Stelvio Massi

Stelvio Massi (26 March 1929 – 26 March 2004), sometimes credited "Max Steel", was an Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer, best known for his "poliziotteschi" films.

Stelvio Massi
Born	26 March 1929 Civitanova Marche, Kingdom of Italy
Died	26 March 2004 (2004-03-27) (aged 75) Velletri, Italy
Occupation	Filmmaker

Career

Born in Civitanova Marche, the son of a tobacconist and a housewife, Massi studied at the Macerata Art Institute, and later at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.^[1] He entered the cinema industry in 1952 as assistant camera operator, and in 1954, he became a cameraman.^[2] Ten years later, he began to work as cinematographer, and in 1973, he debuted as film director with Macrò.^[2] He obtained a great commercial success with the Mark il poliziotto film series, then with a series of poliziotteschi starred by Maurizio Merli.

Massi also worked on television, directing the 1987 TV series Due assi per un turbo. His son Danilo is also a film director.^[2]

Filmography

Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.

Title	Year	Credited as				Notes	Ref(s)
		Director	Screenwriter	Cinematographer	Other
The Dragon's Blood	1957				Yes	Camera operator	[3]
Duel of the Titans	1961				Yes	Camera operator	[4][5]
A Fistful of Dollars	1964				Yes	Camera operator	[6]
Genoveffa di Brabante				Yes			[7][8]
Per il gusto di uccidere	1966			Yes			[9]
The Moment to Kill	1968			Yes			[10][11]
The Price of Power	1969			Yes			[12][13]
A Girl Called Jules	1970			Yes			[14]
Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin				Yes			[15][16]
Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay				Yes			[17][16]
Emergency Squad	1974	Yes	Yes				[18]
Mark of the Cop	1975	Yes	Yes				[19]
Mark Shoots First		Yes	Yes				[20]
Cross Shot	1976	Yes					[21]
Mark Strikes Again		Yes					[22]
The Last Round		Yes					[23]
Destruction Force	1977	Yes	Yes				[24]
Highway Racer		Yes					[25]
Fearless	1978	Yes	Yes				[26]
Il commissario di ferro		Yes					[27]
Convoy Busters		Yes	Yes				[28]
Hunted City	1979	Yes	Yes				[29]
The Rebel	1980	Yes	Yes				[30]
In ginocchio da te	—			Yes			[31]
Tears on Your Face	—			Yes			[32]
Non son degno di te	—			Yes			[33]
'Se non avessi più te	—			Yes			[34]
Doc, Hands of Steel	—			Yes			[35]
Due oriundi per Cesare	—			Yes			[36]
Mi vedrai tornare	—			Yes			[37]
Nessuno mi può giudicare	—			Yes			[38]
Le due facce del dollaro	—			Yes			[39]
15 forche per un assassino	—			Yes			[40]
I ragazzi di Bandiera Gialla	—			Yes			[41]
Tiffany Memorandum	—			Yes			[42]
Your Turn to Die	—			Yes			[43]
Brutti di notte	—			Yes			[44]
The Fuller Report	—			Yes			[45]
I'll Sell My Skin Dearly	—			Yes			[46]
Alibi	—			Yes			[47]
The Archangel	—			Yes			[48]
Dio perdoni la mia pistola	—			Yes			[49]
Un posto all'inferno	—			Yes			[50]
They Call Him Cemetery	—			Yes			[51]
Il sergente Klems	—			Yes			[52]
They Call Me Hallelujah	—			Yes			[53]
Winged Devils	—			Yes			[54]
The Case of the Bloody Iris	—			Yes			[55]
Return of Halleluja	—			Yes			[56]
Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia	—			Yes			[57]
Giovannona Long-Thigh	—			Yes			[58]
Ingrid sulla strada	—			Yes			[59]
Man Called Invincible	—			Yes			[60]
Giuda uccide il venerdì	—	Yes					[61]
Five Women for the Killer	—	Yes					[62]
Speed Cross	—	Yes					[63]
Speed Driver	—	Yes	Yes				[64]
Guapparia	—	Yes					[65]
Torna	—	Yes					[66]
Mondo cane oggi - L'orrore continua	—	Yes	Yes		Yes	Screen story writer	[67]
The Black Cobra	—	Yes					[68]
Hell's Heroes - Eroi dell'inferno	—	Yes					[69]
Arabella: l'angelo nero	—	Yes					[70]
Droga sterco di Dio	—	Yes					[71]
The Cry of Truth	—	Yes					[72]
Alto rischio	—	Yes	Yes				[73]
La pista bulgara	—	Yes					[74]
Il quinto giorno (5°)	—	Yes					[75]
Tuono di proiettile	—	Yes					[76]