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Luigi Batzella(1924-2008)

  • Actor
  • Editor
  • Director
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Luigi Batzella was born on 27 May 1924 in San Sperate, Sardinia, Italy. He was an actor and editor, known for Django's Cut Price Corpses (1971), When the Bell Tolls (1970) and Agguato sul Bosforo (1969). He died on 18 November 2008 in San Sperate, Sardinia, Italy.
BornMay 27, 1924
DiedNovember 18, 2008(84)
BornMay 27, 1924
DiedNovember 18, 2008(84)
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Known for

Django's Cut Price Corpses (1971)
Django's Cut Price Corpses
3.6
  • Editor
  • 1971
When the Bell Tolls (1970)
When the Bell Tolls
3.0
  • Editor
  • 1970
Agguato sul Bosforo (1969)
Agguato sul Bosforo
4.5
  • Sivas, Police Inspector(uncredited)
  • 1969
Tre franchi di pietà (1966)
Tre franchi di pietà
  • Editor
  • 1966

Credits

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Actor

  • The Beast in Heat (1977)
    The Beast in Heat
    3.7
    • Partisan (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance (1975)
    The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance
    3.7
    • Police Inspector (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Agguato sul Bosforo (1969)
    Agguato sul Bosforo
    4.5
    • Sivas, Police Inspector (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Killer Without a Face (1968)
    Killer Without a Face
    4.4
    • Clark (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1968
  • È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere (1966)
    È mezzanotte... butta giù il cadavere
    6.4
    • 1966
  • Sandra Dee, James Garner, Anthony Franciosa, and Melina Mercouri in A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
    A Man Could Get Killed
    5.8
    • (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Night of Violence (1965)
    Night of Violence
    5.4
    • Detective Con Baffi (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1965
  • For a Handful of Gold (1965)
    For a Handful of Gold
    • Fred (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1965
  • Colorado Charlie (1965)
    Colorado Charlie
    4.7
    • Pablo (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1965
  • Cadavere a spasso
    • (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1965
  • The Last Gun (1964)
    The Last Gun
    4.6
    • Mr. Morgan (as Paul Solvay)
    • 1964
  • Una sporca faccenda (1964)
    Una sporca faccenda
    5.2
    • (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1964
  • Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi (1963)
    Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi
    5.1
    • Squire Dayton (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1963
  • The Saracens (1963)
    The Saracens
    3.7
    • Mahmud (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1963
  • Caribbean Hawk (1962)
    Caribbean Hawk
    5.0
    • Pirate (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1962

Editor

  • La zia di Monica (1980)
    La zia di Monica
    4.8
    • Editor
    • 1980
  • The Beast in Heat (1977)
    The Beast in Heat
    3.7
    • Editor (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1977
  • Achtung! The Desert Tigers (1977)
    Achtung! The Desert Tigers
    3.3
    • Editor
    • 1977
  • La polizia ordina: sparate a vista (1976)
    La polizia ordina: sparate a vista
    4.5
    • Editor
    • 1976
  • A Virgin for St. Tropez (1975)
    A Virgin for St. Tropez
    5.2
    • Editor
    • 1975
  • Nude for Satan (1974)
    Nude for Satan
    4.3
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • Brigitte Skay in Blackmail (1974)
    Blackmail
    4.8
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • House of Cruel Dolls (1974)
    House of Cruel Dolls
    3.8
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • His Colt, Himself, His Revenge (1972)
    His Colt, Himself, His Revenge
    4.7
    • Editor (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1972
  • Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura (1972)
    Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura
    4.8
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • God Is My Colt .45 (1972)
    God Is My Colt .45
    4.3
    • Editor (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1972
  • Django's Cut Price Corpses (1971)
    Django's Cut Price Corpses
    3.6
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • When the Bell Tolls (1970)
    When the Bell Tolls
    3.0
    • Editor
    • 1970
  • Il magnaccio (1969)
    Il magnaccio
    4.9
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • Tre franchi di pietà (1966)
    Tre franchi di pietà
    • Editor
    • 1966

Director

  • Challenge of the Tiger (1980)
    Challenge of the Tiger
    5.2
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Strategia per una missione di morte (1979)
    Strategia per una missione di morte
    4.6
    • Director (as Ivan Kathansky)
    • 1979
  • Eros Perversion
    4.3
    • Director (as Paul Selvin)
    • 1978
  • The Beast in Heat (1977)
    The Beast in Heat
    3.7
    • Director (as Ivan Kathansky)
    • 1977
  • Achtung! The Desert Tigers (1977)
    Achtung! The Desert Tigers
    3.3
    • Director (as Ivan Kathansky)
    • 1977
  • Nude for Satan (1974)
    Nude for Satan
    4.3
    • Director (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1974
  • Brigitte Skay in Blackmail (1974)
    Blackmail
    4.8
    • Director (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1974
  • The Devil's Wedding Night (1973)
    The Devil's Wedding Night
    5.3
    • Director (as Paul Solvay)
    • 1973
  • Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura (1972)
    Confessioni segrete di un convento di clausura
    4.8
    • Director (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1972
  • God Is My Colt .45 (1972)
    God Is My Colt .45
    4.3
    • Director (as Dean Jones)
    • 1972
  • Paid in Blood (1971)
    Paid in Blood
    5.1
    • Director (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1971
  • Django's Cut Price Corpses (1971)
    Django's Cut Price Corpses
    3.6
    • Director (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1971
  • When the Bell Tolls (1970)
    When the Bell Tolls
    3.0
    • Director (as Paolo Solvay)
    • 1970
  • Agguato sul Bosforo (1969)
    Agguato sul Bosforo
    4.5
    • Director (as Paull' Hamus)
    • 1969
  • Tre franchi di pietà (1966)
    Tre franchi di pietà
    • Director (as Paul Hamus)
    • 1966

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The Bloodsucker Leads The Dance
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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Gigi Batzella
  • Born
    • May 27, 1924
    • San Sperate, Sardinia, Italy
  • Died
    • November 18, 2008
    • San Sperate, Sardinia, Italy(Parkinson's disease)

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    Following the release of his horror film "Nude for Satan" in 1978, Batzella directed two Nazisploitation films "Kaput Lager - Gli ultimi giorni delle SS" and "La Bestia in calore" for which he was credited as Ivan Kathansky.

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