Claudio Argento (born 15 September 1943) is an Italian

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and

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. Most of the titles he has produced have been the horror films directed by his older brother, Dario Argento. One major exception was Alejandro Jodorowsky's

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Santa Sangre ''Santa Sangre'' ( en, Holy Blood, italic=yes) is a 1989 avant-garde surreal horror film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky and written by Jodorowsky along with Claudio Argento and Roberto Leoni. It stars Axel Jodorowsky, Adán Jodorowsky, Teo ...

'' (1989); in addition to producing, Claudio Argento co-wrote the

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for the film. Argento was an associate producer for George A. Romero's '' Dawn of the Dead'' (1978). In 2010, Claudio contacted George A. Romero about directing a 3D remake of Dario's classic '' Deep Red'' and told Romero that Dario would also be involved in the project. Romero, who showed interest in the film decided to contact Dario, who said he knew nothing about the remake, Romero declined the offer to direct the remake and it is unknown if Claudio plans to go forward with the remake.

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* 1943 births Living people Italian film producers 20th-century Italian screenwriters 21st-century Italian screenwriters Writers from Rome Italian male screenwriters {{Italy-writer-stub