Person
Sergio Martino
Directing · Born 1938-07-19 · Rome, Italy
Biography
Sergio Martino (born 19 July 1938 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre. Martino is the brother of producer Luciano Martino. They collaborated frequently in their respective professions. Their grandfather was director Gennaro Righelli. Martino worked for both the big screen as well as for Italian television (where he does most of his current work). He often worked with actress Edwige Fenech who in the 1970s was married to his brother Luciano. He also worked with a lot of genre actors such as George Hilton, Ivan Rassimov and Claudio Cassinelli, as well as famed Italian screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi. Martino's pseudonyms include: Julian Barry, Martin Dolman, Serge Martin, Christian Plummer, George Raminto. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sergio Martino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Smile of the Fox
Director
Craving Desire
Director
Padre papà
Director
Private Crimes
Director
Slave of the Cannibal God
Director
Wages of Sin
Director
The Demon
Second Assistant Director
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh
Director
Hands of Steel
Director
Love in 4 Easy Lessons
Director
Filmography
- 2026Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENOSé stesso
- 2025Il Bar del CultSé stesso
- 2025Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneoSé stesso
- 2024Titanus 1904Self
- 2024Pretendo l'infernoSelf
- 2022The Last of UsSelf
- 2020From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi ClassicSelf
- 2020Italy Possessed: A Brief History of Exorcist Rip-OffsHimself
- 2019George Hilton - The World Belongs to the DaringHimself
- 2019Spaghetti alla MartinoSelf
- 2019All the Colors of GialloSelf - Director / Screenwriter
- 2016Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
- 2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
- 2013I TarantinianiSelf
- 2012Il paese delle piccole pioggeScreenplay
- 2011MasksThanks
- 2008Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1Self
- 2008L'allenatore nel pallone 2Director
- 2008Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidenteSelf
- 2006L'ultimo rigore 2Director
- 2005Thrills, Chills and CleavageHimself
- 2005Dark Fears Behind the DoorHimself
- 2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraSelf
- 2003Italian Kings Of BSelf
- 2002Beauty Queen OliviaProducer
- 2002L'ultimo rigoreResearcher
- 2002L'ultimo rigoreScreenplay
- 2000Il cielo tra le maniDirector
- 2000Honey HornDirector
- 1999A due passi dal cieloScreenplay
- 1999Mozart Is a MurdererDirector
- 1998Padre papàDirector
- 1997Mamma per CasoDirector
- 1996Scratch and WinScript
- 1995The Fishmen and Their QueenDirector
- 1994The Girl from CortinaExecutive Producer
- 1993Craving DesireDirector
- 1993Private CrimesDirector
- 1992The Smile of the FoxDirector
- 1992A Bear Called ArthurDirector
- 1991After the CondorDirector
- 1990Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of BloodDirector
- 1989Casablanca ExpressDirector
- 1989RallyDirector
- 1989American RickshawDirector
- 1988The OpponentDirector
- 1987An Australian in RomeDirector
- 1987Provare per credereUomo all'aeroporto (uncredited)
- 1986Mixed DoubleDirector
- 1986Ferragosto O.K.Director
- 1986Hands of SteelDirector
- 1985Hunting for the Art ThiefCreator
- 1985Half Right Half Left - 2 Footballers Without a BallStory
- 1984L'allenatore nel palloneL'Avvocato
- 1984Devil FishStory
- 1983If All Goes Well We Are RuinedDirector
- 1983Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchioScreenplay
- 19832019: After the Fall of New YorkStory
- 1983Acapulco, Last Beach... on the LeftDirector
- 1982Scorpion with Two TailsDirector
- 1982Don't Play with TigersDirector
- 1982Lo Scorpione a Due CodeDirector
- 1981Cream HornDirector
- 1981Spaghetti at MidnightDirector
- 1980Sugar, Honey and PepperDirector
- 1980The Wife on Vacation... The Lover in TownDirector
- 1979The Great AlligatorDirector
- 1979Saturday, Sunday and FridayDirector
- 1979Island of the FishmenDirector
- 1978Slave of the Cannibal GodDirector
- 1977A Man Called BladeDirector
- 1976Love in 4 Easy LessonsDirector
- 1976Sex with a SmileDirector
- 1975The Suspicious Death of a MinorDirector
- 1975Silent ActionChopper Pilot (uncredited)
- 1975Gambling CityDirector
- 1974The Beautiful SummerDirector
- 1974High School GirlDirector
- 1973The Violent ProfessionalsHospital Orderly (uncredited)
- 1973Giovannona Long-ThighDirector
- 1973TorsoDirector
- 1972Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the KeyDirector
- 1972All the Colours of the DarkJournalist / Policeman (uncredited)
- 1971The Case of the Scorpion's TailDirector
- 1971Naked CitiesWriter
- 1971The Strange Vice of Mrs WardhDirector
- 1970Arizona Colt ReturnsDirector
- 1970Naked and ViolentDirector
- 1969So Sweet... So PerverseExecutive Producer
- 1969Wages of SinDirector
- 1969The Queer ... The EroticAssociate Producer
- 1969The Battle of El AlameinExecutive Producer
- 1967Vengeance Is MineStory
- 1967Adios, HombreDirector of Photography
- 1967$10,000 for a MassacreLine Producer
- 1965James Tont Operation U.N.O.Unit Manager
- 1965LibidoProduction Manager
- 1965The DollsProduction Secretary
- 1964Hercules Against RomeSecond Assistant Director
- 1964The DemonSecond Assistant Director
- —Through the Keyhole: An Interview with Sergio MartinoSelf
- —Masters of MayhemSelf
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