Sergio Martino

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Sergio Martino
Born (1938-07-19) 19 July 1938 (age 85)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Producer, film director, writer
Relatives Luciano Martino (brother)

Sergio Martino (born 19 July 1938) is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the giallo genre.

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Martino is the brother of the late producer Luciano Martino (who died in 2013). They collaborated frequently in their respective professions. Their grandfather was director Gennaro Righelli. [1]

Sergio 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 throughout the 1970s was married to his brother Luciano. He also worked with many genre actors such as George Hilton (who was married to Sergio's cousin), Anita Strindberg, Ivan Rassimov and Claudio Cassinelli, as well as famed Italian screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi.

Martino's pseudonyms include: Julian Barry, Martin Dolman, [2] Serge Martin, Christian Plummer, and George Raminto.

Selected filmography

Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.
TitleYearCredited asNotesRef(s)
DirectorScreenwriterOther [3]
The Whip and the Body 1963Yes2nd assistant director. (uncredited) [4]
Hercules Against Rome 1964YesAssistant director

[5] [6]

Per 100.000 dollari ti ammazzo —YesScreen story author [7]
7 pistole per un massacro —YesCinematographer [8]
Mille peccati... nessuna virtù—Yes [9]
So Sweet... So Perverse 1969YesExecutive producer [10] [11]
America così nuda, così violenta—Yes [12]
Arizona Colt Returns 1970Yes [13] [14]
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh —Yes [15]
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail —Yes [16]
I segreti delle città più nude del mondo—YesScreen story writer [17]
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key —Yes [18]
All the Colors of the Dark 1972Yes [19]
Torso 1973YesYesYesScreen story writer [20] [21]
Giovannona Long-Thigh —Yes [22]
Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia 1973Yes [23]
La bellissima estate —YesYesYesScreen story writer [24]
The Visitor 1974YesYesYesScreen story writer [25]
Gambling City 1975YesYes [26]
Silent Action 1975YesYes [27]
The Suspicious Death of a Minor 1975Yes [28]
Sex with a Smile —YesYes [29]
Sex with a Smile II —YesYes [30]
Mannaja 1977YesYesYesScreen story writer [31] [32]
Slave of the Cannibal God 1978YesYesYesScreen story writer [33] [34]
The Great Alligator River —YesYesYesScreen story writer [35]
Island of the Fishmen 1979YesYesYesScreen story writer [36] [37]
Saturday, Sunday and Friday 1979Yes [38] [39]
The Scorpion with Two Tails 1982Yes [40] [41]
La moglie in vacanza... l'amante in città —YesYesYesScreen story writer [42]
Sugar, Honey and Pepper —Yes [43]
Cornetti alla crema —YesYes [44]
Spaghetti a mezzanotte —YesYes [45]
Don't Play with Tigers —YesYesYesScreen story writer, music composer [46]
Acapulco, prima spiaggia... a sinistra—YesYesScreen story writer [47]
2019, After the Fall of New York —YesYesYesScreen story writer [48]
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio —YesYesYesScreen story writer [49]
L'allenatore nel pallone —YesYesYesScreen story writer, actor (se stesso) [50]
Se tutto va bene siamo rovinati—YesYes [51]
Monster Shark —YesScreen story writer [52]
Mezzo destro, mezzo sinistro... 2 calciatori senza pallone—YesYesYesScreen story writer [53]
Vendetta dal futuro —YesYesYesScreen story writer [54]
The Opponent —YesYesYesScreen story writer [55]
American risciò—YesYesScreen story writer [56]
Casablanca Express —YesYes [57]
Mal d'Africa—YesYesScreen story writer [58]
Sulle tracce del condor  [ it ]—YesYesScreen story writer [59]
Un orso chiamato Arturo —YesYesScreen story writer [60]
Spiando Marina—Yes [61]
Graffiante desiderio—YesYesYesScreen story writer [62]
Gratta e vinci—YesYesScreen story writer [63]
L'allenatore nel pallone 2 —YesYesYesScreen story writer [64]
Napoletans —Yes [65]

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