Ernesto Gastaldi

Ernesto Gastaldi

Italian screenwriter (1934–)

Ernesto Gastaldi is an Italian screenwriter. Film historian and critic Tim Lucas described Gastaldi as the first Italian screenwriter to specialize in horror and thriller films. Gastaldi worked within several popular genres including pepla, Western and spy films.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 5 films (1961–1969) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1969 The Sweet Body Of Deborah. Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Inc. 95 min 35mm Color sound
1965 Secret Agent Fireball. American International Productions 89 min 35mm Color sound
1962 The Vampire And The Ballerina. Lopert Pictures Corp. 85 min 35mm B&W sound
1961 Guns Of The Black Witch. Alta Vista Productions 98 min 35mm Color sound
19-- Terror in the crypt Hispamer Films P.C. (Spain)/NEC/Med Cinematografica (Italy)/Alta Vista Productions ; executive producers, Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson ; producer, William Mulligan ; writing credits, Ernesto Gastaldi, Jose Luis Monter, Bruno Valeri, Tonino Valerii ; story by Maria del Carmen Martinez Roman, Ernesto Gastaldi, Tonino Valerii ; based on the novel Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu ; direction, Camillo Mastrocinque. 84 16mm B&W sound