In the 1980s, with the decline of genre cinema, Brescia's output drastically diminished. The Beast in Space was a science fiction pornography film based on Walerian Borowczyk's The Beast. įollowing the release of Star Wars, he 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. 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. 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. Brescia was the son of a film producer and entered the film business against his father's will. Brescia's work slowed down towards the late 1980s, and his last film Club Vacanze could not get distribution.Īlfonso Brescia was born in Rome on January 6, 1930. Brescia worked in several genres in the Italian film industry, including five science fiction films he directed following the release of Star Wars. Brescia began working in film against his father's wishes, and eventually directed his first film Revolt of the Praetorians in 1964. Alfonso Brescia (6 January 1930 – 6 June 2001) was an Italian film director.
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