Demofilo Fidani
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Demofilo Fidani

Feb 8, 1914 - Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Demofilo Fidani (born 8 February 1914 on a steamship bound for Cagliari; died 4 April 1994) was an Italian film director (24 films), set designer (more than 200 films), painter, and a regarded medium and author.

As director, Fidani specialized in spaghetti westerns and used many different pseudonyms including Miles Deem, Lucky Dickinson, Alex Demos, and Danilo Dani. Many of his films were westerns, in which he used the names of well-known characters such as Butch Cassidy, Macho Callahan, Django and Sartana, as well as titles that were variations of popular titles. Besides his westerns, he directed crime films, sex comedies, and, in 1972, a giallo called A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services. Fidani's regular actors included Jack Betts (also known as Hunt Powers), Gordon Mitchell, Jeff Cameron and Klaus Kinski.

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Cast

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Movie1969Sartana and His Shadow of DeathMayor
Movie1966Killer 77, Alive or DeadKing's Lawyer
Movie1968Run, Psycho, Run
Movie1968Say Your Prayers... and Dig Your Grave!Prescot (uncredited)
Movie1969Four Came to Kill SartanaPrescot (uncredited)
Movie1967Un colpo da ReTruefinger

Crew

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Movie1971Adios CompañerosProducerProduction
Movie1971Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your DeathArt DirectionArt
Movie1972A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her ServicesDirectorDirecting
Movie1972Karzan, Jungle LordDirectorDirecting
Movie1972Karzan, Jungle LordWriterWriting
Movie1971Coffin Full of DollarsDirectorDirecting
Movie1971His Name Was Pot, but They Called Him AllegriaDirectorDirecting
Movie1968And Now... Make Your Peace with GodScreenplayWriting
Movie1973Anything for a FriendScreenplayWriting
Movie1968And Now... Make Your Peace with GodDirectorDirecting
Movie1973Anything for a FriendStoryWriting
Movie1968And Now... Make Your Peace with GodStoryWriting
Movie1968And Now... Make Your Peace with GodProduction DesignArt
Movie1968And Now... Make Your Peace with GodProducerProduction
Movie1976Language TeacherDirectorDirecting
Movie1971Savage GunsDirectorDirecting
Movie1971Adios CompañerosDirectorDirecting
Movie1970One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!ScreenplayWriting
Movie1970One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!StoryWriting
Movie1970One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!DirectorDirecting
Movie1970One Damned Day at Dawn... Django Meets Sartana!ProducerProduction
Movie1973Anything for a FriendDirectorDirecting
Movie1970Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the EndDirectorDirecting
Movie1964The Road to Fort AlamoArt DirectionArt
Movie1968Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!ScreenplayWriting
Movie1968Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!DirectorDirecting
Movie1970Dead Men Don't Make ShadowsDirectorDirecting
Movie1971Down with Your Hands... You Scum!DirectorDirecting
Movie1969Sartana and His Shadow of DeathDirectorDirecting
Movie1969The Avenger, ZorroArt DirectionArt
Movie1969Four Came to Kill SartanaDirectorDirecting
Movie1969The Electric ChairWriterWriting
Movie1969The Electric ChairDirectorDirecting
Movie1967Poker with PistolsArt DirectionArt
Movie1966My Name Is PecosProduction DesignArt
Movie1971Savage GunsWriterWriting
Movie1971Savage GunsProducerProduction
Movie1970Dead Men Don't Make ShadowsWriterWriting
Movie1973The Godfather's AdvisorWriterWriting
Movie1973The Godfather's AdvisorDirectorDirecting
Movie1964The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)Production DesignArt
Movie1964Crypt of the VampireProduction DesignArt
Movie1967Son of DjangoProduction DesignArt
Movie1966Te lo leggo negli occhiProduction DesignArt
Movie1964Crypt of the VampireSet DecorationArt
Movie1972A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her ServicesScreenplayWriting
Movie1972A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her ServicesProducerProduction
Movie1969Sartana and His Shadow of DeathWriterWriting
Movie1949La Terra TremaAssistant Director TraineeDirecting
Movie1976Language TeacherScreenplayWriting
Movie1975So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...Art DirectionArt
Movie1964The Monster of the OperaProduction DesignArt
Movie1975Black FuryStoryWriting
Movie1975Black FuryScreenplayWriting
Movie1975The SchoolgirlArt DirectionArt
Movie1975Black FuryDirectorDirecting
Movie1965Marauders of the SaharaArt DirectionArt
Movie1971Adios CompañerosScreenplayWriting
Movie1971Adios CompañerosStoryWriting
Movie1970Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the EndProducerProduction
Movie1970Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the EndWriterWriting
Movie1947Daniele CortisSet DecorationArt
Movie1976The French GovernessScreenplayWriting
Movie1976The French GovernessDirectorDirecting
Movie1972A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her ServicesStoryWriting
Movie1968Run, Psycho, RunProduction DesignerProduction
Movie1962CommandoCostume DesignCostume & Make-Up
Movie1969Four Came to Kill SartanaWriterWriting
Movie1967Il ragazzo che sapeva amareProduction DesignArt