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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 8, 1914 (Died at 80)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthCagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Career Span1947 – 1994
Known Credits41 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 0.5

Demofilo Fidani

Also known as:Demos FilosMiles DeemLucky DickinsonAlex Demos+1 more
Total Works

41

41 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

5.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Demofilo Fidani (born 8 February 1914 on a steamship bound for Cagliari; died 4 April 1994) was an Italian film director (24 films), set designer (more than 200 films), painter, and a regarded medium and author. As director, Fidani specialized in spaghetti westerns and used many different pseudonyms including Miles Deem, Lucky Dickinson, Alex Demos, and Danilo Dani. Many of his films were westerns, in which he used the names of well-known characters such as Butch Cassidy, Macho Callahan, Django and Sartana, as well as titles that were variations of popular titles. Besides his westerns, he directed crime films, sex comedies, and, in 1972, a giallo called A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services. Fidani's regular actors included Jack Betts (also known as Hunt Powers), Gordon Mitchell, Jeff Cameron and Klaus Kinski.

Signature Roles & Milestones

La Terra Trema
7.8
La Terra Trema
1949•movie
Role: Assistant Director Trainee

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 41 titles featuring Demofilo Fidani

La Terra Trema
7.8
La Terra Trema
1949•movie

Role: Assistant Director Trainee

Crypt of the Vampire
4.9

Role: Production Design

The Road to Fort Alamo
5.7

Role: Art Direction

So Young, So Lovely, So Vicious...
4.8

Role: Art Direction

My Name Is Pecos
6.5
My Name Is Pecos
1966•movie

Role: Production Design

Coffin Full of Dollars
5.6

Role: Director

The Monster of the Opera
4.4

Role: Production Design

The Avenger, Zorro
7.6
The Avenger, Zorro
1969•movie

Role: Art Direction

Son of Django
5.5
Son of Django
1967•movie

Role: Production Design

Dead Men Don't Make Shadows
4.8

Role: Director

Language Teacher
5.5
Language Teacher
1976•movie

Role: Director

Savage Guns
4.8
Savage Guns
1971•movie

Role: Director

Four Came to Kill Sartana
6.0

as Prescot (uncredited)

Sartana and His Shadow of Death
5.8
Adios Compañeros
6.0
Adios Compañeros
1971•movie

Role: Producer

Commando
6.2
Commando
1962•movie

Role: Costume Design

Anything for a Friend
5.8

Role: Screenplay

Killer 77, Alive or Dead
7.6

as King's Lawyer

Run, Psycho, Run
5.8
Run, Psycho, Run
1968•movie
Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
6.4

Role: Screenplay

The Godfather's Advisor
4.9

Role: Writer

The Schoolgirl
4.2
The Schoolgirl
1975•movie

Role: Art Direction

The French Governess
7.5

Role: Screenplay

Say Your Prayers... and Dig Your Grave!
8.7

as Prescot (uncredited)

Karzan, Jungle Lord
7.0

Role: Director

And Now... Make Your Peace with God
6.7

Role: Screenplay

Down with Your Hands... You Scum!
4.7

Role: Director

Poker with Pistols
8.3
Poker with Pistols
1967•movie

Role: Art Direction

The Seven Vipers (The Latin Husband)
6.5

Role: Production Design

Il ragazzo che sapeva amare
6.0

Role: Production Design

Hey Amigo! A Toast to Your Death
6.5

Role: Art Direction

Un colpo da Re
7.0
Un colpo da Re
1967•movie

as Truefinger

The Electric Chair
9.0
The Electric Chair
1969•movie

Role: Writer

Te lo leggo negli occhi
7.0

Role: Production Design

Black Fury
8.0
Black Fury
1975•movie

Role: Story

Marauders of the Sahara
8.0

Role: Art Direction

Daniele Cortis
9.0
Daniele Cortis
1947•movie

Role: Set Decoration