Massimo Pupillo
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Domenico Massimo PupilloTemplate:Sfn (born 1922) is an Italian film director.
Career
Puplillo was born in Rodi Garganico, Apulia in 1922.Template:SfnTemplate:Efn He started his career in film through his acquaintance Fernandel as Marcel Pagnol's assistant.Template:Sfn He claims to have made over 250 short films before the release of his film Gli amichi dell'Isola, a feature film set in Sardinia with unprofessional actors.Template:Sfn After directing Terror-Creatures from the Grave, he went on two direct two more horror films in a row: Bloody Pit of Horror and La vendetta di Lady Morgan.Template:Sfn
After making these horror films, Pupillo stated that he originally made them to get out of making documentary films and enter the commercial film market.Template:Sfn After making La vendetta di Lady Morgan he declared he was finished with making horror films with his following directorial work becoming scarce.Template:Sfn His follow-ups included the Western Django Kills Softly released in 1967 and the mondo film Love: The Great Unknown.Template:Sfn Pupillo also wrote a few mondo films prior to directing including Primitive Love and Sweden: Heaven and Hell which were both directed by Luigi Scattini and Taboos of the World by Romolo Marcellini.Template:Sfn
Pupillo later described himself as "disgusted" by the type of cinema he was making and primarily worked in television during the 1970s.Template:Sfn His last feature film was Sa Jana which was shot in Sardinia.Template:Sfn According to Merrill Aldighieri and Lucas Balbo's documentary Mondo Pupillo - Une conversation avec Massimo Pupillo, it is likely that Pupillo died on December 29, 1999, but no evidence has been found to confirm this.Template:Sfn
Partial filmography
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Other | ||||
| Terror-Creatures from the Grave | 1965 | Yes | Yes | Producer | Template:Sfn |
| Bloody Pit of Horror | 1965 | Yes | Template:Sfn | ||
| Script error: No such module "sort". | 1965 | Yes | Template:Sfn | ||
| Django Kills Softly | 1967 | Yes | Template:Sfn | ||
Notes and references
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External links
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