| Luigi Bazzoni | |
| Birth Date: | 1929 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy |
| Death Place: | Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy |
| Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter |
Luigi Bazzoni (25 June 1929 – 1 March 2012)[1] was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Born in Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy, Bazzoni was the elder brother of the film director and cinematographer Camillo Bazzoni and a cousin of the Academy Award winner Vittorio Storaro.[2]
He began his career as assistant director of Mauro Bolognini.[2] Later he became director of films and short films, gaining critical attention for two Spaghetti Westerns, Man, Pride and Vengeance and Brothers Blue.[2] His short film Di Domenica achieved a Special Mention at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.[3] Two years later, in 1965, Bazzoni directed his first feature film, The Possessed, followed by four more. He directed five feature films in his career, which are highly regarded within the genres of Spaghetti Western and Giallo movies.[4] [5]