Sergio Martino (born 19 July 1938) is an Italian film director and producer, notable for his contributions to the
giallo
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genre.
Martino is the brother of the late producer
Luciano Martino
Luciano Martino (22 December 1933 – 14 August 2013) was an Italian film producer, director and screenwriter.
Biography
Born in Naples, the brother of the director and screenwriter Sergio Martino, he was active in the cinema industry since the ...
(who died in 2013). They collaborated frequently in their respective professions. Their grandfather was director
Gennaro Righelli
Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound film, '' ...
.
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 in 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
Ivan Rassimov (Born Ivan Đerasimović; Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ђерасимовић) (7 May 1938 – 14 March 2003) was an Italian film actor of Serb descent who appeared in many horror and exploitation films.
Biography
Born in Trieste ...
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.
Selected filmography
:Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.
References
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1938 births
Italian film directors
Film directors from Rome
Spaghetti Western directors
Horror film directors
Living people
Giallo film directors
Poliziotteschi directors