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Antonio Margheriti Biography (1930-2002)

Born September 19, 1930, in Rome, Italy.

Nationality

Italian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, screenwriter, producer, special effects artist

Birth Details

September 19, 1930

Rome, Italy

Death Details

November 4, 2002

Monterosi, Italy

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director, as Anthony M. Dawson, Except Where Indicated
• (Co-director; as Antonio Margheriti), Gambe d'Oro, 1958
• (As Anthony Daisies) Space Men (also known as Assignment OuterSpace), Ultra Film/Titanus, 1960
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Il Pianeta degli Uomini Spenti (also knownas Battle of the Worlds and Planet of the Lifeless Men), 1961
• The Outsider, Ultra Film/Lux Film, 1961
• (As Antonio Margheriti) La Freccia d'Oro (also known as TheGolden Arrow and L'Arciere delle Mille e una Notte), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Il Crollo di Roma (also known as The Fall of Rome), Atlantica Film, 1962
• (And special effects artist) La Vergine di Norimberga (also knownas Back to the Killer, The Castle of Terror, Horror Castle, Terror Castle, and The Virgin of Nuremberg), Atlantica Cinematografica, 1963
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Ursus, il Terrore dei Kirghisi (also knownas Hercules, Prisoner of Evil and Terror of the Kirghiz), Adelphia, 1964
• (With Marco Vicario; as Antonio Margheriti) Il Pelo nel Mondo (also known as Go! Go! Go! World, Go, Go, Go, Go World!, Weird,Wicked World, and Wicked World), Atlantica Cinematografica, 1964
• (As Anthony Dawson) I Lunghi Capelli della Morte (also known as The Long Hair of Death), Cinegay, 1964
• (As Antonio Margheriti) I Giganti di Roma (also known as Giantsof Rome and Les Geants de Rome), Devon/Radius, 1964
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Anthar l'Invincibile (also known as Devil of the Desert against the Son of Hercules, The Slave Merchants, Il Mercante di Schiave, and Soraya, Reina del Desierto), Antares Cinematografica, 1964
• La Danza Macabra (also known as Castle of Blood, The Castle of Terror, Coffin of Terror, Dimensions in Death, Edgar Allan Poe's Castle of Blood, The Long Night of Terror, Tombs of Horror, Tombs of Terror, Danse Macabre, La Lunga Notte de Terrore, and Terrore), Addessi, 1964
• (And producer) Il Pianeta Errante (also known as Mission Wandering Planet, Planet on the Prowl, War between the Planets, and Il Missione Pianeta Errante), Fanfare/Mercury, 1965
• (And producer; as Antonio Margheriti) I Diavoli dello Spazio (alsoknown as The Devil Men from Space, Snow Demons, The Snow Devils, Snowman, and Space Devils), Mercury, 1965
• (And producer) I Diafanoidi Portano la Morte (also known as TheDeadly Diaphonoids, Diaphanoids, Bringers of Death, and War ofthe Planets), 1965
• (And producer) I Criminali della Galassia (also known as The Criminals of the Galaxy, The Galaxy Criminals, and Wild, Wild Planet), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• (As Anthony Dawson) Operacion Goldman (also known as LightningBolt and Operazione Goldman), Woolner Brothers, 1966
• (As Antonio Margheriti) A 077, Sfida ai Killers (also known as Bob Fleming ... Mission Casablanca), Aenit/Flora/Regina, 1966
• (As Anthony Dawson) Joe, l'Implacabile (also known as Dynamite Joe and Dinamite Joe), Seven/Hispamer, 1967
• (And producer) Schreie in der Nacht (also known as The Innaturals, Screams in the Night, Unnaturals, and Contronatura), SIP/EDO/CCC, 1968
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Nude ... Si Muore (also known as SchoolGirl Killer, and Sette Vergini per il Diavolo), Super International Pictures, 1968; released as The Young, the Evil, and the Savage, American International Pictures, 1968
• Joko Invoca Dio ... e Muori (also known as Vengeance and Fuenf Blutige Stricke), Super International Pictures, 1968
