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.
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. He entered the cinema industry in 1952 as assistant camera operator, and in 1954, he became a cameraman. Ten years later, he began to work as cinematographer, and in 1973, he debuted as film director with Macrò. 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.
Filmography
Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological. Title Year Credited as Notes Director ScreenwriterCinematographer Other1957 Camera operatorDuel of the Titans1961 Camera operator1964 Camera operatorGenoveffa di Brabante Per il gusto di uccidere1966 1968 1969 1970 Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay Emergency Squad1974 Mark of the Cop1975 Mark Shoots First Cross Shot1976 Mark Strikes Again Destruction Force1977 Highway Racer Fearless1978 Convoy Busters Hunted City1979 1980 Speed Driver1980 In ginocchio da te Tears on Your Face Non son degno di te Se non avessi più te Doc, Hands of Steel Due oriundi per Cesare Mi vedrai tornare Nessuno mi può giudicare 15 forche per un assassino I ragazzi di Bandiera Gialla Tiffany Memorandum Your Turn to Die Brutti di notte I'll Sell My Skin Dearly Alibi Dio perdoni la mia pistola Un posto all'inferno They Call Him Cemetery Il sergente Klems They Call Me Hallelujah Winged Devils Return of Halleluja Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia Giovannona Long-Thigh Ingrid sulla strada Man Called Invincible Giuda uccide il venerdì Five Women for the Killer Speed Cross Guapparia Torna Mondo cane oggi - L'orrore continua Screen story writerThe Black Cobra Hell's Heroes - Eroi dell'inferno Arabella: l'angelo nero Droga sterco di Dio The Cry of Truth Alto rischio La pista bulgara Il quinto giorno (5°) Tuono di proiettile
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References
Further reading Fulvio Fulvi, Poliziotti senza paura: Stelvio Massi e il cinema d'azione, Il foglio, 2010,
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