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Alvaro Mancori

Born 1923-09-15 · Rome, Italy

Alvaro Mancori was an Italian cinematographer, director, and producer active from the late 1940s through the 1970s. Born in Rome, he began his career as a camera operator and assistant cinematographer, working on films such as Atto di accusa (1950) and Tragic Return (1952). Mancori established himself as a cinematographer with works like The Violent Patriot (1956) and The Moralist (1959). He also ventured into directing with films such as The Double Bed (1965) and Hercules the Invincible (1964). As a producer, Mancori contributed to several projects, including The Tramplers (1965). His work is characterized by its technical proficiency and adaptability across various genres, including peplum, comedy, and adventure films.

Acting credits

6.3

The family of a wealthy nobleman tries to take away his land away after learning that he is having an affair with an imaginary woman.

Lunatics and Lovers

1976

Behind the camera

6.5

The legendary Tomas Milian stars as Cuchillo, a knife-throwing thief on the run from murderous bandits, sadistic American agents, his hot-blooded fiancée and a sheriff turned bounty hunter, all of whom are gunning for a hidden fortune in gold that could finance the Mexican Revolution.

Run, Man, Run

1968

5.6

Two anarchistic brothers live by petty thievery and try to recover from their Catholic upbringing. Bandiera and Rabbino were children when they pushed their drunk of a father out of a window for killing their pet sheep. When a girl is raped by her father, she is brought by young "rescuers" to the home of the two brothers who then watch their friends take advantage of her sexually. The brothers take her in, and the three live happy and celibate if not uneventful lives until the brother's are sent to jail for stealing.

Ostia

1970

5.9

An industrialist is falsely accused of murdering one of his creditors and, because he cannot reveal that it was his mistress who gave him the money needed to pay the debt, he is sentenced to life in prison. He escapes, makes a fortune, and, years later, discovers the real culprit.

Trap for the Assassin

1966

5.3

Chaco, a Mexican on the run from just about everyone, is framed for the killing of a couple of Mexican cattlemen. Everyone knows he's innocent but the evidence is substantial. Chaco escapes and with the help of a bounty hunter, goes after the real murderers.