Demofilo Fidani (b. February 8, 1914, Cagliari, Sardinia; d. March 1994) was a prolific Italian film director who specialized in spaghetti westerns and used many different pseudonyms. Fidani directed 20 films most under his most popular pseudonym Miles Deem, 13 of which were westerns.
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- Demofilo Fidani (b. February 8, 1914, Cagliari, Sardinia; d. March 1994) was a prolific Italian film director who specialized in spaghetti westerns and used many different pseudonyms. Fidani directed 20 films most under his most popular pseudonym Miles Deem, 13 of which were westerns. His style can only be described as "derivative" and he used the names of well-known characters and variations of titles (including numerous "Fistfuls" or "Barrelfulls") to disguise the fact that most of his efforts were routine at best. This derivativeness, combined with bizarre characters and complete inattention to continuity, has made many refer to him as the "Ed Wood of spaghetti westerns". Besides his infamous westerns, he directed crime films, sex comedies, and a giallo. Fidani's regular actors include Hunt Powers (also known as Jack Betts), Gordon Mitchell, Jeff Cameron and Klaus Kinski. Fidani was also a talented artist and author, and in later years became a well known spiritual medium. He is listed in the credits of the film Life is Beautiful as an Auschwitz survivor.
- Demofilo Fidani war ein italienischer Filmregisseur. Fidani war spezialisiert auf Italo-Western und gilt als "Ed Wood des Spaghettiwestern". Zu seinen Filmen schrieb er auch die Drehbücher und produzierte sie, die oftmals auf dem Gelände der Cave Films gedreht wurden. In dreien seiner Filme ist er als Schauspieler zu sehen, ebenso wie in Mino Guerrinis Gangsterfilm Sicario 77. Fidani bekleidete zunächst verschiedene Funktionen, besonders häufig als Ausstatter, beim Film, bevor er als Drehbuchautor und Regisseur wirkte. Neben seinen 14 Western drehte er Krimis, eine Tarzan-Parodie und Sexfilme. 1986 veröffentlichte er, der jahrelang als Medium wirkte, ein Buch über parapsychologische Phänomene; daneben war er auch begeisterter Maler. Bei vielen Fans genießt Fidani, sozusagen als der „Ed Wood des Italo-Western“, als eine Art „Anti-Leone“, Kultstatus. Auch wollte er keine Kunstwerke (er)schaffen, sondern einfach nur Geld verdienen. Viele Szenen verwendete er doppelt (so besteht sein 1976er Film Der Pate der Bronx zu großen Teilen aus dem 7 Jahre zuvor entstandenen Sedia elettrica); in Western verlängern lange Einstellungen, in denen einfach nur geritten wird, die Spielzeit der übersichtlich erzählten Story. „Stammschauspieler“ Fidanis waren u.a. Hunt Powers (= Jack Betts), Gordon Mitchell, Klaus Kinski, Jeff Cameron (= Giovanni Scarciofolo), Dennis Colt (= Benito Pacifico) und seine Tochter Simonetta Vitelli alias Simone Blondell; seine Frau Mila Vitelli (eigentlich Rosa Maria Valenza, † 1994) war immer als Ausstatterin und oftmals als Co-Autorin dabei.
- Il suo stile può essere descritto come "preso a prestito". Ha usato i nomi di personaggi ben noti e ammiccamenti nei titoli per dissimulare il fatto che la gran parte dei suoi lavori erano al massimo opere di "routine". La mancanza di originalità, unita ai personaggi bizzarri ed al totale disinteresse per la continuità, ha portato molti a definirlo l'"Ed Wood degli spaghetti western". Oltre agli spaghetti western, ha diretto film gangster, thriller, erotici e commedie sexy. Gli attori caratteristici di Fidani sono stati Hunt Powers (noto anche come Jack Betts), Gordon Mitchell, Jeff Cameron, Ettore Manni e Klaus Kinski. Fidani è stato anche un pittore ed autore di talento, e nei suoi anni più tardi un noto medium.
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- Demofilo Fidani (b. February 8, 1914, Cagliari, Sardinia; d. March 1994) was a prolific Italian film director who specialized in spaghetti westerns and used many different pseudonyms. Fidani directed 20 films most under his most popular pseudonym Miles Deem, 13 of which were westerns.
- Demofilo Fidani war ein italienischer Filmregisseur. Fidani war spezialisiert auf Italo-Western und gilt als "Ed Wood des Spaghettiwestern". Zu seinen Filmen schrieb er auch die Drehbücher und produzierte sie, die oftmals auf dem Gelände der Cave Films gedreht wurden. In dreien seiner Filme ist er als Schauspieler zu sehen, ebenso wie in Mino Guerrinis Gangsterfilm Sicario 77.
- Il suo stile può essere descritto come "preso a prestito". Ha usato i nomi di personaggi ben noti e ammiccamenti nei titoli per dissimulare il fatto che la gran parte dei suoi lavori erano al massimo opere di "routine". La mancanza di originalità, unita ai personaggi bizzarri ed al totale disinteresse per la continuità, ha portato molti a definirlo l'"Ed Wood degli spaghetti western". Oltre agli spaghetti western, ha diretto film gangster, thriller, erotici e commedie sexy.
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