Born in
Cellere on 17 May 1938, Ottoni graduated from
London Film School and began directing documentaries for the
BBC. He began his career in cinema at the end of the 1960s as an assistant to
Romolo Guerrieri and
Mario Bava. He made his directing debut with the 1971 film ''
. He also directed Detective School Dropouts'', which became popular in the United States. Additionally, he directed the dubbing of numerous films in foreign languages into Italian. He served as president of the Associazione Italiana Dialoghisti Cinematografici Adattatori. Ottoni died in
Rome on 7 May 2023, ten days before his 85th birthday. ==Filmography==