Bitto Albertini

Bitto Albertini
Born	Adalberto "Bitto" Albertini 14 July 1924 Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Died	22 February 1999 (aged 74) Zagarolo, Lazio, Italy
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter

Adalberto "Bitto" Albertini (1924–1999) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.^[1]

He began his film career as a camera operator and as a cinematographer.^[2] In 1974 Albertini directed Black Emanuelle starring the then almost unknown Laura Gemser. Her subsequent successful career meant that she was absent from Black Emanuelle 2, and Albertini instead had to cast actress Shulamith Lasri in the title role.^[3]

In 1977 he released Yellow Emanuelle^[1] as a come back. The film, starring Chai Lee, was very successful. However the film never reached the popularity of Joe D'Amato's series.^[2][3] His last two films were "Mondo's" set in Asia, depicting socking rituals and savage violence.^[2]

He died in Italy in 1999 at age 74.

Selected filmography

• A Woman Has Killed (1952)
• Goldface, the Fantastic Superman (1967)
• Three Supermen in Tokyo (1968)
• War Devils (1969)
• Three Supermen in the Jungle (1970)
• Human Cobras (1971)
• Metti lo diavolo tuo ne lo mio inferno (1972)
• Supermen Against the Orient (1973)
• Return of Shanghai Joe (1975)
• Black Emanuelle (1975)
• Black Emanuelle 2 (1976)
• Yellow Emanuelle (1977)
• Safari Rally (1978)
• Naked and Cruel (1984)

References

1. "Bitto Albertini". The New York Times.
2. Roberto Poppi. I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. p. 16. ISBN 8884401712.
3. Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.

External links

• Bitto Albertini, Internet Movie Database.