Giuseppe Vari


Giuseppe Vari was an Italian film director, editor and screenwriter.

Life and career

Born in Segni, Rome, Vari started his career as an editor of films and documentaries, collaborating among others with Federico Fellini, Damiano Damiani and Giorgio Simonelli. In 1953 he made his directorial debut with Infame accusa, then specialized in melodramatic films. From the early sixties he focused on genre films, especially Spaghetti Westerns, sometimes being credited as Joseph Warren.

Filmography

Director

  • Infame accusa,
  • Due lacrime,
  • Mamma, perdonami!,
  • Vendicata!,
  • Addio sogni di gloria,
  • Il ricatto di un padre,
  • Giovane canaglia,
  • Spavaldi e innamorati,
  • Revenge of the Barbarians,
  • Attack of the Normans,
  • Canzoni in... bikini,
  • Rome Against Rome,
  • Degueyo, - under the name of Joseph Warren
  • Poker with Pistols, - under the name of Joseph Warren
  • Death Rides Along, - under the name of Joseph Warren
  • The Last Killer, - under the name of Joseph Warren
  • A Hole in the Forehead, - under the name of Joseph Warren
  • Un posto all'inferno, - under the name of Joseph Warren
  • Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead, - under the name of Joseph Warren
  • The Last Traitor, - under the name of Joseph Warren
  • Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?, - under the name of Joseph Warren
  • The Ribald Decameron, - under the name of Walter Pisani
  • Lady Dynamite - under the name of Al Pisani
  • Metti... che ti rompo il muso,
  • Legend of the Sea Wolf, - under the name of Joseph Green
  • Sister Emanuelle, - under the name of Joseph Warren
  • Return of the 38 Gang,
  • Urban Warriors, - under the name of Joseph Warren

    Screenwriter

  • The Attic, directed by Gianni Puccini

    Film Editor

  • Il vento mi ha cantato una canzone, directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
  • Accidenti alla guerra!..., directed by Giorgio Simonelli
  • Love and Poison, directed by Giorgio Simonelli
  • The Transporter, directed by Giorgio Simonelli
  • The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue, directed by Paolo W. Tamburella
  • La peccatrice dell'isola, directed by Sergio Corbucci
  • Il Bidone, directed by Federico Fellini
  • The Reunion, directed by Damiano Damiani
  • Quella dannata pattuglia, directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero