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Enzo G. Castellari

Enzo G. Castellari

Director, actor and writer, also producer · Born July 29, 1938 (88) · Roma, Lazio, Italia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Enzo G. Castellari (born July 29, 1938) is an Italian film director. He became famous during the 1960s by directing several spaghetti westerns with such titles as Go Kill and Come Back (Vado... l'ammazzo e torno, 1967) , One Dollar Too Many (1968), Seven Winchesters for a Massacre (Sette winchester per un massacro, 1967) and Go Kill Everybody and Come Back Alone (Ammazzali tutti e torna solo, 1968). His films exhibited a flair for violent action and gunfights, often using slow-motion to spectacular effect. His film Keoma (1976) is considered the last great film of the genre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Enzo G. Castellari, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
July 29, 1938 (88)
From
Roma, Lazio, Italia
Works as
Director, actor and writer, also producer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26

What are Enzo G. Castellari's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
40%
Survival
23%
Bonds
14%
Power
13%
Self
6%
Society
3%
Ideas
1%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 9 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 13 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 9

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 24 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Thrilling
22
Absurd
10
Dread
3
Melancholic
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Fun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Enzo G. Castellari's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Enzo G. Castellari's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

70 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sé stesso

  • I Miei Sogni in Pellicola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Stop Over in Hell(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Violent Shit: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Dr. Castellari (Chief Inspector)

  • Shuna: The Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Cannibal

  • Caribbean Basterds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    as Enzo G. Castellari

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Piano 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Vigilante Banca

  • Gioco a Incastro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Desert of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Desert of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director

  • The Return of Sandokan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Jonathan of the Bears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Screenplay · as Goodwin henchman guarding Jonathan

  • Detective Extralarge: Yo-yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • Detective Extralarge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Speaking of the Devil(1991)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Sinbad of the Seven Seas(1989)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Striker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · as Man Shot in the Street

  • Hammerhead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Writer

  • Cobra Mission(1986)

    as Maj. Morris

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Light Blast(1985)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Tuareg: The Desert Warrior(1984)

    Director · Writer · as Prison Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Escape from the Bronx(1983)

    Director · Screenplay · as Radio Operator with Moustache (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Warriors of the Wasteland(1983)

    Director · Writer · as Dying Man in Car (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Winds of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 2 episodes · as Benito Mussolini

  • 1990: The Bronx Warriors(1982)

    Director · Screenplay · as Vice-President

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Last Shark(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • The Day of the Cobra(1980)

    Director · as Warehouse Thug (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Shark Hunter(1979)

    Director · as The Killer (as Enzo Girolami)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The House by the Edge of the Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · as Detective

  • The Humanoid(1979)

    Second Unit

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Inglorious Bastards(1978)

    Director · as German Mortar Officer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Heroin Busters(1977)

    Director · Screenplay · as Special Agent in Amsterdam

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Keoma(1976)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Big Racket(1976)

    Director · Screenplay · as Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Loves and Times of Scaramouche(1976)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Cry, Onion(1975)

    Director · as Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Street Law(1974)

    Director · as Man at the Port (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • High Crime(1973)

    Director · Writer · as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Father Jackleg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Hector the Mighty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Cold Eyes of Fear(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Don Franco and Don Ciccio in a Year of Protest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Second Unit Director

  • Eagles Over London(1969)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Kill Them All and Come Back Alone(1968)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • God Was in the West, Too, at One Time(1968)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • One Dollar Too Many (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • The Moment to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Idea

  • Johnny Hamlet(1968)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Any Gun Can Play(1967)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Payment in Blood(1967)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • A Few Dollars for Django(1966)

    Director · First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Spiaggia libera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Assistant Director

  • Veneri in collegio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Editor

  • Venus in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Editor

  • These Mad, Mad Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Editor

  • Le tardone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Editor · First Assistant Director

  • Le motorizzate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Editor · First Assistant Director

  • La donna degli altri è sempre più bella(1963)

    First Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gli italiani e le donne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    First Assistant Director

  • Il medico delle donne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Second Assistant Director

  • L'assassino si chiama Pompeo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as The Boxer Guido

  • Ten Italians for One German (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    First Assistant Director

  • Le magnifiche 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Bellezze sulla spiaggia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Walter e i Suoi Cugini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Scandali al mare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Ferragosto in Bikini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Caccia al marito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Quanto sei bella Roma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 70 titles from 1959 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Ennio (2021)

$4.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Ennio (2021)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

  • 1973Screen debut· High Crime
  • 1978Career best· The Inglorious Bastards

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting27 of 70: 12 only acting, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thDirecting37 of 70: 7 only directing, 30 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thWriting23 of 70: 1 only writing, 22 with another role · typical Midcredits score27thProducing1 of 70: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing5 of 70: 3 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew18 of 70: 15 only other crew, 3 with another role

70 titles, 32 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 15 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s26 · 2 acting · 24 crew1970s15 · 8 acting · 15 crew1980s12 · 8 acting · 10 crew1990s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew2000s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s5 · 4 acting · 1 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 18th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
7378

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Enzo G. Castellari's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 31 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Stop Over in Hell (2016)

83rd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 59/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Enzo G. Castellari's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 70 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Enzo G. Castellari work with?

People who share at least 2 of Enzo G. Castellari's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tito Carpi shares the most, 16.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles