Director

Maurizio Pradeaux

Directing

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Directed credits

Active

Regular directing credits.

TMDB popularity

2.1

Moderate attention

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 571152

IMDb ID: nm0694958

Known for: Directing

Born: April 16, 1931

Died: July 1, 2022

Age: 91

Place of birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1959 - 1989

Years active: 31

Average TMDB rating: 5.48

Wikidata: Q1248590

Frequent jobs

Director (5)Second Assistant Director (1)Screenplay (2)Production Secretary (1)Writer (1)

TMDB TMDB IMDb IMDb W Wikidata

Biography

Maurizio Pradeaux was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his contributions to the giallo genre—a style of Italian thriller and horror films. He began his career as a production assistant, collaborating with director Emimmo Salvi. Pradeaux made his directorial debut with the Spaghetti Western Ramon the Mexican (1967). He wrote the screenplays for all the films he directed, many of which are categorized as giallo. Notable works include Death Carries a Cane (1973) and Death Steps in the Dark (1977). In the late 1980s to early 2000s, Pradeaux focused on distributing soft erotic films and Asian cinema through his company, Megastar Pictures. Later in life, he authored historical novels such as Raffaela e La Fornarina and L'Amore Occulto.

Movies