Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

July 18, 1938 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Rome, Italy

Sergio Martino

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

From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring

Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente

Italy Possessed: A Brief History of Exorcist Rip-Offs

Through the Keyhole: An Interview with Sergio Martino

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

The Wife on Vacation... The Lover in Town

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

Mezzo destro mezzo sinistro - 2 calciatori senza pallone

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood

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