Dario Argento
Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own--according to him--was a normal one. Along with tales spun by his aunt, Argento was impressed by stories from The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen and Edgar Allan Poe. Argento started his career writing for various film journal magazines while still in his teens attending a Catholic high school. After graduation, instead of going to college, Argento took a job as a columnist for the Rome daily newspaper "Paese Sera". Inspired by the movies, he later found work as a screenwriter and wrote several screenplays for a number of films, but the most important were his western collaborations, which included Cimitero senza croci (1969) and the Sergio Leone masterpiece C'era una volta il West (1968). He is known in italy as Master of Horror.
Suspiria
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is...
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Ennio
as SelfA portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century,...
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Innocent Blood
as ParamedicMarie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her...
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Deep Red
as Murderer's Hands (uncredited)An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his neighbor, a psychic. With...
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Inferno
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house.
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Opera
as Narrator (Italian version) (voice) (uncredited)A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her...
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Tenebre
as Narrator (Italian version) / Murderer's Hands (voice) (uncredited)A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American...
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Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
as SelfTo mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to...
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Vortex
as LuiLui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find...
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Friedkin Uncut
as SelfAn introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an...
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Stephen King's World of Horror
as SelfThis horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror...
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Pardon, Are You for or Against?
as Priest (uncredited)A successful fifty-year-old entrepreneur, Tullio Conforti, opposed to divorce for religious...
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Dario Argento: Panico
as SelfThis documentary about the great master of European horror and fantastic films offers an...
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Bits & Pieces
as uncreditedDive into the Eternal City – see Rome like you’ve never seen it before. Storefront robberies,...
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The Five Days
as Bandaged Man with Tranzunto (uncredited)In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.
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All the Colors of Giallo
as Self - Director'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid pulp novels that inspired one of the...
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Tales of the Uncanny
as Self (archive footage)A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
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We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.
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The Last Movie Painter
as SelfA fantastic journey through the world of Renato Casaro, one of the most important illustrators...
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The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
as HimselfFeature documentary which profiles both the 1978 film and the career of director George A....
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Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
as SelfA complete and never-before-seen portrait of the life of a young girl from Pula (Istria) who...
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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
as SelfDocumentary that explores Argento's film career.
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Close Up
as Self (archive footage)More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press...
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Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist
as SelfThis documentary is featured on Arrow Video's 2011 DVD & Blu-ray releases for The Beyond (1981).
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Ban the Sadist Videos!
as SelfAn in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - FilmmakerThe greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema,...
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Cult of Terror
as Self - FilmmakerA journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and...
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Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
as SelfActor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from...
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Dario Argento's World of Horror
as SelfDocumentary on horror/mystery filmmaker Dario Argento. Features an in-depth interview with...
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Fear in the Dark
as SelfA short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee.
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Masters of Horror
as SelfDocumentary showcasing the work of prominent film directors in the horror genre. Featuring...
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CVLT
as Dario ArgentoIn the clip for the song "Cvlt" the rappers Salmo and Noyz Narcos go to the master's house....
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Suspiria 25th Anniversary
as SelfDocumentary about the shooting of 'Suspiria' that details everything that lovers of horror genre...
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Nessuno siamo perfetti
as SelfA loving portrait of reclusive comic-book writer Tiziano Sclavi, creator of Dylan Dog
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Dario Argento: Master of Horror
as HimselfA documentary about the films of Italian horror director Dario Argento. Included are clips from...
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Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
as selfNewly edited version of Luigi Cozzi's 1997 documentary "Il mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo...
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Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
as HimselfFeature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre...
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Of Flies and Maggots
as uncreditedFeature-length documentary including interviews with co-writer/producer/director Dario Argento,...
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Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
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Blood on Méliès' Moon
as SelfFrance, 1890. Inventor Louis Le Prince vanishes under mysterious circumstances right after he...
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Mario Bava: Operazione paura
as SelfMario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror,...
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Deep Argento
as uncreditedDario Argento is one of the most acclaimed Italian directors in the world, revered as if he were...
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The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
as HimselfDocumentary about Dario Argento, "Profondo Rosso" shop in Rome, and most important works...
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I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
as SelfA documentary which explores the life and the career of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the...
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Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
as Self - FilmmakerThe life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone (1929-89); a rich...
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Tripping The Dark Fantastic
as HimselfShowcasing a live performance at Earth Theatre, London in 2021 and interviews with the artists...
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Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
as SelfA documentary about the Italian cinema as art form and industry.
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Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria
as uncreditedA short documentary about Suspiria by Dario Argento.
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When There's no More Room in Hell
as uncreditedDocumentary about the making of the European version of George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead".
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Dario Argento: My Cinema
as uncreditedDocumentary on the films of Dario Argento from his debut "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" up...
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Call My Agent - Italia
as Dario ArgentoWelcome behind the scenes of Italian show business from the point of view of those in charge of...
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Door Into Darkness
as Self - HostItalian anthology horror miniseries conceived by Dario Argento.
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Door Into Darkness
as Self - Host (uncredited)Italian anthology horror miniseries conceived by Dario Argento.
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