Mario Bianchi

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Mario Bianchi (7 January 1939 – April 2022)[1] was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Bianchi directed several features including sexploitation and pornographic films.[2] He spent the majority of the 1990s directing pornography in Italy under the names Nicholas Moore, Tony Yanker and Martin White.[3]

Mario Bianchi
Born(1939-01-07)7 January 1939
Rome, Italy
DiedApril 2022(2022-04-00) (aged 83)
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter

Filmography

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Title Year Credited as Notes Ref(s)
Director Writer Other
Gangster's Law 1969 Yes Assistant director [4]
The Magnificent Robin Hood 1970 Yes Assistant director [5][6]
Eye of the Spider 1971 Yes Assistant director [7]
Tragic Ceremony 1972 Yes [8]
La banda Vallanzasca 1977 Yes Yes Yes Story author, actor as Killer [9]
La bravata 1977 Yes Actor as Piero [10]
Napoli:i 5 della squadra speciale 1978 Yes Yes Yes Story author, actor as Mario [11]
Don't Trust the Mafia 1979 Yes Yes Actor as one of Jacomino's henchmen [12]
Snow White and the 7 Wise Men 1982 Yes [13]
Satan's Baby Doll 1982 Yes [14]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Il mondo del porno è in lutto: se n'è andato a 83 anni Mario Bianchi". Dagospia. 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ Paul 2005, p. 243.
  3. ^ Paul 2005, p. 244.
  4. ^ Curti 2013, p. 49.
  5. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 111.
  6. ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 112.
  7. ^ Curti 2013, p. 28.
  8. ^ Curti 2017a, p. 327.
  9. ^ Curti 2013, p. 203.
  10. ^ Curti 2013, p. 206.
  11. ^ Curti 2013, p. 247.
  12. ^ Curti 2013, p. 257.
  13. ^ Curti 2016, p. 170.
  14. ^ Curti 2017b, p. 210.

Sources

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  • Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
  • Curti, Roberto (2016). Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1-936168-60-6.
  • Curti, Roberto (2017a). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
  • Curti, Roberto (2017b). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.
  • Paul, Louis (2005). Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8749-3.
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