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Io Ti Amo (also known as I Love You), Genesio, 1968
• E Dio Disse a Caino (also known as And God Said to Cain andCain's Revenge), DC7, 1969
• Nella Stretta Morsa del Ragno (also known as And Comes the Dawn... But Colored Red, Dracula in the Castle of Blood, In the Grip of the Spider, Web of the Spider, Dracula im Schloss des Schreckens, E Venne l'Alba ... Ma Tinto di Rosse, Edgar Poe Chez les Morts Vivants, Les Fantomes de Hurlevent, and Prisonnierde l'Araignee), DC7/Terra Filmkunst/Paris-Cannes Productions, 1970
• L'Inafferrabile Invincibile Mr. Invisible (also known as Mr. Invisible, El Hombre Invisible, and El Invencible Hombre Invisible), EDO/Carsten, 1970
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Novelle Galeotte d'Amore, Seven Film,1972
• Finalmente ... le Mille e una Notte (also known as Bed of a Thousand Pleasures), Pink Medusa, 1972; released as House of 1,000 Pleasures, Group 1, 1977
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Schiaffoni e Karate (also known as Hercules against Karate, Hercules vs. Kung Fu, Mr. Hercules againstKarate, and Ming, Ragazzi!), Champion, 1973
• (And producer) La Morte negli Occhi del Gatto (also known as Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye, Les Diablesses, and Sieben Tote in den Augen der Katze), Starkis/Falcon/Roxy/Capitol/Planfilm, 1973
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Manone il Ladrone, Laser Film, 1974
• La Dove non Batte il Sole (also known as Blood Money, ElKarate, el Colt, y el Impostor, and Long Hu Zou Tian Ya), Champion/Midega, 1974; released as The Stranger and the Gunfighter, Columbia,1976
• (And special makeup effects artist; as Antonio Margheriti) Flesh for Frankenstein (also known as Andy Warhol's Frankenstein, AndyWarhol's Young Frankenstein, The Devil and Dr. Frankenstein, Frankenstein, Up Frankenstein, Carne per Frankenstein, De la Chair pour Frankenstein, and Il Mostro e in Tavola Barone Frankenstein), 1974
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Blood for Dracula (also known as Andy Warhol's Dracula, Andy Warhol's Young Dracula, Dracula, Young Dracula, Dracula Cerca Sangue di Vergine ... e Mori di Sete, and Dracula Vuole Vivere: Cerca Sangue di Vergine!), 1974
• Take a Hard Ride (also known as La Lunga Cavalcata and La Parola di un Fuorilegge ... e Legge!), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Fantasmas en el Oeste, (also known as Whisky e Fantasmi, and Whisky y Fantasmas), Champion/Cipi, 1976
• Con la Rabbia Agli Occhi (also known as Anger in His Eyes and Death Rage), S.J. International, 1976
• The Squeeze (also known as Diamond Thieves, The Heist, and The Rip-Off), Maverick International, 1978
• Killer Fish (also known as Deadly Treasure of the Piranha, The Naked Sun, and Treasure of the Piranha), Associated Film Distribution, 1978
• L'Ultimo Cacciatore (also known as The Last Hunter andIl Cacciatore), World Northal, 1980
• (And special effects artist, as Antonio Margheriti) Car Crash, Cleminternational Cinematografica, 1980
• Apocalisse Domani (also known as Apocalipse Cannibal, Cannibal Apocalypse, Cannibal Massacre, The Cannibals Are in theStreets, Cannibals in the City, Cannibals in the Street, Invasion of the Fleshhunters, Savage Apocalypse, Savage Slaughterers, The Slaughterers, Virus, Apocalipsis Canibal, Apocalypse Domani, Cannibal Apocalipsis, and Il Cacciatoredell'Apocalisse), Almi Cinema 5, 1980; released as Hunter of theApocalypse, World Northal, 1980
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Tiger Joe, 1981
• (And special effects artist) Yor, the Hunter from the Future (alsoknown as The World of Yor and Il Mondo di Yor), Columbia, 1982
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Fuga dall'Archipelago Maledetto, Flora/Gico Cinematografica, 1982
• I Cacciatori del Cobra d'Oro (also known as The Hunters ofthe Golden Cobra, and The Raiders of the Golden Cobra), World Northal, 1982
