Gianfranco Baldanello

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.

Directed

1. Danger!! Death Ray (1967) — Director
2. This Man Can't Die (1968) — Director
3. Black Jack (1968) — Director
4. Che dottoressa ragazzi! (1976) — Director
5. Yellow: The Cousins (1969) — Director
6. Colt in the Hand of the Devil (1973) — Director
7. L'ingenua (1975) — Director
8. The Great Adventure (1975) — Director
9. Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind (1978) — Director
10. Quella provincia maliziosa (1975) — Director
11. Blood River (1974) — Director
12. The Uranium Conspiracy (1978) — Director
13. Gold Train (1965) — Director
14. Kill Johnny Ringo (1966) — Director
15. Man with the Golden Winchester (1973) — Director
16. Da Scaramouche or se vuoi l'assoluzione baciar devi sto... cordone! (1973) — Director
17. Non mi dire mai goodbye (1967) — Director