Alberto De Martino
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 12, 1929
- Place of birth
- Roma
- Died
- June 2, 2015
Biography
Alberto De Martino (12 June 1929 – 2 June 2015) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Rome, De Martino started as a child actor and later returned to the cinema where worked as a screenwriter, director and dubbing supervisor. De Martino's films as a director specialised in well-crafted knock-offs of Hollywood hit films. These films were specifically created films in Western, horror and mythology genres which were developed for the international market. The Telegraph stated that his best known of these film was probably The Antichrist. The Antichrist capitalized on the box-office appeal of The Exorcist (1973) and in its first week in the United States earned a greater box office than Jaws.
Movies with Alberto De Martino
- Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal 1937 · ★ 5.6
- Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things 2006 · ★ 9.6
- L'elisir d'amore 1941 · ★ 10.0
- I Tarantiniani 2013
- Italy Possessed: A Brief History of Exorcist Rip-Offs 2020
Movies directed by Alberto De Martino
- The Antichrist 1974 · ★ 6.1
- Pumaman 1980 · ★ 2.9
- Holocaust 2000 1977 · ★ 5.8
- Formula for a Murder 1985 · ★ 5.6
- Shadows in an Empty Room 1976 · ★ 5.8
- Operation Kid Brother 1967 · ★ 4.5
- Django Shoots First 1966 · ★ 5.2
- The Blancheville Monster 1963 · ★ 5.4
- Blood Link 1982 · ★ 5.2
- Special Mission Lady Chaplin 1966 · ★ 6.5
- The Counsellor 1973 · ★ 5.6
- The Killer Is on the Phone 1972 · ★ 5.4
- The Invincible Gladiator 1961 · ★ 5.2
- The Man with Icy Eyes 1971 · ★ 4.7
- Son of Hercules vs. Medusa 1963 · ★ 5.6
- Dirty Heroes 1967 · ★ 5.6
- $100,000 for Ringo 1965 · ★ 5.1
- Hercules vs. the Giant Warriors 1964 · ★ 6.0
- Miami Golem 1985 · ★ 5.0
- Carnal Circuit 1969 · ★ 4.5
- Here We Go Again, Eh Providence? 1973 · ★ 5.2
- The Spy with Ten Faces 1966 · ★ 7.1
- Crime Boss 1972 · ★ 6.7
- Assault on Fort Texan 1965 · ★ 7.0
- Bandits in Rome 1968 · ★ 7.0
- The Revolt of the Seven 1964 · ★ 6.0
- The Secret Seven 1963 · ★ 9.0
- Two Against All 1962 · ★ 10.0