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Bitto Albertini

Bitto Albertini

Italian film director and screenwriter


Adalberto "Bitto" Albertini (1924–1999) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.[1]

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Career

He began his film career as a camera operator and as a cinematographer.[2] In 1974 Albertini directed Black Emanuelle starring the then almost unknown Laura Gemser. Her subsequent successful career meant that she was absent from Black Emanuelle 2, and Albertini instead cast actress Shulamith Lasri in the title role.[3]

In 1977 he released Yellow Emanuelle[1] as a comeback. The film, starring Chai Lee, was very successful.[citation needed] However the film never reached the popularity of Joe D'Amato's series.[2][3] His last two films were "Mondos" set in Asia, depicting shocking rituals and savage violence.[2]

He died in Italy in 1999 at age 74.

Selected filmography


References

  1. "Bitto Albertini". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015.
  2. Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. p. 16. ISBN 8884401712.
  3. Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.

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