Portrait of Riz Ortolani

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Riz Ortolani

Career

Active from 1956 to 2013, busiest in 1973 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Il Sorpasso
Il Sorpasso
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 94 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Riz Ortolani Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 21
  • Social Commentary 17
  • Historical Drama 11
  • Character-Driven 8
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Revenge 7
  • Character Study 7
  • Spaghetti Western 6
  • Crime 6
  • Class Conflict 5
  • Intrigue 5
  • Political Intrigue 5

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

193
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

5 titles · average score 61
Giallo a la Campagna
Giallo a la Campagna (2017)

Music

Hell is Already in Us
Hell is Already in Us (2017)

Music

Those Days with Lucio
Those Days with Lucio (2016)

Music

A Second Childhood
A Second Childhood (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Il figlio più piccolo
Il figlio più piccolo (2010)
GoodWatch score 56

Music

2000s

9 titles · average score 60
Giovanna's Father
Giovanna's Father (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

Music

A Dinner for Them to Meet
A Dinner for Them to Meet (2007)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

The Hideout
The Hideout (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Second Wedding Night
The Second Wedding Night (2005)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Ma quando arrivano le ragazze?
Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? (2005)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer, Music

Christmas Rematch
Christmas Rematch (2004)
GoodWatch score 68

Music

Incantato
Incantato (2003)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

In the Jungle - The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust
In the Jungle - The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust (2003)

Original Music Composer

Knights of the Quest
Knights of the Quest (2001)
GoodWatch score 51

Music, Original Music Composer

1990s

13 titles · average score 58
Midsummer Night Dance
Midsummer Night Dance (1999)

Original Music Composer

Grandes ocasiones
Grandes ocasiones (1998)

Music

The Voyeur
The Voyeur (1994)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

Magnificat
Magnificat (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters (1992)

Original Music Composer

The Angel with the Gun
The Angel with the Gun (1992)

Original Music Composer

Paprika
Paprika (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Killer Crocodile 2
Killer Crocodile 2 (1990)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer

A Season of Giants
A Season of Giants (1990)

Original Music Composer

The Dark Sun
The Dark Sun (1990)

Original Music Composer

In The Rose Garden
In The Rose Garden (1990)

Original Music Composer

Una fredda mattina di maggio
Una fredda mattina di maggio (1990)

Original Music Composer

1980s

40 titles · average score 57
Killer Crocodile
Killer Crocodile (1989)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer

Via Panisperna Boys
Via Panisperna Boys (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer, Music

Love & Passion
Love & Passion (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

The Inquiry
The Inquiry (1986)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Tuareg: Desert Warrior
Tuareg: Desert Warrior (1984)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Revenge of the Dead
Revenge of the Dead (1983)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Valentina
Valentina (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Honey
Honey (1981)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Madhouse
Madhouse (1981)
GoodWatch score 45

Original Music Composer

Ghost of Love
Ghost of Love (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
GoodWatch score 50

Original Music Composer

House on the Edge of the Park
House on the Edge of the Park (1980)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer

1970s

70 titles · average score 56
Submission
Submission (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

How to Kill a Judge
How to Kill a Judge (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

The Heroes
The Heroes (1973)

Original Music Composer

Dear Parents
Dear Parents (1973)

Original Music Composer

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye
Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer

Don't Torture a Duckling
Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
GoodWatch score 80

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer, Conductor

The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers (1972)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die
A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Goodbye Uncle Tom
Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)
GoodWatch score 61

Original Music Composer

Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain (1971)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

The Unholy Four
The Unholy Four (1970)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

1960s

53 titles · average score 59
One on Top of the Other
One on Top of the Other (1969)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Music Composer

Anzio
Anzio (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law (1968)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Day of Anger
Day of Anger (1967)
GoodWatch score 86

Original Music Composer

Woman Times Seven
Woman Times Seven (1967)
GoodWatch score 51

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Africa Blood and Guts
Africa Blood and Guts (1966)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

The Glory Guys
The Glory Guys (1965)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Castle of Blood
Castle of Blood (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Horror Castle
Horror Castle (1963)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Il Sorpasso
Il Sorpasso (1962)
GoodWatch score 88

Original Music Composer

1950s

3 titles
Terrore sulla città
Terrore sulla città (1957)

Music

Processo all'amore
Processo all'amore (1956)

Original Music Composer

Le vacanze del Sor Clemente
Le vacanze del Sor Clemente (1955)

Music