Duccio Tessari

The Profile

Duccio Tessari (1926–1994) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, prominent in spaghetti westerns and known for directing films such as A Pistol for Ringo and Tex e il Signore degli Abissi (1985).

Tessari worked as a screenwriter and director in Italian cinema. He is associated with the spaghetti western genre, directed the Ringo films and is credited as a co-writer on A Fistful of Dollars; he directed the 1985 comic-book adaptation Tex e il Signore degli Abissi starring Giuliano Gemma.

Two DeBaser reviews of Tessari's Tex e il Signore degli Abissi note his clear sense of cinematic space and some directorial daring. Critics fault the film's pacing, mechanical editing, unconvincing special effects and the casting of Giuliano Gemma as Tex. Overall reception on DeBaser is mixed, leaning toward disappointment.