Giovanni Simonelli

1926-12-01 Roma, Italy 72 Credits

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A Cat in the Brain

A Cat in the Brain

1990

Screenplay, Story

5.7
Writing

The master of Italian horror, Lucio Fulci, stars as... Lucio Fulci, a filmmaker with a reputation for gruesome horror films. His body of work has star...

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

1990

Screenplay, Director

3.5
Writing Directing

A farming community make their money through kidnapping children and selling their vital organs on the black market.

Escape from Death

Escape from Death

1989

Screenplay

4.8
Writing

Anne is convinced she has found her husband's corpse, but Dr. Mark can only find out that the man has gone home. When he comes back, his wife does not...

Bloody Psycho

Bloody Psycho

1989

Writer

4.5
Writing

This is one of the five films legendary director Lucio Fulci supervised in 1989 to re-use some of the gory bits for his 1990 gorefest "A Cat in the Br...

Jungle Raiders

Jungle Raiders

1985

Story, Screenplay

3.7
Writing

An expedition enters an unexplored jungle to search for a legendary ruby.

The Ark of the Sun God

The Ark of the Sun God

1984

Writer

5.5
Writing

A safecracker takes a job where he must go to Istanbul and steal a scepter that once belonged to the god Gilgamesh but is now in the temple of a secre...

C'è un fantasma nel mio letto

C'è un fantasma nel mio letto

1981

Writer

5.2
Writing

A couple (Carati and Cricotti) have to rent a hotel room which is really a haunted house. Well haunted is overstating it. Just old Renzo as a horny gh...

Sexual Doublecross

Sexual Doublecross

1980

Writer

Writing

Hans and Gretel are two young people who work as employees in the branch of an important Bank. Both plan to make a robbery in the bank's headquarters ...

La parte più appetitosa del maschio

La parte più appetitosa del maschio

1979

Writer

3.0
Writing
John Travolto: The Face with Two Left Feet

John Travolto: The Face with Two Left Feet

1979

Writer, Story

5.9
Writing

Also known as THE LONELY DESTINY OF JOHN TRAVOLTO, it's the first and only Travoltasploitation movie. It's about a hotel cook named Gianni who can't d...

The Squeeze

The Squeeze

1978

Story, Screenplay

5.2
Writing

A retired safe cracker is recruited by a young conman to return to the "business" for a million dollar heist.

Flatfoot in Africa

Flatfoot in Africa

1978

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

Inspector Rizzo in Napoli gets a message from a policeman from South Africa who wants to meet him. Immediately before this meeting the South African p...

White Fang to the Rescue

White Fang to the Rescue

1975

Writer

5.6
Writing

Set at the end of the 19th century in Canada's gold rush Klondike area, wolf-dog White Fang teams up with a prospector when his master is killed. Toge...

Virility

Virility

1974

Writer

4.9
Writing

A Sicilian (Turi Ferro) feels his masculinity threatened when his son returns with an androgynous girlfriend whom everyone else assumes to be male.

Whisky and Ghosts

Whisky and Ghosts

1974

Writer

7.0
Writing

A snake-oil salesman is chased across the desert by a gang of Mexican bandits. He finds out, however, that he is being protected by the spirits of Dav...

Manone il ladrone

Manone il ladrone

1974

Screenplay

Writing
Mr. Hercules Against Karate

Mr. Hercules Against Karate

1973

Adaptation

6.2

A skinny troublemaker and his good-natured, bemuscled sidekick find trouble in Hong Kong.

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eyes

1973

Story, Screenplay

5.5
Writing

In a small Scottish village, horribly murdered bodies keep turning up. Suspicion falls upon the residents of a nearby castle that is haunted by a curs...

Death Uncertain

Death Uncertain

1973

Writer

3.7
Writing

A man living in a remote area of India has an affair with a local woman who he leaves in order to marry another. His lover commits suicide after cursi...

Now They Call Him Sacramento

Now They Call Him Sacramento

1972

Screenplay

6.3
Writing

After stealing money transported in a train, Sacramento, Big Jim and Tequila arribe to "La Paz" town. They rent a room there in order to hide the mone...

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity

A Noose Is Waiting for You Trinity

1972

Screenplay

5.6
Writing

This sequel to the popular spaghetti western "Clint the Stranger" was released four years after the success of the first film and essentially uses the...

Father Jackleg

Father Jackleg

1972

Story, Screenplay

4.0
Writing

A con man inherits a gold mine. Knowing that his family are even bigger con artists than he is, he assumes the mine is worthless, and teams up with a ...

The Crimes of the Black Cat

The Crimes of the Black Cat

1972

Writer

5.5
Writing

In Copenhagen, a blind pianist hunts the culprit in string of murders, each linked by the presence of a yellow shawl and a black cat.

Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return

Watch Out Gringo! Sabata Will Return

1972

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

An army officer, after killing his own men, steals a chest with a hundred thousand dollars in gold.

The House of Doves

The House of Doves

1972

Writer

4.9
Writing

The widow Alexandra and her schoolgirl daughter Sandra live together in a luxurious villa in Spain. When Fernando, an old love of Alexandra's, appears...

Night of the Scorpion

Night of the Scorpion

1972

Writer

4.8
Writing

This Spanish-Italian co-production tells the story of a man who feels deep guilt for the death of his wife: he, an alcoholic, is convinced that he acc...

Raped On The Beach

Raped On The Beach

1971

Writer

5.1
Writing

A young girl witnesses a violent and ultimately fatal act between her mother and another man and it emotionally scars her for years to come. As a youn...

The Great Swindle

The Great Swindle

1971

Author

4.4

A seductive woman gets involved in relationships with several people. All of the characters play games of deceit with one and other and things get mor...

Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay

Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay

1970

Screenplay, Story

6.4
Writing

After witnessing a brutal massacre, the legendary hero Sartana is ready to do some investigating. Almost everyone in the tiny town of Indian Creek see...

Playgirl 70

Playgirl 70

1969

Writer

1.0
Writing

Italian comedy.

One After Another

One After Another

1968

Screenplay

5.7
Writing

Bespectacled pistolero Stan Ross comes to Canyon City and becomes involved with two feuding factions, after a clerk has been killed by the banker Jeff...

Sartana Does Not Forgive

Sartana Does Not Forgive

1968

Writer

6.1
Writing

Jorge Martin is relentlessly stalking a gang of outlaws led by the ruthless Slim who raped and murdered his bride.

I'll Sell My Skin Dearly

I'll Sell My Skin Dearly

1968

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

Shane’s a man come home to settle something he’d tried to forget, but has kept eating at him. His mother, father, and little sister, had been murdered...

I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!

I Do Not Forgive... I Kill!

1968

Story

6.0
Writing

Don Ramon, a wealthy patron, receives his son back after he has sent him away to medical school, only to have him fall in love with his new young wife...

The Killer Likes Candy

The Killer Likes Candy

1968

Writer

3.7
Writing

Shrewd and evasive ex-Nazi and top assassin Oscar Snell is determined to rub out the King of Kafiristan. Snell's sole weakness is his sweet tooth; he ...

Kill, Panther, Kill!

Kill, Panther, Kill!

1968

Screenplay

6.8
Writing

Two rivals are out to recover a cache of stolen jewels. The thief who originally stole them has just gotten out of prison, however, and he is looking ...

Naked You Die

Naked You Die

1968

Story

5.8
Writing

A woman is strangled in the bath by a black-gloved killer who disposes of her body in a large trunk. The trunk is delivered to St. Hilda College, an ...

An Eye for an Eye, A Tooth for a Tooth

An Eye for an Eye, A Tooth for a Tooth

1967

Story

Writing

A flood of counterfeit dollars flooded the global market and is creating alarm in governments around the world. Jeff, a dynamic young journalist is co...

Any Gun Can Play

Any Gun Can Play

1967

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

A gang robs a gold shipment from a train. A so called bounty hunter is sent to track down the robbers and decides to let them lead him to the gold.

Electra One

Electra One

1967

Writer

5.0
Writing

A jewel thief crosses paths with a woman carrying a briefcase that the Americans, the Russians and the Chinese all want desperately, so he goes on the...

Kill Me Gently

Kill Me Gently

1967

Screenplay

6.5
Writing

One of Tony and Brad's best with the boys on the hunt for a treasure of missing LSD that has been stolen by a criminal organization. Their quest event...

Every Man Is My Enemy

Every Man Is My Enemy

1967

Screenplay

3.0
Writing

When a heist goes wrong, a safe cracker (Robert Webber) looks for the person who's betrayed him...

The Big Hit of Surcouf

The Big Hit of Surcouf

1966

Screenplay

5.5
Writing

The continuation of the adventures of Captain Robert Surcouf and his crew.

Django Shoots First

Django Shoots First

1966

Screenplay

5.3
Writing

Django's father is framed by his business partner Clusker and shot by a bounty Killer. Django inherits his fathers part of the business and a score to...

Countdown to Doomsday

Countdown to Doomsday

1966

Writer

6.0
Writing

NY private eye Jeff Milton is investigating a case of kidnapping in Caracas.

Special Mission Lady Chaplin

Special Mission Lady Chaplin

1966

Writer, Original Music Composer

6.3
Writing

Lady Chaplin is a beautiful woman, she is a fashion stylist and she owns an atelier in Paris. Zoltan is a rich American specialized in submarine resea...

Johnny Yuma

Johnny Yuma

1966

Screenplay

5.9
Writing

Infidelity, murder, and betrayal lies at the center of this violent Spaghetti western. A scheming wife does away with her husband, causing the man's h...

Two Guns for Two Twins

Two Guns for Two Twins

1966

Screenplay

Writing

Sally and Jennie are twin sisters who travel the American West with his uncle Nathan who makes his living as a tooth-puller and also sells a cure-all ...

Knives of the Avenger

Knives of the Avenger

1966

Writer

6.3
Writing

A mysterious knife-throwing viking warrior protects a young peasant woman and her young son from the clutches of a evil regent bent on claiming the ti...

Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun

Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun

1966

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

The island paradise of San Felipe has undergone a revolution! The charismatic General Siqueiros has assumed control! Those assisting him though have a...

Seven Guns for Timothy

Seven Guns for Timothy

1966

Screenplay

4.5
Writing

The greenhorn Timothy Benson is the heir of a mine, in which also the bandit Rodriguez is interested. Timothy's foreman Corky and his 5 friends are hi...

Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill

Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill

1966

6.2
Acting

Tony and Brad investigate the murders of politicians and scientists. They soon face off against a team of super hit women with their usual flair.

Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill

Kiss Kiss, Kill Kill

1966

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

Tony and Brad investigate the murders of politicians and scientists. They soon face off against a team of super hit women with their usual flair.

Balearic Caper

Balearic Caper

1966

Writer

4.4
Writing

A scepter is stolen, and it's hunted for by various groups of international robbers and spies, for various reasons - in a parody of 007 movies.

The Sea Pirate

The Sea Pirate

1966

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

A young naval officer becomes a corsair to make enough money to marry a pretty girl, and fights injustice and snobbery to reach home safely.

Operation Counterspy

Operation Counterspy

1965

Screenplay

3.0
Writing

A secret agent is sent to infiltrate the heavily guarded fortress of a madman bent on taking over the world.

Doc, Hands of Steel

Doc, Hands of Steel

1965

Writer

6.4
Writing

Doc McGregor, former surgeon become player, is wrongly accused of murder and pursued by Slade, a bounty hunter. In his escape he finds Larry Kitchener...

$100,000 for Ringo

$100,000 for Ringo

1965

Screenplay

4.2
Writing

A stranger rides into Rainbow Valley where he's mistaken for a former resident who was believed killed in the Civil War and soon finds himself in oppo...

That Man in Istanbul

That Man in Istanbul

1965

Story

5.5
Writing

An American adventurer who has a gambling den in Istanbul, who is suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of a nuclear scientist, but ultimately be...

Assassination in Rome

Assassination in Rome

1965

Screenplay, Story

5.1
Writing

In this crime-thriller, Rome proves to be an unhappy destination for an American couple when the husband is kidnapped and his wife begins a desperate ...

Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell

Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell

1965

Writer

7.0
Writing

A 1965 Italian adventure-Eurospy film directed by Sergio Sollima (credited as Simon Sterling). This is the first chapter in the Sollima's spy film tri...

The Revolt of the Seven

The Revolt of the Seven

1964

Writer

4.5
Writing

Milo, tyrant of Sparta, has betrayed the Achea League. The evidence of betrayal is hidden by one of the rebels who is killed before he can reveal the ...

The Ten Gladiators

The Ten Gladiators

1963

Writer

4.5
Writing

Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a...

The Old Testament

The Old Testament

1963

First Assistant Director, Screenplay

7.7
Directing Writing

The Jews of Jerusalem are driven out by their Syrian rulers. They gather their forces, and return to drive out their oppressors.

Revenge of the Black Knight

Revenge of the Black Knight

1963

Writer

4.0
Writing

La Cieca Di Sorrento (also known as Revenge of the Black Knight is a 1963 cloak and dagger film directed by Nick Nostro and based on the novel of the ...

79 A.D.

79 A.D.

1962

Writer

5.6
Writing

Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.

Blood and Defiance

Blood and Defiance

1962

Writer

Writing

In a Latin American country, a rebel frees the prisoners of the local tyrant. Some traitors cause the death of many of his companions and he births th...

Samson

Samson

1961

Screenplay, Story, First Assistant Director

5.3
Writing Directing

While traveling through the kingdom of Sulom, Samson is arrested and finds that the queen no longer reigns and that a power-mad warlord and his army o...

Goliath Against the Giants

Goliath Against the Giants

1961

Screenplay

5.7
Writing

Muscleman fights sea monsters and Amazon warriors, then returns home to find a race of giants living in a valley, into which fellow countrymen are bei...

Conqueror of Maracaibo

Conqueror of Maracaibo

1961

Assistant Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Alan Braves, captain of a pirate ship, is, by the treachery of a comrade, accused of a crime of which he is innocent. He decides to go to America, but...

Quanto sei bella Roma

Quanto sei bella Roma

1959

Screenplay, Story

Writing

Claudio and Maurizio, two young and reckless taxi drivers in a Roman gas station meet two American tourists, daughters of a Spanish man that has oil w...

The Warrior and the Slave Girl

The Warrior and the Slave Girl

1958

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

Marcus Numidius, a Roman tribune sent to Armenia to put down a gladiators' revolt, captures the rebels' popular leader, Aselepius. Princess Amira, wit...