Enzo G. Castellari
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Enzo G. Castellari (born July 29, 1938 in Rome, as Enzo Girolami) is an Italian film director. He is the son of director Marino Girolami, aka Franco Martinelli. He made a name for himself during the 1960s by directing a long list of spaghetti westerns with such titles as Go Kill and Come Back, Seven Winchesters for a Massacre and Go Kill Everybody and Come Back Alone. His films exhibited a flair for violent action and gunfights, often utilizing slow-motion to spectacular effect. His film Keoma (1976) is considered the last great film of the genre.
Castellari was also instrumental in starting the Italian crime film genre, with High Crime (1973) and Big Racket (1976). In the 1980s, his career suffered somewhat from the drop of quality in Italian genre films, and he found himself churning out financially successful but rather cheesy B-movies like The New Barbarians or 1990: The Bronx Warriors. His film Great White was successfully sued by Universal Pictures for being a rip-off of both Jaws and Jaws 2. As Italian cinema declined, Castellari found work in television and as an action scene consultant.
He also has a son called Adriano Girolami who plays for Barry Town Football Club, and in his spare time coaches young players.
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