Luciano Ercoli

Luciano Ercoli (October 19, 1929 – March 15, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and unit production manager. Ercoli's career spanned approximately two decades before his retirement in the late 1970s, and saw him direct several films in the giallo genre, as well producing several Spaghetti Westerns. Ercoli was married to Spanish actress Nieves Navarro, who has appeared in several of the films he worked on.[2]

Luciano Ercoli
Born(1929-10-19)October 19, 1929
Rome, Italy
DiedMarch 15, 2015(2015-03-15) (aged 85)
Barcelona, Spain
OccupationFilm director, film producer, screenwriter[1]
Years active1955–1977
Spouse(s)Nieves Navarro

Life and career

Ercoli was born in Rome, Italy, on October 19, 1929.[1] His first film credit was as an assistant director for the 1955 film La risaia, directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. Ercoli then acted as a film producer on several titles throughout the 1960s, before making his directorial début in 1970, helming the giallo film Le foto proibite di una signora per bene, which he also produced and edited. Ercoli went on to direct several more films throughout the early to mid-1970s, including Il figlio della sepolta viva and Troppo rischio per un uomo solo.[3]

Ercoli was married to Spanish actress Nieves Navarro, who has appeared in several of his giallo films, starring in 1971's La morte cammina con i tacchi alti and 1972's La morte accarezza a mezzanotte.[4] Navarro had also appeared in lesser roles in Le foto proibite di una signora per bene, and the Ercoli-produced Spaghetti Westerns Una pistola per Ringo and Il ritorno di Ringo.[5] Ercoli, described as "one of the first directors to jump on the thriller bandwagon", retired from the film industry in the late 1970s after inheriting "a fortune".[6] His last role was as the director of the 1975 poliziottesco film La polizia ha le mani legate.[3]

Ercoli's final film was La Bidonata from 1977.[7] La Bidonata, also known as The Big Ripoff, was released as an extra on the DVD release of the Italian thriller Colt 38 Special Squad.[7]

Filmography
Year Film Role
1955 La risaia Assistant director
1960 Il mondo di notte Unit production manager
1961 Odissea nuda Producer
1964 What Ever Happened to Baby Toto? Producer
1965 Una pistola per Ringo Producer
1966 Il ritorno di Ringo Producer
1970 Le foto proibite di una signora per bene Director, producer and editor
1971 La morte cammina con i tacchi alti Director
1972 La morte accarezza a mezzanotte Director
1974 Il figlio della sepolta viva Director (as André Colbert)
Young Lucrezia Director (as André Colbert)
Troppo rischio per un uomo solo Director
1975 La polizia ha le mani legate Director
1977 La Bidonata Director

Footnotes
  1. "BFI | Film & TV Database | Ercoli, Luciano". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  2. "Luciano Ercoli 1929 - 2015". starburstmagazine.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. "BFI | Film & TV Database | Ercoli, Luciano | Filmography". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 23, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  4. Shipka 2011, p. 103.
  5. "BFI | Film & TV Database | Scott, Susan | Filmography". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  6. Bondanella 2009, p. 388.
  7. Jane, Ian (June 22, 2006). "Colt 38 Special Squad". DVD Talk.

References
  • Bondanella, Peter E. (2009). A History of Italian Cinema (illustrated ed.). Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 1441160698.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Shipka, Danny (2011). Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960–1980 (illustrated ed.). McFarland & Company. ISBN 0786448881.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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