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Dario Argento
Dario Argento (Italian: [ˈdaːrjo arˈdʒɛnto]; born 7 September 1940) is a renowned Italian film director, screenwriter, and producer who has been notably influential in the horror and giallo genres during the 1970s and 1980s. Well-known as the "Master of the Thrill" and the "Master of Horror", his directorial work includes the "Animal Trilogy" and the "Three Mothers" trilogy. Among his standalone films are Deep Red (1975), Tenebrae (1982), Phenomena (1985), and Opera (1987). He also co-wrote the screenplay for Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and served as George A. Romero's script consultant on Dawn of the Dead (1978), for which he also composed the soundtrack with his long-time collaborators Goblin. His interest in using new technology is evident, especially in the film Phenomena's prowling Steadicam shots.
Born in Rome, Argento began his career as a film critic while still attending a Catholic secondary school. He eventually moved on to screenwriting, with his notable works including those for Sergio Leone and Bernardo Bertolucci. His directorial debut, the giallo film The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), was a major hit in Italy. Argento's follow-up films, including Suspiria (1977), a supernatural horror, marked the start of a trilogy about "The Three Mothers". Later in his career, Argento contributed to the development of the survival horror video game Dead Space and acted as an artistic director on Clod Studio's upcoming video game, Dreadful Bond.
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Given Name: Dario Argento
Born: Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Citizenship: Italian
Birthday: September 7, 1940
Occupations: Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years Active: 1970-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Marisa Casale
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Deep Red
Tenebrae
Suspiria
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Opera
Inferno
Mother of Tears
Two Evil Eyes
La sindrome di Stendhal
The Card Player
Phenomena
Argento's Dracula 3D
Trauma
Der Fall der vier Fliegen
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Dracula 3D
Nessuno siamo perfetti
Blood on Méliès’ Moon
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Of Flies and Maggots
Cult of Terror
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Conducting Dario Argento’s ‘Opera’
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Masters of Horror
All the Colors of Giallo
Sleepless
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
Pelts
The Mother of Tears
Jenifer
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Fear in the Dark
Dario Argento’s World of Horror
Opera
The Last Movie Painter
Dario Argento: Master of Horror
Stephen King’s World of Horror
Tales of the Uncanny
We Are Cinema
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Tripping The Dark Fantastic
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Door into Darkness: The Neighbor
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Door Into Darkness: The Tram
Bits & Pieces
Door Into Darkness: The Doll
The Making of ‘Mother of Tears’
Giallo
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria
Deep Argento
The Five Days
Dario Argento: My Cinema
The Stendhal Syndrome
Career Timeline
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2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Filmmaker
Of Flies and Maggots
Cult of Terror
Self - Filmmaker
2012
Der Fall der vier Fliegen
Himself (Archive footage 2002)
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Self
Dracula 3D
2004
The Card Player
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Self
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
Himself
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