Antonio Margheriti
Antonio Margheriti (born September 19, 1930 in Rome , † November 4, 2002 in Monterosi , Viterbo ; pseudonyms: Anthony Daisies and Anthony M. Dawson ) was an Italian film director who was known primarily through his action films , often copies of successful Hollywood films, got known.
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Margheriti started short films and some screenplays in 1956; early on he was a specialist in special effects and was enthusiastic about the "fantastic film". In all of his films he was responsible for the pyrotechnic parts that he staged. Never aiming to create 'art', he was and remained a craftsman in the cinema who was committed to the entertainment of his audience.
He pursued this goal in almost 50 films; he worked in all genres that were currently popular. So he started with the so-called 'Mondo' films , shot peplums , science fiction and horror films as well as westerns and comedies . He always created good consumer goods.
His great love, however, was the action film, in which he was able to give free rein to his talent for explosions, mostly made with miniature models.
In the 80s he made three action films with Lewis Collins in the lead role, in which Manfred Lehmann and Thomas Danneberg had starred.
He directed Claude Rains , Yul Brynner , Lee van Cleef , Jane Birkin , Serge Gainsbourg , John Saxon , Anthony Quinn , Christopher Lee , Richard Harrison , Klaus Kinski , Ernest Borgnine , Terence Hill and Lee Majors . The cameraman Riccardo Pallottini , film editor Otello Colangeli and the actor Luciano Pigozzi (frequent pseudonym: Alan Collins) belonged to Margheriti's 'regular team' .
His son Edoardo cultivates the memory of his father with memorabilia for his films.
Filmography (selection)
- script
- 1956: Presentimento - Director: Armando Fizzarotti
- 1957: Classe di Ferro - Director: Turi Vasile
- 1958: Gambe d'oro - Director: Turi Vasile
- 1958: Promesse di Marinaio - Director: Turi Vasile
- 1959: Roulotte e Roulette - Director: Turi Vasile
- Director
- 1960: Space Men
- 1962: The golden arrow (La freccia d'oro)
- 1963: The Castle of Horror (Le vergine di Norimberga)
- 1964: Danza Macabra
- 1964: I lunghi capelli della morte
- 1964: Ursus and the devil's slave (Ursus il terrore dei Kirghisi)
- 1965: Spaceship Alpha (I criminali della galassia)
- 1965: Orion-3000 - Space travel of horror (Il pianeta errante)
- 1966: Deadly Mists (I diafanoidi vengono da Marte)
- 1966: Gemini 13 - Death Rays on Cape Canaveral (Operazione Goldman)
- 1967: Four Hallelujahs for Dynamite Joe (Joe l'implacabile)
- 1967: Demons from Space (La morte viene dal pianeta Aytin)
- 1968: Five bloody ropes (Joko, invoca dio… e muori)
- 1968: Screams in the Night (Contronatura)
- 1969: Satan of Vengeance (E Dio disse a Caino)
- 1971: Dracula in the Castle of Secrets (Nella stretta morsa del ragno)
- 1974: Fantasma en el Oeste
- 1974: In my anger I weigh four hundredweight (Là dove non batte il sole)
- 1975: One hit the bib (Take a Hard Ride)
- 1979: Piranhas II - The Revenge of the Killer Fish (Killer Fish)
- 1980: Hunters of the Apocalypse (L'ultimo cacciatore)
- 1980: Asphalt cannibals (Apocalisse domani)
- 1982: Curse of the Hidden Treasure (I Cacciatori del Cobra d'oro)
- 1983: One against the Empire (Il Mondo di Yor)
- 1984: Secret code: Wild geese (Arcobaleno Selvaggio (Wild Rainbow))
- 1984: The survivors of the city of the dead (I sopravvissuti della città morta)
- 1985: Command Leopard (Commando Leopard)
- 1985: The hunters of the golden goddess (La leggenda del rubino malese)
- 1986: Treasure in space ( L'Isola del Tesoro , TV mini-series, compilation as a feature film)
- 1987: The Commander (Il Triangolo della Paura)
- 1989: Indio (Indio)
- 1991: Indio 2 - The Revolt (Indio 2 - La rivolta)
- 1996: Virtual Weapon (Cyberflic)
- Special effects
- 1963: Le sette Folgori di Assur - Director: Silvio Amadio
- 1966: Spara forte, più forte… non capisco - director: Eduardo De Filippo
- 1971: Melody of Death (Giù la testa) - Director: Sergio Leone
- 1978: Battle for the 5th Galaxy (L'umanoide) - Director: Aldo Lado
Web links
- Antonio Margheriti in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- In memoriam Antonio Margheriti
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del Cinema italiano. I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 267.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Margheriti, Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Daisies, Anthony (pen name); Dawson, Anthony M. (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 4, 2002 |
| Place of death | Monterosi , Viterbo |