Gianfranco Baldanello
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 13, 1928
- Place of birth
- Merano, Italy
- Died
- January 22, 1990
Biography
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.
Movies directed by Gianfranco Baldanello
- Danger!! Death Ray 1967 · ★ 3.0
- This Man Can't Die 1968 · ★ 4.8
- What a Doctor, Guys! 1976 · ★ 4.6
- Black Jack 1968 · ★ 6.4
- Yellow: The Cousins 1969 · ★ 4.9
- Colt in the Hand of the Devil 1973 · ★ 4.8
- L'ingenua 1975 · ★ 4.9
- The Great Adventure 1975 · ★ 4.1
- Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind 1978 · ★ 4.6
- Quella provincia maliziosa 1975 · ★ 4.4
- Blood River 1974 · ★ 4.0
- The Uranium Conspiracy 1978 · ★ 5.5
- Gold Train 1965 · ★ 6.7
- Kill Johnny Ringo 1966 · ★ 8.0
- The Son of Zorro 1973 · ★ 8.3
- Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! 1973 · ★ 9.0
- Non mi dire mai goodbye 1967