, who lives alone with his mean sister in a rundown hotel in Venice, receives a vision that warns him of the upcoming birth of the Antichrist.

The Mongols Trailer (1961)

31 August 1961

During the Mongol invasion of Poland, a conflict between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and his oldest son Ogotai ensues when the former aims for peace and the latter itches for war and conquest.

Adultery Italian Style Trailer (1966)

25 March 1966

A betrayed wife decides to teach her philandering husband a lesson in this riotous farce. Marta (Catherine Spaak) discovers that husband Franco (Nino Manfredi) has been stepping out with her own best friend (Maria Grazia Buccella), and gets revenge by inventing an imaginary lover.

Nella misura in cui... Trailer (1979)

22 September 1979

A left-wing intellectual of middle age, with a past in the Italian Social Republic , after the end of the second marriage with a black woman, falls in love with a very young, girlfriend of his son, and with her he flees to the Caribbean.

The Rip-Off Trailer (1977)

19 May 1977

Crime Comedy starring Walter Chiari, Maurizio Arena and Ettore Manni. Directed by Luciano Ercoli in 1977, but shelved when producer Niccolo De Nora was kidnapped.

Codice d'amore orientale Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

The master, telling a lot of love or erotic oriental tales, teaches the secrets of the most natural, complete and satisfactory copulation.

The Black Decameron Trailer (1972)

15 October 1972

Five unrelated tales: (1) "The Ravishing Queen" / "La Reina Bella", in which the queen choses a king by devious endurance tests of the pretendants; (2) "The Punished Lovers", in which a fake blind husband is 'cured' after having the culprits banished from the tribe; (3) "The Old Prostitute" who manages to take revenge from all the village dignitaries who wrongfully condemned her brother; (4) "The Endless Search" that does not end until a hunter finds his perfect end-game; (5) "The Crazy Woman" whose illness was not exactly of the mind, but of an (almost) insatiable lust.

Tiko and the Shark Trailer (1962)

17 November 1962

Filmed in French Polynesia with a Hawaiian cast, the story revolves around the adventures and romances of a young Polynesian boy as he grows up.

Gli ultimi filibustieri Trailer (1943)

04 June 1943

Sequel to "Il figlio del corsaro rosso." Neala, daughter of the Red Corsair, is taken prisoner by the governor of Las Palmas, who wants to marry her for her dowry.

Juke Box - Screams of Love Trailer (1959)

28 November 1959

After serving a conviction for fraud Mario tries to continue with his life and promises Marisa to marry her.

The Precarious Bank Teller Trailer (1980)

14 March 1980

The accountant Arturo De Fanti has problems in the bank because he threatens to be hunted. But he does not import of this troubles, because he hopes to find comfort with his lover.

Altair Trailer (1956)

09 February 1956

In the military academy of the Nisida Air Force a new course begins which sees among the new recruits called "chicks": Giorgio, forced by his father after he squandered millions at the gaming table; De Montel son of a general, Mario who wants to follow in the footsteps of his father who died in combat; Antonio who declares himself Neapolitan while coming from the province and Ugo who comes from the north.

A Woman Alone Trailer (1955)

01 January 1955

Three women share the same apartment and the same goal, to find a wealthy husband and settle down.

What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? Trailer (1964)

21 August 1964

A pair of brothers, Baby Toto and Pietro, sons of different mothers, live stealing suitcases at the Termini Station in Rome.

Angel in the crowd Trailer (1950)

17 October 1950

Odissea nuda Trailer (1961)

20 April 1961

A director arrives in Tahiti to make a film, but soon he lets himself be captured by the exotic charm of the local places and beauties.

Friends for Life Trailer (1955)

16 September 1955

Mario and the new kid Franco gradually become the best of friends, but their friendship is tested when one of them wins a competition.

The Mysteries of Paris Trailer (1957)

21 August 1957

Paris 1838, Prince Rodolphe vows on the deathbed of his friend Matilde to find Germain, the woman's son kidnapped by his father at birth.