Portrait of Ernesto Gastaldi

Writing

Ernesto Gastaldi

Career

Active from 1960 to 2014, with a break from 1996 to 2013, busiest in 1966 with 10 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Day of Anger
Day of Anger
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernesto Gastaldi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.3, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 13
  • Revenge 10
  • Spaghetti Western 10
  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Suspenseful 6
  • Mystery 6
  • Cult Classic 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Gothic Horror 5
  • Action 4
  • Italian Giallo 4
  • International Intrigue 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo
Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo (2025)

as Sé stesso

2010s

1 title
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres…
Django, Sartana, Trinita' et les autres… (2014)

as Lui-même

1990s

2 titles
Olga O's Strange Story
Olga O's Strange Story (1995)

Story

Il giorno del giudizio
Il giorno del giudizio (1994)

Writer

1980s

13 titles · average score 49
Casablanca Express
Casablanca Express (1989)
GoodWatch score 33

Screenplay

Jiboa
Jiboa (1989)

Writer

Stradivari
Stradivari (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

The Shatterer
The Shatterer (1987)

Screenplay

Provare per credere
Provare per credere (1987)

Writer

Hands of Steel
Hands of Steel (1986)
GoodWatch score 45

Screenplay

The Killer Is Still Among Us
The Killer Is Still Among Us (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

2019: After the Fall of New York
2019: After the Fall of New York (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

Story, Screenplay

Scorpion with Two Tails
Scorpion with Two Tails (1982)
GoodWatch score 45

Story, Screenplay

The Nosy One
The Nosy One (1981)

Story

Screams in the Night
Screams in the Night (1981)

Director, Writer

I'm Getting a Yacht
I'm Getting a Yacht (1980)
GoodWatch score 50

Novel, Screenplay

1970s

34 titles · average score 61
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot
A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

Screenplay, Story

Almost Human
Almost Human (1974)
GoodWatch score 76

Story, Screenplay

My Name Is Nobody
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay, Story

Torso
Torso (1973)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

All the Colours of the Dark
All the Colours of the Dark (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

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

Screenplay, Story

It Can Be Done Amigo
It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
GoodWatch score 54

Story

The Case of the Bloody Iris
The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Story

The Grand Duel
The Grand Duel (1972)
GoodWatch score 56

Story, Screenplay

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

1960s

46 titles · average score 56
So Sweet... So Perverse
So Sweet... So Perverse (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

Screenplay

The Battle of El Alamein
The Battle of El Alamein (1969)
GoodWatch score 41

Story, Screenplay

The Sweet Body of Deborah
The Sweet Body of Deborah (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

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

Screenplay

$10,000 for a Massacre
$10,000 for a Massacre (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

Killers Are Challenged
Killers Are Challenged (1966)

Screenplay

Libido
Libido (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Producer

The Long Hair of Death
The Long Hair of Death (1964)
GoodWatch score 53

Story

Crypt of the Vampire
Crypt of the Vampire (1964)
GoodWatch score 48

Screenplay, Story

The Whip and the Body
The Whip and the Body (1963)
GoodWatch score 71

Dialogue, Screenplay

Horror Castle
Horror Castle (1963)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay

The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Story