Sergio Martino

Known for: Directing
Born: July 19, 1938, Rome, Italy
Movies: 85

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).

Upcoming Sergio Martino Movies

Through the Keyhole: An Interview with Sergio Martino

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Best-Known Movies

6.5

L'allenatore nel pallone

1984

4.5

L'allenatore nel pallone 2

2008

6.6

Torso

1973

6.8

The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh

1971

6.6

All the Colours of the Dark

1972

6.5

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

1972

5.9

Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio

1983

5.1

Slave of the Cannibal God

1978

5.4

2019: After the Fall of New York

1983

6.3

The Case of the Scorpion's Tail

1971

Filmography

2026	Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENO	Sé stesso
2025	Il Bar del Cult	Sé stesso
2025	Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo	Sé stesso
2024	Titanus 1904	Self
2024	Pretendo l'inferno	Self
2022	The Last of Us	Self
2020	From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic	Self
2020	Italy Possessed: A Brief History of Exorcist Rip-Offs	Himself
2019	George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring	Himself
2019	Spaghetti alla Martino	Self
2019	All the Colors of Giallo	Self - Director / Screenwriter
2017	Violent Milan	Self
2016	Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2015	Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2013	I Tarantiniani	Self
2008	Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1	Self
2008	Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente	Self
2005	Thrills, Chills and Cleavage	Himself
2005	Dark Fears Behind the Door	Himself
2004	Mario Bava: Operazione paura	Self
2003	Italian Kings Of B	Self
1987	Provare per credere	Uomo all'aeroporto (uncredited)
1984	L'allenatore nel pallone	L'Avvocato
1975	Silent Action	Chopper Pilot (uncredited)
1973	The Violent Professionals	Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
1972	All the Colours of the Dark	Journalist / Policeman (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

2012	Il paese delle piccole piogge	Screenplay, Director
2008	L'allenatore nel pallone 2	Director, Screenplay
2002	Beauty Queen Olivia	Producer
2002	L'ultimo rigore	Screenplay
2000	Il cielo tra le mani	Director, Writer
2000	Honey Horn	Director
1999	A due passi dal cielo	Screenplay, Director
1999	Mozart Is a Murderer	Director, Screenplay
1998	Padre papà	Director
1995	The Fishmen and Their Queen	Director, Writer
1993	Craving Desire	Director, Screenplay
1992	The Smile of the Fox	Director, Screenplay
1992	A Bear Called Arthur	Director, Writer
1991	After the Condor	Director
1990	Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood	Director
1989	Casablanca Express	Director, Screenplay
1989	American Rickshaw	Director
1988	The Opponent	Director, Screenplay
1987	An Australian in Rome	Director
1987	Provare per credere	Director
1986	Mixed Double	Director, Writer
1986	Ferragosto O.K.	Director, Writer
1986	Hands of Steel	Director, Screenplay
1985	Half Right Half Left - 2 Footballers Without a Ball	Director, Screenplay
1984	L'allenatore nel pallone	Director, Screenplay
1983	If All Goes Well We Are Ruined	Director, Screenplay
1983	Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio	Screenplay, Director
1983	2019: After the Fall of New York	Director, Screenplay
1983	Acapulco, Last Beach... on the Left	Director
1982	Scorpion with Two Tails	Director
1982	Don't Play with Tigers	Director, Screenplay
1982	Lo Scorpione a Due Code	Director
1981	Cream Horn	Director, Screenplay
1981	Spaghetti at Midnight	Director, Screenplay
1980	Sugar, Honey and Pepper	Director
1980	The Wife on Vacation... The Lover in Town	Director, Screenplay
1979	The Great Alligator	Director, Writer
1979	Saturday, Sunday and Friday	Director
1979	Island of the Fishmen	Director, Screenplay
1978	Slave of the Cannibal God	Director, Screenplay
1977	A Man Called Blade	Director, Screenplay
1976	Love in 4 Easy Lessons	Director
1976	Sex with a Smile	Director
1975	The Suspicious Death of a Minor	Director, Screenplay
1975	Silent Action	Director, Screenplay
1975	Gambling City	Director, Screenplay
1974	The Beautiful Summer	Director
1974	High School Girl	Director, Writer
1973	The Violent Professionals	Director
1973	Giovannona Long-Thigh	Director
1973	Torso	Director, Screenplay
1972	Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key	Director
1972	All the Colours of the Dark	Director
1971	The Case of the Scorpion's Tail	Director
1971	Naked Cities	Writer
1971	The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh	Director
1970	Arizona Colt Returns	Director
1970	Naked and Violent	Director
1969	Wages of Sin	Director, Writer

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