Bitto Albertini


Adalberto "Bitto" Albertini was an Italian film director and screenwriter.

Career

He began his film career as a camera operator and as a cinematographer. In 1974 Albertini directed Black Emanuelle starring the then almost unknown Laura Gemser. Her subsequent successful career meant that she was absent from Black Emanuelle 2, and Albertini instead cast actress Shulamith Lasri in the title role.
In 1977 he released Yellow Emanuelle as a comeback. The film, starring Chai Lee, was very successful. However the film never reached the popularity of Joe D'Amato's series. His last two films were "Mondos" set in Asia, depicting shocking rituals and savage violence.
He died in Italy in 1999 at age 74.

Selected filmography

Feathers in [the Wind (1950 film)|Feathers in the Wind] That Ghost of My Husband Brief Rapture A Woman Has Killed Red Love Matrimonial Agency The [Song of the Heart (1955 film)|The Song of the Heart] The Red Cloak Captain Falcon Toto's First Night Sandokan to the [Rescue (film)|Sandokan to the Rescue] Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak Goldface, the Fantastic Superman ' War Devils