Antonio Margheriti

Known for: Directing
Born: September 19, 1930, Rome, Italy
Died: November 4, 2002
Movies: 62

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Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 – 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonym Anthony M. Dawson, was a prolific Italian filmmaker. He was born in Rome and died in 2002 from a heart attack in Monterosi, Viterbo, near Rome at the age of 72.

Margheriti started out in the Italian film industry in 1956 as a screenwriter. He started directing in 1960, his first film being "Spacemen" (aka "Assignment Outer Space"). Margheriti is known for his science fiction, horror, spaghetti western and action movies. He was the director of such cult movies as Cannibal Apocalypse, Castle of Blood, The Virgin of Nuremberg, Assignment Outer Space, Wild Wild Planet, Naked You Die, Mr. Super Invisible, The Last Hunter, Battle of the Worlds and numerous others. Most of his films were directed under the pseudonym of Anthony M. Dawson. He stopped using his real name in the USA early in his career, when he realized the English translation of the name "Antonio Margheriti" was "Anthony Daisies", and he thought it sounded too effeminate.

Best-Known Movies

7.1

Castle of Blood

1964

5.5

Cannibal Apocalypse

1980

6.3

The Long Hair of Death

1964

4.7

Killer Fish

1979

6.7

And God Said to Cain

1970

5.5

Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye

1973

4.3

Yor: The Hunter from the Future

1983

5.3

Take a Hard Ride

1975

5.7

Horror Castle

1963

5.9

Treasure Island

1972

Filmography

2013	The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti	Self (archive footage)
2003	Italian Kings Of B	Self
2002	'Cannibal Apocalypse' Redux	Inspector (uncredited)
2000	Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co	Self
1999	Incontro con Antonio Margheriti
1981	Car Crash	Racing Official (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

1997	Virtual Weapon	Director
1991	Indio 2 - The Revolt	Director
1989	Alien from the Deep	Director
1989	Indio	Director
1988	The Commander	Director
1985	Commando Leopard	Director
1985	Jungle Raiders	Director
1984	Code Name: Wild Geese	Director
1984	The Ark of the Sun God	Director
1983	Yor: The Hunter from the Future	Director, Screenplay
1983	The Last Blood	Director
1982	Tiger Joe	Director
1982	The Hunters of the Golden Cobra	Director
1981	Car Crash	Director
1980	The Last Hunter	Director
1980	Cannibal Apocalypse	Director, Screenplay
1979	Killer Fish	Director
1978	The Squeeze	Director
1976	Death Rage	Director
1975	Take a Hard Ride	Director
1975	The Slight	Screenplay
1974	Whisky and Ghosts	Director, Writer
1974	The Stranger and the Gunfighter	Screenplay, Director
1974	Manone il ladrone	Director, Screenplay
1973	Mr. Hercules Against Karate	Director
1973	Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye	Director, Screenplay
1972	Treasure Island	Director, Screenplay
1972	Novelle galeotte d'amore	Director, Screenplay
1972	1001 Nights of Pleasure	Director, Screenplay
1971	Web of the Spider	Director, Screenplay
1970	Mr. Superinvisible	Director
1970	And God Said to Cain	Director, Screenplay
1969	The Unnaturals	Writer, Director
1968	I Love You	Director, Screenplay
1968	Vengeance	Director, Screenplay
1968	Naked You Die	Director, Screenplay
1967	Dynamite Joe	Director
1967	Snow Devils	Director
1966	War Between the Planets	Director, Producer
1966	War of the Planets	Director, Producer
1966	The Wild, Wild Planet	Director, Producer
1966	Lightning Bolt	Director
1966	Killers Are Challenged	Director
1964	The Long Hair of Death	Director, Screenplay
1964	Giants of Rome	Director
1964	Hercules, Prisoner of Evil	Director
1964	The Slave Merchants	Director
1964	Castle of Blood	Director
1964	Mondo Inferno	Director
1963	Horror Castle	Director, Screenplay
1963	The Fall of Rome	Director, Screenplay
1962	The Golden Arrow	Director
1961	Battle of the Worlds	Director
1960	Assignment: Outer Space	Director
1958	Legs of Gold	Screenplay
1958	A Sailor's Promises	Screenplay

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