Ottavio Alessi
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.
What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?
(Director)
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
(Screenplay)
The Snake God
(Writer)
Damned in Venice
(Writer)
The Seducers
(Director)
Wild Cats on the Beach
(Story)
Odissea nuda
(Writer)
Dick Smart 2.007
(Writer)
What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?
(Story)
What Ever Happened to Baby Toto?
(Screenplay)
Fratello mare
(Writer)
The Black Decameron
(Writer)
Charge of the Black Lancers
(Writer)
Emanuelle in Bangkok
(Story)
Noi siamo le colonne
(First Assistant Director)
L'isola de Montecristo
(Writer)
L'isola de Montecristo
(Assistant Director)
Tiko and the Shark
(Writer)
The Sinner
(Assistant Director)
The Precarious Bank Teller
(Screenplay)
The Seducer
(First Assistant Director)
Altair
(First Assistant Director)
The Mongols
(Story)
The Mongols
(Screenplay)
Juke Box - Screams of Love
(Story)
Juke Box - Screams of Love
(Screenplay)
The Mysteries of Paris
(Screenplay)
Adultery Italian Style
(Screenplay)
Cinderella '80
(Screenplay)
The Rip-Off
(Writer)
Friends for Life
(Writer)
Emanuelle in America
(Original Story)
Wild Cats on the Beach
(Screenplay)
The Seducers
(Screenplay)
Angel in the crowd
(Story)
Quo Vadis?
(Screenplay)
Le Montagne della Luce
(Writer)