Alfonso Brescia

His work slowed down towards the late 1980s, and his last film Club Vacanze could not get distribution.

• Name — Alfonso Brescia • Born — 6 January 1930 • Birthplace — Rome, Italy • Died — 6 June 2001 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Other Names — Al Bradley

Alfonso Brescia was born in Rome on 6 January 1930. He was the son of a film producer and entered the film business against his father's will. His father had him work as a production driver, which involved getting up early to persuade him against entering the business which did not work. He began work as an assistant director as well as working in production offices, eventually directing his first film Revolt of the Praetorians in 1964. Following the release of Star Wars, Brescia shot five science fiction films in a row, Anno zero: guerra nello spazio, Battaglie negli spazi stellari (aka Battle of the Stars), La guerra dei robot, Star Odyssey and The Beast in Space. The Beast in Space was a science fiction pornography film based on Walerian Borowczyk's The Beast. In the 1980s, with the decline of genre cinema, Brescia's output drastically diminished. His final works included Iron Warrior and Miami Cops and Omicidio a luci blu. He directed his last film in 1995, Club Vacanze, which failed to interest a distributor, making it the only film he lost money on. Brescia died in Rome on 5 May 2001.

• Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological. • Title — Year — Credited as — Notes — Ref(s) Reference(s) • Director — Screenwriter — Screen story writer — Other • Gladiators 7 — 1962 — Assistant director • The Magnificent Gladiator — 1964 • 1965 • 1965 • Gold Train — 1965 • How to Rob the Bank of Italy — 1966 • Days of Violence — 1967 • Battle of the Amazons — 1973 • Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women — 1974 • Blood and Bullets — 1976 • 1979 • Iron Warrior — 1987 • Cosmos: War of the Planets • Battle of the Stars • War of the Robots • Star Odyssey