Dario Argento
Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own--according to him--was a normal one. Along with tales spun by his aunt, Argento was impressed by stories from The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen and Edgar Allan Poe. Argento started his career writing for various film journal magazines while still in his teens attending a Catholic high school. After graduation, instead of going to college, Argento took a job as a columnist for the Rome daily newspaper "Paese Sera". Inspired by the movies, he later found work as a screenwriter and wrote several screenplays for a number of films, but the most important were his western collaborations, which included Cimitero senza croci (1969) and the Sergio Leone masterpiece C'era una volta il West (1968).
He is known in italy as Master of Horror.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.0201 |
| Birthday | 1940-09-07 |
| Place of Birth | Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Also Known As | Sirio Bernadotte, 다리오 아르젠토, 达里奥·阿基多, |
1992
Innocent Blood
6.189/246
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than s...
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Innocent Blood
2020
Tales of the Uncanny
7/12
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.
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Tales of the Uncanny
2017
Cult of Terror
6.8/5
A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephil...
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Cult of Terror
2004
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
8.1/7
Feature documentary which profiles both the 1978 film and the career of director George A. Romero, including extensive interviews with all principle c...
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The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
2009
Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria
0/0
A short documentary about Suspiria by Dario Argento.
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Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria
2012
Close Up
9.5/2
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and...
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Close Up
1985
Dario Argento's World of Horror
6.8/12
Documentary on horror/mystery filmmaker Dario Argento. Features an in-depth interview with Argento and covers his work from 1969 to 1985.
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Dario Argento's World of Horror
2022
Ennio
8.295/376
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-...
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Ennio
1996
Bits & Pieces
4.9/15
Dive into the Eternal City – see Rome like you’ve never seen it before. Storefront robberies, bizarre murders, career dreamers, and cameos from Italy'...
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Bits & Pieces
2004
Non risponde più
7/1
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Non risponde più
2024
Dario Argento: Panico
6.9/5
This documentary about the great master of European horror and fantastic films offers an immersive exploration into the life and legacy of the directo...
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Dario Argento: Panico
2007
Linee d'ombra
0/0
Macchie solari (Autopsy), L'etrusco uccide ancora (The Etruscan kills again), commandos are titles that refer to a category for lovers, that of B-movi...
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Linee d'ombra
2012
Der Fall der vier Fliegen
6.5/2
Luigi Cozzi's memories about the production of Dario Argento's "4 mosche di velluto grigio".
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Der Fall der vier Fliegen
2001
Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
6.8/4
This documentary is featured on the Limited Edition DVD for Opera, released in 2001.
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Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2007
Hanging Shadows
0/0
Offers a critical appreciation of Italian horror cinema, pioneered by directors such as Dario Argento and Mario Bava, a genre that influenced filmmake...
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Hanging Shadows
2023
CVLT
7/21
In the clip for the song "Cvlt" the rappers Salmo and Noyz Narcos go to the master's house. Things take an unexpected turn.
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I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
0/0
A documentary which explores the life and the career of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the greatest Italian directors, through archival footage and in...
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2017
Il mistero della cattedrale
8/1
A retrospective look at the making of Michele Soavi's "The Church" including interviews with cast and crew.
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Il mistero della cattedrale
2022
Tripping The Dark Fantastic
0/0
Showcasing a live performance at Earth Theatre, London in 2021 and interviews with the artists he has collaborated with from over 35 years of scoring...
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Tripping The Dark Fantastic
2012
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
7.4/13
Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the 1...
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Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2001
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
6.6/16
Documentary that explores Argento's film career.
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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2022
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
7.3/68
To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema...
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Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
2015
Nessuno siamo perfetti
7/2
A loving portrait of reclusive comic-book writer Tiziano Sclavi, creator of Dylan Dog
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Nessuno siamo perfetti
2021
We Are Cinema
9.5/1
An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.
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We Are Cinema
2022
DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit
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2022
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
3/1
Newly edited version of Luigi Cozzi's 1997 documentary "Il mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento" focusing on the museum-pa...
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2019
Dario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointain
5/3
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2023
Deep Argento
3/1
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2016
Blood on Méliès' Moon
4.4/6
France, 1890. Inventor Louis Le Prince vanishes under mysterious circumstances right after he created a device that, five years later, the Lumière Bro...
