Giuliano Montaldo ( born 22 February 1930 in Genoa ) is an Italian film director . While he was still a young student , Montaldo was recruited by the director Carlo Lizzani for the role of leading actor in the film '' Achtung ! Banditi ! '' ( 1951 ) . Following this experience he began an apprenticeship as an assistant director of Lizzani and Gillo Pontecorvo , as well as appearing in the 1955 '' Gli Sbandati '' . In 1960 he made his debut as a director with '' Tiro al piccione '' , a film about the partisan resistance , which entered for a competition in Venice Film Festival in 1961 . In 1965 he wrote and directed '' Una bella grinta '' , a cynical representation of the economic boom of Italy , winning the Special Prize of the Jury at 15th Berlin International Film Festival . He then directed the production '' Grand Slam '' ( 1967 ) which starred an international cast including Edward G. Robinson , Klaus Kinski , and Janet Leigh . His cinema career continued with '' Gott mit uns '' ( 1969 ) , '' Sacco and Vanzetti '' ( 1971 ) , '' Giordano Bruno '' ( 1973 ) , a trilogy about the abuses of the military , judicial and religious power ; '' Tempo di uccidere '' ( 1989 – 1991 ) , with actor Nicolas Cage . In 1982 he directed the television miniseries '' Marco Polo '' , which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries
15th Berlin International Film Festival
15th Berlin International Film Festival
Giuliano Montaldo