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Tornado, Gico Cinematografica, 1983
• I Sopravvissuti della Citta Morta (also known as Ark of the SunGod and Ark of the Sun God ... Temple of Hell), Flora Film/TransWorld Entertainment, 1983
• Code Name: Wild Geese (also known as Geheimcode: Wildgaense), New World, 1984
• La Leggenda del Rubino Malese (also known as Captain Yankeeand Jungle Raiders), L'Immagine, 1985
• Kommando Leopard (also known as Commando Leopard), Ascot Distribution, 1985
• Der Commander (also known as The Commander and Il Triangolo della Paura), Prestige Film/Ascot Film, 1988
• Indio, Filmauro/RPA/Reteitalia, 1989
• (As Antonio Margheriti) Alien degli Abissi (also known as Alienfrom the Deep), 1989
• Indio 2-La Rivolta (also known as Indio 2-The Revolt), Filiberto Bandini/RPA International, 1991
• Film Special Effects Artist
• Spara Forte, Piu Forte, Non Capisco (also known as Shoot Loud,Louder ... I Don't Understand), 1966
• Giu la Testa (also known as Duck, You Sucker, A Fistfulof Dynamite, Once Upon a Time ... the Revolution, and Agachate,Maldito!), 1971
• L'Umanoide (also known as The Humanoid), 1979
• Black Cobra III, 1990
• Film Appearances
• Il generale fascita, Rosolino Paterno: Soldato ... (also known asOperation Snafu, Situation Normal, All Fouled Up, and Situation Normal: A.F.U.), 1970
• Soleil Rouge, (also known as Red Sun), 1971
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Promesse di Marinaio, 1958
• Gambe d'Oro, 1958
• Il Crollo di Roma (also known as The Fall of Rome), Atlantica Film, 1962
• La Vergine di Norimberga (also known as Back to the Killer, The Castle of Terror, Horror Castle, Terror Castle, andThe Virgin of Nuremberg), Atlantica Cinematografica, 1963
• Schreie in der Nacht (also known as The Innaturals, Screams in the Night, Unnaturals, and Contronatura), SIP/EDO/CCC, 1968
• Nude ... Si Muore (also known as School Girl Killer and Sette Vergini per il Diavolo), Super International Pictures, 1968; released as The Young, the Evil, and the Savage, American International Pictures, 1968
• Joko Invoca Dio ... e Muori (also known as Vengeance and Fuenf Blutige Stricke), Super International Pictures, 1968
• Io Ti Amo (also known as I Love You), Genesio, 1968
• E Dio Disse a Caino (also known as And God Said to Cain andCain's Revenge), DC7, 1969
• Nella Stretta Morsa del Ragno (also known as And Comes the Dawn... But Colored Red, Dracula in the Castle of Blood, In the Grip of the Spider, Web of the Spider, Dracula im Schloss des Schreckens, E Venne l'Alba ... Ma Tinto di Rosse, Edgar Poe Chez les Morts Vivants, Les Fantomes de Hurlevent, and Prisonnierde l'Araignee), DC7/Terra Filmkunst/Paris-Cannes Productions, 1970
• Die Schatzinsel (also known as Treasure Island, La Isladel Tesoro, L'Isola del tesoro, Die Piraten vor der Schatzinsel, and L'Ile au Tresor), 1972
• Novelle Galeotte d'Amore, Seven Film, 1972
• Finalmente ... le Mille e una Notte (also known as Bed of a Thousand Pleasures), Pink Medusa, 1972; released as House of 1,000 Pleasures, Group 1, 1977
• La Morte negli Occhi del Gatto (also known as Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye, Les Diablesses, and Sieben Tote in den Augender Katze), Starkis/Falcon/Roxy/Capitol/Planfilm, 1973
• Lo Sgarbo, 1975
• Apocalisse Domani (also known as Apocalipse Cannibal, Cannibal Apocalypse, Cannibal Massacre, The Cannibals Are in theStreets, Cannibals in the City, Cannibals in the Street, Hunter of the Apocalypse, Invasion of the Fleshhunters, SavageApocalypse, Savage Slaughterers, The Slaughterers, Virus, Apocalipsis Canibal, Apocalypse Domani, and Il Cacciatore dell'Apocalisse), Almi Cinema 5, 1980; released as Hunter ofthe Apocalypse, World Northal, 1980
• (As Anthony M. Dawson) Yor, the Hunter from the Future (also knownas The World of Yor and Il Mondo di Yor), Columbia, 1982