Sergio Martino

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

Sergio Martino
Born	(1938-07-19) 19 July 1938 (age 86) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Producer, film director, writer
Relatives	Luciano Martino (brother)

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.

Title	Year	Credited as			Notes	Ref(s)
		Director	Screenwriter	Other					[3]
The Whip and the Body	1963			Yes	2nd assistant director. (uncredited)	[4]
Hercules Against Rome	1964			Yes	Assistant director	[5][6]
Per 100.000 dollari ti ammazzo	—			Yes	Screen story author	[7]
Seven Pistols for a Massacre	—			Yes	Cinematographer	[8]
Mille peccati... nessuna virtù	—	Yes				[9]
So Sweet... So Perverse	1969			Yes	Executive producer	[10][11]
America così nuda, così violenta	—	Yes				[12]
Arizona Colt Returns	1970	Yes				[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	—			Yes	Screen story writer	[17]
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key	—	Yes				[18]
All the Colors of the Dark	1972	Yes				[19]
Torso	1973	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[20][21]
Giovannona Long-Thigh	—	Yes				[22]
The Violent Professionals	1973	Yes				[23]
La bellissima estate	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[24]
The Visitor	1974	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[25]
Gambling City	1975	Yes	Yes			[26]
Silent Action	1975	Yes	Yes			[27]
The Suspicious Death of a Minor	1975	Yes				[28]
Sex with a Smile	—	Yes	Yes			[29]
Sex with a Smile II	—	Yes	Yes			[30]
Mannaja	1977	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[31][32]
Slave of the Cannibal God	1978	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[33][34]
The Great Alligator River	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[35]
Island of the Fishmen	1979	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[36][37]
Saturday, Sunday and Friday	1979	Yes				[38][39]
The Scorpion with Two Tails	1982	Yes				[40][41]
La moglie in vacanza... l'amante in città	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[42]
Sugar, Honey and Pepper	—	Yes				[43]
Cornetti alla crema	—	Yes	Yes			[44]
Spaghetti a mezzanotte	—	Yes	Yes			[45]
Don't Play with Tigers	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer, music composer	[46]
Acapulco, prima spiaggia... a sinistra	—	Yes		Yes	Screen story writer	[47]
2019, After the Fall of New York	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[48]
Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[49]
L'allenatore nel pallone	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer, actor (se stesso)	[50]
Se tutto va bene siamo rovinati	—	Yes	Yes			[51]
Monster Shark	—			Yes	Screen story writer	[52]
Mezzo destro, mezzo sinistro... 2 calciatori senza pallone	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[53]
Vendetta dal futuro	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[54]
The Opponent	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[55]
American risciò	—	Yes		Yes	Screen story writer	[56]
Casablanca Express	—	Yes	Yes			[57]
Mal d'Africa	—	Yes		Yes	Screen story writer	[58]
Sulle tracce del condor [it]	—	Yes		Yes	Screen story writer	[59]
Un orso chiamato Arturo	—	Yes		Yes	Screen story writer	[60]
Spiando Marina	—	Yes				[61]
Graffiante desiderio	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[62]
Gratta e vinci	—		Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[63]
L'allenatore nel pallone 2	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	Screen story writer	[64]
Napoletans	—		Yes			[65]

References

1. Ellinger 2018, p. 9.
2. Ellinger 2018, p. 68.
3. "I ragazzi dei Parioli (1959)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
4. Curti 2015, p. 102.
5. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 80.
6. Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 81.
7. "Per 100.000 dollari ti ammazzo (1967)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
8. Weisser, Thomas (22 August 2005). Spaghetti Westerns--the Good, the Bad and the Violent: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography of 558 Eurowesterns and Their Personnel, 1961-1977. McFarland Publishing. p. 286. ISBN 9780786424429.
9. "Mille peccati... nessuna virtù". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
10. Firsching, Robert. "Kiss Me, Kill Me". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
11. "Cosi dolce, cosi perversa (1969) Umberto Lenzi" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
12. "America così nuda, così violenta". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
13. "Arizona si scatenò... e li fece fuori tutti". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
14. Grant 2011, p. 453.
15. "Lo strano vizio della signora Wardh (1970)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
16. "La coda dello scorpione (1971)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
17. "I segreti delle città più nude del mondo (1971)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
18. "Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave (1972)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
19. Curti 2017, p. 77.
20. "I corpi presentano tracce di violenza carnale (1972)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
21. Binion, Cavett. "Torso". Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
22. "Giovannona coscialunga disonorata con onore (1973)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
23. Curti 2013, p. 102.
24. "La bellissima estate". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
25. "Cugini carnali (1974)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
26. Curti 2013, p. 131.
27. Curti 2013, p. 149.
28. Curti 2013, p. 151.
29. "40 gradi all'ombra del lenzuolo (1976)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
30. "Spogliamoci così senza pudor... (1976)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
31. "Mannaja". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
32. Curti 2013, p. 212.
33. "La montagna del dio cannibale (1978)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
34. Gaita, Paul. "Slave of the Cannibal God (1978)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013.
35. "Il fiume del grande caimano (1979)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
36. "L'isola degli uomini pesce (1979)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
37. Binion, Cavett. "L'Isola degli Uomini Pesce (1978)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
38. "Sabato domenica e venerdì (1979)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
39. German, Yuri. "Sabato, Domenica E Venerdi". Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
40. Curti 2019, p. 96.
41. Curti 2019, p. 97.
42. "La moglie in vacanza... l'amante in città (1980)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
43. "Zucchero, miele e peperoncino (1980)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
44. "Cornetti alla crema". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
45. "Spaghetti a mezzanotte (1981)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
46. "Ricchi, ricchissimi... praticamente in mutande (1982)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
47. "Acapulco, prima spiaggia... a sinistra (1983)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
48. "2019 dopo la caduta di New York (1983)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
49. "Occhio malocchio prezzemolo e finocchio (1983)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
50. "L'allenatore nel pallone". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
51. "Se tutto va bene siamo rovinati (1984)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
52. "Shark - Rosso nell'oceano (1984)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
53. "Mezzo destro, mezzo sinistro... 2 calciatori senza pallone (1985)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
54. "Vendetta dal futuro". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
55. "Qualcuno pagherà (1988)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
56. "American risciò". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
57. "Casablanca Express". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
58. "Mal d'Africa (1990)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
59. "Sulle tracce del Condor (1990)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
60. "Un orso chiamato Arturo (1992)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
61. "Spiando Marina (1992)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
62. "Graffiante desiderio (1993)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
63. "Gratta e vinci (1996)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
64. "L'allenatore del pallone 2 (2008)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
65. "Napoletans (2011)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2018.

Bibliography

• Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
• Curti, Roberto (2015). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476619897.
• Curti, Roberto (2017). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476629605.
• Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
• Ellinger, Kat (2018). All The Colours Of Sergio Martino. Arrow Books. ISBN 978-0993306068.
• Grant, Kevin (2011). Any Gun Can Play. Fab Press. ISBN 9781903254615.
• Howarth, Troy (2015). So Deadly, So Perverse. Vol. 1. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168507.
• Howarth, Troy (2015). So Deadly, So Perverse. Vol. 2. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168583.
• Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476662916.

External links

• Sergio Martino at IMDb
• Sergio Martino at AllMovie