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]

Filmography

• The Possessed (La donna del lago/ The Lady of the Lake) (1965)
• Man, Pride and Vengeance (L'Uomo, l'orgoglio, la vendetta) (1968)
• The Fifth Cord (Giornata nera per l'ariete) (1971)
• Brothers Blue (Blu Gang - Vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati) (1973)
• Footprints on the Moon (Le Orme) (1975)