Director
Gianfranco Baldanello
97 years · Merano, Italy · 17 films
Gianfranco Baldanello was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and second unit director, sometimes credited as Frank G. Carroll. He was the son of actors Emilio Baldanello and Vanda Vianello. Baldanello began his career in the film industry in the early 1950s, working as an assistant director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with 30 Winchester per El Diablo (1965), a Spaghetti Western that marked the beginning of his work in the genre. Baldanello directed several Westerns, including Kill Johnny Ringo (1966) and Long Days of Hate (1968). His films are characterized by their action sequences and adherence to genre conventions, contributing to the popularity of Spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s.
Best known for
Filmography 17
Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind
1978 · Director
The Uranium Conspiracy
1978 · Director
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What a Doctor, Guys!
1976 · Director
The Great Adventure
1975 · Director
L'ingenua
1975 · Director
Quella provincia maliziosa
1975 · Director
Blood River
1974 · Director, Writer
The Son of Zorro
1973 · Director
Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone!
1973 · Director
Colt in the Hand of the Devil
1973 · Director, Writer
Yellow: The Cousins
1969 · Director
Black Jack
1968 · Director, Writer
On Tubi TV
This Man Can't Die
1968 · Director, Screenplay
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Danger!! Death Ray
1967 · Director
On Tubi TV
Non mi dire mai goodbye
1967 · Director
Kill Johnny Ringo
1966 · Director
On Philo
Gold Train
1965 · Director, Screenplay