# Stelvio Massi

Stelvio Massi (26 March 1929 – 26 March 2004), sometimes credited "Max Steel", was an Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer, best known for his "poliziotteschi" films.

## Career

Born in Civitanova Marche, the son of a tobacconist and a housewife, Massi studied at the Macerata Art Institute, and later at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. He entered the cinema industry in 1952 as assistant camera operator, and in 1954, he became a cameraman. Ten years later, he began to work as cinematographer, and in 1973, he debuted as film director with Macrò. He obtained a great commercial success with the Mark il poliziotto film series, then with a series of poliziotteschi starred by Maurizio Merli.
Massi also worked on television, directing the 1987 TV series Due assi per un turbo. His son Danilo is also a film director.

## Filmography

    Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.
| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) |
| Title | Year | Director | Screenwriter | Cinematographer | Other | Notes | Ref(s) |
| The Dragon's Blood | 1957 | | | | Yes | Camera operator | |
| Duel of the Titans | 1961 | | | | Yes | Camera operator | |
| A Fistful of Dollars | 1964 | | | | Yes | Camera operator | |
| Genoveffa di Brabante | 1964 | | | Yes | | | |
| Per il gusto di uccidere | 1966 | | | Yes | | | |
| The Moment to Kill | 1968 | | | Yes | | | |
| The Price of Power | 1969 | | | Yes | | | |
| A Girl Called Jules | 1970 | | | Yes | | | |
| Sartana's Here… Trade Your Pistol for a Coffin | 1970 | | | Yes | | | |
| Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay | 1970 | | | Yes | | | |
| Emergency Squad | 1974 | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Mark of the Cop | 1975 | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Mark Shoots First | 1975 | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Cross Shot | 1976 | Yes | | | | | |
| Mark Strikes Again | 1976 | Yes | | | | | |
| The Last Round | 1976 | Yes | | | | | |
| Destruction Force | 1977 | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Highway Racer | 1977 | Yes | | | | | |
| Fearless | 1978 | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Il commissario di ferro | 1978 | Yes | | | | | |
| Convoy Busters | 1978 | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Hunted City | 1979 | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| The Rebel | 1980 | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| In ginocchio da te | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Tears on Your Face | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Non son degno di te | — | | | Yes | | | |
| 'Se non avessi più te | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Doc, Hands of Steel | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Due oriundi per Cesare | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Mi vedrai tornare | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Nessuno mi può giudicare | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Le due facce del dollaro | — | | | Yes | | | |
| 15 forche per un assassino | — | | | Yes | | | |
| I ragazzi di Bandiera Gialla | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Tiffany Memorandum | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Your Turn to Die | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Brutti di notte | — | | | Yes | | | |
| The Fuller Report | — | | | Yes | | | |
| I'll Sell My Skin Dearly | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Alibi | — | | | Yes | | | |
| The Archangel | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Dio perdoni la mia pistola | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Un posto all'inferno | — | | | Yes | | | |
| They Call Him Cemetery | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Il sergente Klems | — | | | Yes | | | |
| They Call Me Hallelujah | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Winged Devils | — | | | Yes | | | |
| The Case of the Bloody Iris | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Return of Halleluja | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Il brigadiere Pasquale Zagaria ama la mamma e la polizia | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Giovannona Long-Thigh | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Ingrid sulla strada | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Man Called Invincible | — | | | Yes | | | |
| Partirono preti, tornarono... curati | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Giuda uccide il venerdì | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Five Women for the Killer | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Speed Cross | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Speed Driver | — | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| Guapparia | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Torna | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Mondo cane oggi - L'orrore continua | — | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Screen story writer | |
| The Black Cobra | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Hell's Heroes - Eroi dell'inferno | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Arabella: l'angelo nero | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Droga sterco di Dio | — | Yes | | | | | |
| The Cry of Truth | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Alto rischio | — | Yes | Yes | | | | |
| La pista bulgara | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Il quinto giorno (5°) | — | Yes | | | | | |
| Tuono di proiettile | — | Yes | | | | | |