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Gianfranco Baldanello
Merano, Italy
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…
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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.
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1978
Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind
Movie Director
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1978
The Uranium Conspiracy
Movie Director
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1976
What a Doctor, Guys!
Movie Director
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1975
The Great Adventure
Movie Director
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1975
L'ingenua
Movie Director
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1975
Quella provincia maliziosa
Movie Director
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1974
Blood River
Movie Director
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1973
Man with the Golden Winchester
Movie Director
- 1973
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1973
Colt in the Hand of the Devil
Movie Director
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1969
Yellow: The Cousins
Movie Director
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1968
Black Jack
Movie Director
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1968
This Man Can't Die
Movie Director
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1968
Volver a vivir
Movie Assistant Director
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1967
Danger!! Death Ray
Movie Director
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1967
Non mi dire mai goodbye
Movie Director
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1966
Kill Johnny Ringo
Movie Director
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1965
Gold Train
Movie Director
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1964
Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
Movie First Assistant Director
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1964
Sandokan Fights Back
Movie First Assistant Director
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1963
The Lion of St. Mark
Movie First Assistant Director
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1963
Blood of the Executioner
Movie First Assistant Director
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1962
Tiger of the Seven Seas
Movie First Assistant Director
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1962
Planets Around Us
Movie Assistant Director
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1961
The Vengeance of Ursus
Movie First Assistant Director
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1961
Revolt of the Mercenaries
Movie First Assistant Director
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1960
Pirates of the Coast
Movie First Assistant Director
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1960
Knight of 100 Faces
Movie First Assistant Director
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1960
David and Goliath
Movie First Assistant Director
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1960
Cavalcata selvaggia
Movie Assistant Director
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1959
The Pirate and the Slave Girl
Movie First Assistant Director
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1959
The Devil's Cavaliers
Movie First Assistant Director
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1958
Il bacio del sole
Movie First Assistant Director
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1957
Amarti è il mio destino
Movie First Assistant Director
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1955
Adventure in Rio
Movie Assistant Director
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1954
Bitter Waters
Movie First Assistant Director
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1954
Tripoli, bel suol d'amore
Movie First Assistant Director
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1954
Aces to the fore
Movie Assistant Director
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1953
The Barbarians
Movie Second Unit Director
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1952
The Woman Who Invented Love
Movie Assistant Director
