# Tonino Valerii

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Italian film director (1934–2016)

Tonino Valerii Born 20 May 1934 Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy Died 13 October 2016(2016-10-13) (aged 82) Rome, Lazio, Italy Occupation Film director

**Tonino Valerii** (20 May 1934 – 13 October 2016) was an Italian [film director](/source/Film_director), most known for his [Spaghetti Westerns](/source/Spaghetti_Western). Tonino (Antonio) Valerii started his film career as an assistant director on [Sergio Leone](/source/Sergio_Leone)'s *[A Fistful of Dollars](/source/A_Fistful_of_Dollars)*, before moving on to direct by himself. Among his best-known films are *[Day of Anger](/source/Day_of_Anger)* (1967) *[The Price of Power](/source/The_Price_of_Power)* (1969), *[My Dear Killer](/source/My_Dear_Killer)* (1972), *[A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die](/source/A_Reason_to_Live%2C_a_Reason_to_Die)* (1972) and *[My Name Is Nobody](/source/My_Name_Is_Nobody)* (1973), starring [Henry Fonda](/source/Henry_Fonda) and [Terence Hill](/source/Terence_Hill).[1]

In 1970, he directed *[A Girl Called Jules](/source/A_Girl_Called_Jules)*, which was entered into the [20th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/20th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival).[2]

He died on 13 October 2016 in a clinic in [Rome](/source/Rome) at the age of 82.[3]

## Filmography

Title Year Credited as Notes Ref(s) Director Screenwriter Screen story writer Other I Love, You Love 1961 Yes Assistant to Alessandro Blasetti. Uncredited. [4][5] The Best of Enemies Yes Assistant to Blasetti. Uncredited. [5] I motorizzati 1962 Yes Second assistant director [5] Tutto è musica 1963 Yes Yes Yes Assistant director [5] I terribili 7 1964 Yes Assistant director [6] Terror in the Crypt Yes Yes Assistant director [6] A Fistful of Dollars Yes Dialogue director [7] The Long Hair of Death Yes [7] For a Few Dollars More 1965 Yes Assistant director [8] Per il gusto di uccidere 1966 Yes Yes Yes [9] Day of Anger 1967 Yes Yes [9][10] The Price of Power 1969 Yes Yes Yes [10] A Girl Called Jules 1970 Yes Yes [10][11] My Dear Killer 1972 Yes Yes [10][11] A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die Yes Yes Yes [11][12] My Name is Nobody 1973 Yes [11][12] Go Gorilla Go 1975 Yes [13] Sahara Cross 1977 Yes Yes [13][14] Unscrupulous 1986 Yes Yes [15] Shatterer 1987 Yes Yes Yes [15][16][17] Brothers in Blood 1987 Yes [15][18][19]

## References

### Footnotes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Addio a Tonino Valerii, ombra di Sergio Leone](http://www.terzapagina.it/2016/10/32247/), terzapagina.it; accessed 15 October 2016. (in Italian)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-imdb_2-0)** ["A Girl Called Jules Awards"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066277/awards). [IMDb](/source/IMDb). Retrieved 15 October 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Paulet, Alicia (16 October 2016). ["Mort de Tonino Valerii, réalisateur de Mon nom est Personne"](http://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2016/10/16/03002-20161016ARTFIG00088-mort-de-tonino-valerii-realisateur-de-mon-nom-est-personne.php). *[Le Figaro](/source/Le_Figaro)* (in French). Retrieved 12 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016189_4-0)** [Curti 2016](#CITEREFCurti2016), p. 189.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016193_8-0)** [Curti 2016](#CITEREFCurti2016), p. 193.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016194_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016194_9-1) [Curti 2016](#CITEREFCurti2016), p. 194.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016197_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016197_12-1) [Curti 2016](#CITEREFCurti2016), p. 197.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016198_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016198_13-1) [Curti 2016](#CITEREFCurti2016), p. 198.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016199_14-0)** [Curti 2016](#CITEREFCurti2016), p. 199.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016200_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016200_15-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016200_15-2) [Curti 2016](#CITEREFCurti2016), p. 200.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016201_16-0)** [Curti 2016](#CITEREFCurti2016), p. 201.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008356_17-0)** [Galbraith IV 2008](#CITEREFGalbraith_IV2008), p. 356.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2016129_18-0)** [Curti 2016](#CITEREFCurti2016), p. 129.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMues198861_19-0)** [Mues 1988](#CITEREFMues1988), p. 61.

### Sources

- Curti, Roberto (2016). *Tonino Valerii: The Films*. McFarland. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1476626185](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1476626185).

- Curti, Roberto (2017). *Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker*. [McFarland](/source/McFarland_%26_Company). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1476628387](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1476628387).

- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). [*The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography*](https://books.google.com/books?id=f7o8pq6G_dYC). [Scarecrow Press](/source/Scarecrow_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1461673743](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1461673743). Retrieved 29 October 2013.

- Mues, Ingeborg, ed. (1988). *Fischer Film Almanach . 1988* (in German). [Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag](/source/S._Fischer_Verlag). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [359624479X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/359624479X).

## External links

- [Tonino Valerii](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884547/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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