Gianfranco Baldanello
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing41
movieThe Uranium Conspiracy
1978
Director, Assistant Director
movieChe dottoressa ragazzi!
1976
Director
movieThe Great Adventure
1975
Director
movieL'ingenua
1975
Director
movieBlood River
1974
Director
movieYellow: The Cousins
1969
Director
movieBlack Jack
1968
Director
movieThis Man Can't Die
1968
Director
movieVolver a vivir
1968
Assistant Director
movieDanger!! Death Ray
1967
Director
movieNon mi dire mai goodbye
1967
Director
movieKill Johnny Ringo
1966
Director
movieGold Train
1965
Director
movieBuffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West
1964
First Assistant Director
movieSandokan Fights Back
1964
First Assistant Director
movieThe Lion of St. Mark
1963
First Assistant Director
movieBlood of the Executioner
1963
First Assistant Director
movieTiger of the Seven Seas
1962
First Assistant Director
moviePlanets Around Us
1962
Assistant Director
movieThe Vengeance of Ursus
1961
First Assistant Director
movieRevolt of the Mercenaries
1961
First Assistant Director
moviePirates of the Coast
1960
First Assistant Director
movieKnight of 100 Faces
1960
First Assistant Director
movieDavid and Goliath
1960
First Assistant Director
movieCavalcata selvaggia
1960
Assistant Director
movieThe Pirate and the Slave Girl
1959
First Assistant Director
movieThe Devil's Cavaliers
1959
First Assistant Director
movieIl bacio del sole
1958
First Assistant Director
movieAmarti è il mio destino
1957
First Assistant Director
movieAdventure in Rio
1955
Assistant Director
movieBitter Waters
1954
First Assistant Director
movieTripoli, bel suol d'amore
1954
First Assistant Director
movieAces to the fore
1954
Assistant Director
movieThe Barbarians
1953
Second Unit Director
movieThe Woman Who Invented Love
1952
Assistant Director
movieDelitto al luna park
1952
Assistant Director
Writing5
movieBlood River
1974
Writer
movieBlack Jack
1968
Writer
movieThis Man Can't Die
1968
Screenplay
movieGold Train
1965
Story, Screenplay