Sergio Martino

Biography

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.

Directed

1. L'allenatore nel pallone (1984) — Director
2. L'allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008) — Director
3. Torso (1973) — Director
4. The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971) — Director
5. All the Colours of the Dark (1972) — Director
6. Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972) — Director
7. Occhio, malocchio, prezzemolo e finocchio (1983) — Director
8. Slave of the Cannibal God (1978) — Director
9. 2019: After the Fall of New York (1983) — Director
10. The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971) — Director
11. Hands of Steel (1986) — Director
12. Don't Play with Tigers (1982) — Director
13. Island of the Fishmen (1979) — Director
14. Cream Horn (1981) — Director
15. The Wife on Vacation... The Lover in Town (1980) — Director
16. Spaghetti at Midnight (1981) — Director
17. Sugar, Honey and Pepper (1980) — Director
18. The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975) — Director
19. The Smile of the Fox (1992) — Director
20. Giovannona Long-Thigh (1973) — Director
21. The Great Alligator (1979) — Director
22. A Man Called Blade (1977) — Director
23. Craving Desire (1993) — Director
24. Half Right Half Left - 2 Footballers Without a Ball (1985) — Director
25. Saturday, Sunday and Friday (1979) — Director
26. Acapulco, Last Beach... on the Left (1983) — Director
27. Sex with a Smile (1976) — Director
28. Scorpion with Two Tails (1982) — Director
29. The Violent Professionals (1973) — Director
30. American Rickshaw (1989) — Director
31. Arizona Colt Returns (1970) — Director
32. Silent Action (1975) — Director
33. High School Girl (1974) — Director
34. Gambling City (1975) — Director
35. Love in 4 Easy Lessons (1976) — Director
36. Casablanca Express (1989) — Director
37. An Australian in Rome (1987) — Director
38. If All Goes Well We Are Ruined (1983) — Director
39. Mixed Double (1986) — Director
40. The Fishmen and Their Queen (1995) — Director

Also appeared in

1. L'allenatore nel pallone (1984) — L'Avvocato
2. All the Colours of the Dark (1972) — Journalist / Policeman (uncredited)
3. The Violent Professionals (1973) — Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
4. All the Colors of Giallo (2019) — Self - Director / Screenwriter
5. Silent Action (1975) — Chopper Pilot (uncredited)
6. Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film (2015)
7. Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENO (2026) — Sé stesso
8. Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008) — Self
9. Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies (2016)
10. Provare per credere (1987) — Uomo all'aeroporto (uncredited)
11. Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004) — Self
12. Pretendo l'inferno (2024) — Self
13. Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente (2008) — Self
14. Italian Kings Of B (2003) — Self
15. From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic (2020) — Self
16. I Tarantiniani (2013) — Self
17. Dark Fears Behind the Door (2005) — Himself
18. Thrills, Chills and Cleavage (2005) — Himself
19. George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring (2019) — Himself
20. Italy Possessed: A Brief History of Exorcist Rip-Offs (2020) — Himself
21. Spaghetti alla Martino (2019) — Self
22. Through the Keyhole: An Interview with Sergio Martino — Self
23. Titanus 1904 (2024) — Self
24. Masters of Mayhem — Self
25. The Last of Us (2022) — Self
26. Il Bar del Cult (2025) — Sé stesso
27. Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo (2025) — Sé stesso