From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tonino Valerii (1934-2016) was an Italian film director, most known for his Spaghetti Westerns. Valerii started his film career as an assistant director on Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars, before moving on to direct by himself. Among his best known films are Day of Anger (1968) The Price of Power (1969), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) and My Name Is Nobody (1973), starring Henry Fonda. In 1970, he directed A Girl Called Jules, which was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tonino Valerii, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 20, 1934
- October 13, 2016 (aged 82)
- Teramo, Abruzzi, Italy
- Director and writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Tonino Valerii's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 7
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 6
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 7
Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 3
Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous1
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Tonino Valerii's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- My Name Is Nobody (1973) · director · free
- Day of Anger (1967) · director, writer · free
- My Dear Killer (1972) · director, writer · free
- The Price of Power (1969) · director, writer · free
- The Long Hair of Death (1964) · writer · free
- A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972) · director, writer · free
- Taste of Killing (1966) · director, writer · free
- Crypt of the Vampire (1964) · writer · free
- Brothers in Blood (1987) · director · free
Subscription and free streaming for Tonino Valerii's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
26 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Andres and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Western all'italiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Una vacanza all'inferno(1997)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)Un bel dì vedremo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Una prova d'innocenza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Il ricatto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
The Shatterer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Brothers in Blood(1987)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Unscrupulous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Sahara Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Go Gorilla, Go! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
My Name Is Nobody(1973)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
My Dear Killer(1972)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
A Girl Called Jules (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
The Price of Power(1969)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Day of Anger(1967)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Taste of Killing(1966)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
For a Few Dollars More(1965)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Long Hair of Death(1964)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
A Fistful of Dollars(1964)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Crypt of the Vampire(1964)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Amore mio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Everything is Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
I terribili sette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
I motorizzati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Career shape
A full career of 26 titles from 1962 to 2007.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Tonino Valerii's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 12; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 12 titles are Broadly Agreed.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed4
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Tonino Valerii's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Tonino Valerii work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tonino Valerii's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ernesto Gastaldi shares the most, 6.
Writers
- Ernesto GastaldiShared titles: My Name Is Nobody (1973), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972), The Price of Power (1969), Day of Anger (1967), Crypt of the Vampire (1964), The Long Hair of Death (1964)See all 6 shared titles with Ernesto Gastaldi
- Roberto LeoniShared titles: Brothers in Blood (1987), My Dear Killer (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Roberto Leoni
- Sergio LeoneShared titles: My Name Is Nobody (1973), A Fistful of Dollars (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Sergio Leone
Actors
- Piero LulliShared titles: My Name Is Nobody (1973), My Dear Killer (1972), Taste of Killing (1966)See all 3 shared titles with Piero Lulli
- José SuárezShared titles: A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972), The Price of Power (1969)See all 2 shared titles with José Suárez
- Giuliano GemmaShared titles: The Price of Power (1969), Day of Anger (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Giuliano Gemma
- José CalvoShared titles: Day of Anger (1967), A Fistful of Dollars (1964)See all 2 shared titles with José Calvo
Composers and editors
- Franco FraticelliShared titles: A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972), My Dear Killer (1972), The Price of Power (1969), Day of Anger (1967), Taste of Killing (1966)See all 5 shared titles with Franco Fraticelli
- Riz OrtolaniShared titles: Brothers in Blood (1987), A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972), Day of Anger (1967)See all 3 shared titles with Riz Ortolani
- Ennio MorriconeShared titles: My Name Is Nobody (1973), My Dear Killer (1972), A Fistful of Dollars (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Ennio Morricone
- Antonio SicilianoShared titles: Una vacanza all'inferno (1997), Brothers in Blood (1987)See all 2 shared titles with Antonio Siciliano
Producers
- Alfonso SansoneShared titles: A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972), Day of Anger (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Alfonso Sansone