Edoardo Mulargia

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Edoardo Mulargia
Born10 December 1925 (1925-12-10)
Torpè, Italy
Died7 September 2005 (2005-09-08) (aged 79)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Director
Screenwriter

Edoardo Mulargia (10 December 1925 7 September 2005) was an Italian director and screenwriter.

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Life and career

Born in Torpè, Nuoro, Mulargia graduated in Law, first working as a journalist, then directing numerous scientific and industrial short films. [1] [2] After being assistant of Pietro Germi and Luciano Emmer in 1963, he made his feature film debut with Le due leggi. [1] [2] As a film director, Mulargia specialized in the spaghetti western genre, in which he was usually credited as Tony Moore and Edward G. Muller. [1] [2] In the 1980s, he abandoned cinema to work for RAI television. [1] [2]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN   8884401712.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN   978-8804572770.