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Michele Lupo
Corleone - Sicily - Italy
Born on December 4, 1932, in Corleone, Sicily, Michele Lupo began his career in the film industry as an assistant director. He made his directorial debut with Maciste il gladiator…
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Born on December 4, 1932, in Corleone, Sicily, Michele Lupo began his career in the film industry as an assistant director. He made his directorial debut with Maciste il gladiatore più forte del mondo (1962), marking the start of a prolific career. Lupo directed 23 films between 1962 and 1982, spanning various genres including peplum, westerns, and comedies. Notable works include Goliath and the Sins of Babylon (1963), The Master Touch (1972), and Buddy Goes West (1981). He frequently collaborated with actor Bud Spencer, contributing to the popularity of Italian action-comedy films. Lupo passed away on June 27, 1989, in Rome, Italy.
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1982
Bomber
Movie Director
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1981
Buddy Goes West
Movie Director
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1980
Why Did You Pick On Me?
Movie Director
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1979
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid
Movie Director
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1978
They Called Him Bulldozer
Movie Director
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1977
California
Movie Director
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1975
Africa Express
Movie Director
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1973
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
Movie Director
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1972
The Master Touch
Movie Director
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1972
Ben & Charlie
Movie Director
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1971
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte
Movie Director
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1970
The Weekend Murders
Movie Director
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1970
Una storia d'amore
Movie Director
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1968
Seven Times Seven
Movie Director
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1967
Master Stroke
Movie Director
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1967
Your Turn to Die
Movie Director
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1966
Arizona Colt
Movie Director
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1965
Seven Rebel Gladiators
Movie Director
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1965
Fistful of Knuckles
Movie Director
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1964
The Revenge of the Gladiators
Movie Director
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1964
Seven Slaves Against the World
Movie Director
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1963
Goliath and the Sins of Babylon
Movie Director
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1962
Colossus of the Arena
Movie Director
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1962
Totò e Peppino divisi a Berlino
Movie Co-Director
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1962
Il mio amico Benito
Movie Co-Director
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1961
The Orderly
Movie First Assistant Director
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1961
Destination Fury
Movie First Assistant Director
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1960
Toto, Fabrizi and the Young People Today
Movie First Assistant Director
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1960
Gentlemen Are Born
Movie First Assistant Director
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1959
Juke Box - Screams of Love
Movie Co-Director
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1959
Winter Holidays
Movie Assistant Director
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1959
Sign of the Gladiator
Movie First Assistant Director
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1957
Il cocco di mamma
Movie First Assistant Director
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1956
Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge
Movie First Assistant Director
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1956
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy
Movie Second Assistant Director
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1956
Totò Double or Nothing?
Movie Script Supervisor
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1956
The Band of Honest Men
Movie Script Supervisor
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1956
Sunset in Naples
Movie First Assistant Director
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1955
The Golden Vein
Movie Script Supervisor
