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Ferdinando Baldi

Ferdinando Baldi was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Throughout his career he used a number of pseudonyms, including Ted Kaplan, Ferdy Baldwin and Sam Livingstone.

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Ferdinando Baldi
Born
Ferdinando Baldi

19 May 1927 (1927-05-19)
Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, Italy
Died12 November 2007(2007-11-12) (aged 80)
Rome, Italy
OccupationsDirector, screenwriter

Ferdinando Baldi (19 May 1927 – 12 November 2007) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.1 Throughout his career he used a number of pseudonyms, including Ted Kaplan, Ferdy Baldwin and Sam Livingstone.

Biography

Baldi was born in Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, on 19 May 1927. He was employed as a teacher after getting a degree in literature, but he got involved in cinema thanks to his acquaintance with Italian producer Tiziano Longo and he produced his first movie, Il Prezzo dell'onore in 1952.1

Selected filmography

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
1952 Il prezzo dell'onore Yes Yes Written with G. Folchi and T. Piacenti
1954 Assi alla ribalta Yes Yes Directed with Giorgio Cristallini
1960 David and Goliath Yes Yes Starring Orson Welles, Co-directors Richard Pottier and Orson Welles; Co-writers, Umberto Scarpelli and Ambrogio Molteni
1961 Duel of Champions Yes No Co-directing with Terence Young
1961 The Tartars Yes No un-credited in English version, Co-directing with Orson Welles and Richard Thorpe 2
1962 The Sword of El Cid No Yes Co-writing with Alfredo Giannetti and Antonio Navarro Linares
1962 Taras Bulba, the Cossack Yes No Co-directing with Henry Zaphiratos
1963 Kingdom of Violence Yes Yes Co-writing with Adriano Bolzoni and Andres Dolera
1964 Il figlio di Cleopatra Yes Yes Co-writing with Anacleto Fontini and Franco Airaldi
1966 Suicide Mission to Singapore Yes Yes Co-writing with Maria del Carmen Martinez Roman
1966 In the Shadow of the Eagles Yes Yes Credited as Ferdy Baldwin, Co-writing with Nino Milano,
1966 Texas, Adios Yes Yes Co-writing with Franco Rossetti, Starring Franco Nero
1967 Massacre in the Black Forest Yes Yes Co-directing with Rudolf Nussgruber, Co-writing with Adriano Bolzoni and Alessandro Ferraù
1967 Io non protesto, io amo Yes Yes Co-writing with Franco Rossetti
1967 Rita of the West Yes Yes Co-writing with Franco Rossetti, Starring Rita Pavone, Terence Hill and Lucio Dalla
1968 Hate Thy Neighbor Yes Yes Co-writing with Luigi Angelo and Roberto Natale
1968 Django, Prepare a Coffin Yes Yes Co-writing with Franco Rossetti, starring Terence Hill
1969 The Forgotten Pistolero Yes No
1969 Bootleggers No Yes Co-writing with Alfio Caltabiano, Jose Gutierrez Maesso and Leonardo Martin
1971 Blindman Yes No Starring Ringo Starr 3
1971 Los corsarios Yes No
1972 The Sicilian Connection Yes Yes Co-writing with Duilio Coletti
1973 Long Lasting Days Yes Yes Credited as Sam Livingstone
1974 Carambola! Yes Yes Co-writing with Nino Ducci and Horst Frank
1975 Carambola's Philosophy: In the Right Pocket Yes Yes Co-writing with Nino Ducci and Mino Roli
1976 Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk Yes Yes Co-writing with Brunello Rondi
1976 Get Mean Yes No
1976 Geometra Primetti selvaggiamente Osvaldo Yes Yes Co-writing with Luigi Bernardi and Romano Bernardi
1977 Nine Guests for a Crime Yes No
1980 Terror Express Yes No
1980 La compagna di viaggio Yes Yes
1981 Comin' at Ya! Yes No
1983 Treasure of the Four Crowns Yes No
1985 Warbus Yes Yes Credited as Ted Kaplan, Co-writing with John Fitzsimmons
1988 Un maledetto soldato Yes Yes Credited as Ted Kaplan
1988 Ten Zan: The Ultimate Mission Yes Yes Credited as Ted Kaplan, filmed in North Korea 4
2005 The Spaghetti Western No No Documentary Interview
2005 The Western World of Ferdinando Baldi No No Documentary Interview
References

References

  1. "E' morto Baldi". Cinematografo (in Italian). 12 November 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  2. "I tartari". Film TV (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  3. Dan Epstein (2 November 2016). "'Blindman': The Story Behind a Drunk Beatle's Spaghetti Western". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. Havis, Richard James. "Peering Into A Closed World Archived 2010-06-02 at the Wayback Machine". Asiaweek, 19 May 2000. Retrieved on 2 November 2008.
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