
Sergio Martino
View on IMDb ↗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). He often worked with actress Edwige Fenech who in the 1970s was married to his brother Luciano. He also worked with a lot of genre actors such as George Hilton, Ivan Rassimov 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sergio Martino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENO
All the Colors of Giallo
All the Colours of the Dark
L'allenatore nel pallone
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
The Violent Professionals
Pretendo l'inferno
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1Filmography (27)
- 2026
Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENOSé stesso - 2025
Il Bar del CultSé stesso - 2025
Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneoSé stesso - 2024
Pretendo l'infernoSelf - 2024
Titanus 1904Self - 2022
The Last of UsSelf - 2020From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi ClassicSelf
- 2020
Italy Possessed: A Brief History of Exorcist Rip-OffsHimself - 2019
All the Colors of GialloSelf - Director / Screenwriter - 2019
George Hilton - The World Belongs to the DaringHimself - 2019
Spaghetti alla MartinoSelf - 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 TarantinianiSelf - 2008
Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidenteSelf - 2008
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1Self - 2005
Dark Fears Behind the DoorHimself - 2005
Thrills, Chills and CleavageHimself - 2004
Mario Bava: Operazione pauraSelf - 2003
Italian Kings Of BSelf - 1987Provare per credereUomo all'aeroporto (uncredited)
- 1984
L'allenatore nel palloneL'Avvocato - 1975
Silent ActionChopper Pilot (uncredited) - 1973
The Violent ProfessionalsHospital Orderly (uncredited) - 1972
All the Colours of the DarkJournalist / Policeman (uncredited) - —
Through the Keyhole: An Interview with Sergio MartinoSelf - —Masters of MayhemSelf
Crew (75)
- 2012Il paese delle piccole pioggeDirector
- 2011MasksThanks
- 2008L'allenatore nel pallone 2Screenplay
- 2006L'ultimo rigore 2Story
- 2002L'ultimo rigoreScreenplay
- 2002Beauty Queen OliviaProducer
- 2002L'ultimo rigoreScreenplay
- 2000Il cielo tra le maniWriter
- 2000Honey HornTeleplay
- 1999Mozart Is a MurdererScreenplay
- 1999A due passi dal cieloDirector
- 1998Padre papàDirector
- 1997Mamma per CasoDirector
- 1996Scratch and WinScript
- 1995The Fishmen and Their QueenWriter
- 1994The Girl from CortinaExecutive Producer
- 1993Private CrimesDirector
- 1993Craving DesireStory
- 1992A Bear Called ArthurWriter
- 1992The Smile of the FoxScreenplay
- 1991After the CondorDirector
- 1990Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of BloodDirector
- 1989RallyCreator
- 1989American RickshawStory
- 1989Casablanca ExpressScreenplay
- 1988The OpponentScreenplay
- 1987An Australian in RomeDirector
- 1986Mixed DoubleDirector
- 1986Hands of SteelScreenplay
- 1986Ferragosto O.K.Writer
- 1985Half Right Half Left - 2 Footballers Without a BallScreenplay
- 1985Caccia al ladro d'autoreCreator
- 1984Devil FishStory
- 1983Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchioDirector
- 1983Acapulco, Last Beach... on the LeftDirector
- 19832019: After the Fall of New YorkDirector
- 1983If All Goes Well We Are RuinedDirector
- 1982Don't Play with TigersScreenplay
- 1982Scorpion with Two TailsDirector
- 1982Lo Scorpione a Due CodeDirector
- 1981Cream HornScreenplay
- 1981Spaghetti at MidnightScreenplay
- 1980Sugar, Honey and PepperDirector
- 1980The Wife on Vacation... The Lover in TownScreenplay
- 1979Island of the FishmenScreenplay
- 1979Saturday, Sunday and FridayDirector
- 1979The Great AlligatorWriter
- 1978Slave of the Cannibal GodStory
- 1977A Man Called BladeScreenplay
- 1976Sex with a SmileDirector
- 1976Love in 4 Easy LessonsDirector
- 1975The Suspicious Death of a MinorScreenplay
- 1975Gambling CityScreenplay
- 1974The Beautiful SummerDirector
- 1974High School GirlDirector
- 1973TorsoStory
- 1973Giovannona Long-ThighDirector
- 1972Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the KeyDirector
- 1971The Strange Vice of Mrs WardhDirector
- 1971The Case of the Scorpion's TailDirector
- 1971Naked CitiesWriter
- 1970Arizona Colt ReturnsDirector
- 1970Naked and ViolentDirector
- 1969The Queer ... The EroticAssociate Producer
- 1969Wages of SinWriter
- 1969So Sweet... So PerverseExecutive Producer
- 1969The Battle of El AlameinExecutive Producer
- 1967Vengeance Is MineStory
- 1967$10,000 for a MassacreLine Producer
- 1967Adios, HombreDirector of Photography
- 1965LibidoProduction Manager
- 1965James Tont Operation U.N.O.Unit Manager
- 1965The DollsProduction Secretary
- 1964The DemonSecond Assistant Director
- 1964Hercules Against RomeSecond Assistant Director