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Blood on Méliès' Moon
1991
Fear in the Dark
10/1
A short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee.
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Fear in the Dark
2008
A Dark Fairy Tale
0/0
A short documentary about the making of Dario Argento's "Phenomena" (1985).
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A Dark Fairy Tale
2017
Of Flies and Maggots
6/1
Feature-length documentary including interviews with co-writer/producer/director Dario Argento, and many of the cast and crew members.
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Of Flies and Maggots
1991
Dario Argento: Master of Horror
6.7/5
A documentary about the films of Italian horror director Dario Argento. Included are clips from many of his films and interviews with friends, actors...
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Dario Argento: Master of Horror
1997
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
6/1
Documentary about Dario Argento, "Profondo Rosso" shop in Rome, and most important works throughout his career.
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The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
1989
Stephen King's World of Horror
8/3
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45...
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Stephen King's World of Horror
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
6/6
The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic m...
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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2004
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
6/1
Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava
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Mario Bava: Operazione paura
1980
Inferno
6.637/666
A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house.
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Inferno
1985
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
0/0
A documentary about the Italian cinema as art form and industry.
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Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
2018
Friedkin Uncut
7.1/47
An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The Frenc...
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Friedkin Uncut
2005
Ban the Sadist Videos!
6.8/25
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.
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Ban the Sadist Videos!
2001
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
6.4/5
Documentary about the shooting of 'Suspiria' that details everything that lovers of horror genre can desire, including the inspiration of the plot, th...
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Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2002
Masters of Horror
7.7/13
Documentary showcasing the work of prominent film directors in the horror genre. Featuring interviews with the directors, behind the scenes footage an...
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Masters of Horror
2013
Du sang sur la neige
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2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
6.6/7
Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime ficti...
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2011
Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist
5/1
This documentary is featured on Arrow Video's 2011 DVD & Blu-ray releases for The Beyond (1981).
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2008
The Making of 'Mother of Tears'
4/1
Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film.
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2019
All the Colors of Giallo
6.9/23
'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid pulp novels that inspired one of the most intense, extreme and influential genres in movie hi...
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1966
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
6/18
A successful fifty-year-old entrepreneur, Tullio Conforti, opposed to divorce for religious reasons, is in fact separated from his wife and leads a fr...
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2010
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
6.5/2
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L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2019
Executioners, Masks, Secrets: Italian Horror in the Sixties
8.5/2
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2006
Tempus fugit
0/0
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Tempus fugit
2011
Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena
7/1
Five of the main players behind Dario Argento's classic horror shocker Phenomena (1985) sit down to take viewers through this exclusive, epic-sized, 5...
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2020
The Last Movie Painter
7.4/10
A fantastic journey through the world of Renato Casaro, one of the most important illustrators that the world’s film poster industry has ever known.
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The Last Movie Painter
1977
Suspiria
7.5/3168
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly...
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Suspiria
1975
Deep Red
7.7/1584
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discov...
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Deep Red
2001
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
6.1/7
The life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone (1929-89); a rich and fascinating portrait through unpublished testimoni...
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Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
1987
Opera
6.744/527
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
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Opera
1982
Tenebre
6.819/686
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
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Tenebre
2021
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
9.2/5
A complete and never-before-seen portrait of the life of a young girl from Pula (Istria) who quickly became one of the most famous and beloved actress...
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Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
1973
The Five Days
5.8/42
In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.
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The Five Days
2007
Director: Dario Argento
0/0
Dario Argento discusses the genesis of The Stendhal Syndrome, the structure of its narrative, the unique atmosphere and tone of the film.
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Director: Dario Argento
2003
Two Masters' Eyes
0/0
This documentary features interviews with directors Dario Argento and George Romero, Special Make-Up Effects supervisor Tom Savini, executive producer...
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Two Masters' Eyes
2016
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
0/0
Sergio Castellitto's narration traces the history of 3D cinema, which began with cinema itself, through films from the early 1900s such as "L'Arrivée...
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Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
2005
Out of the Shadows
0/0
Argento looks back at the making of his stunning debut, THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE
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Out of the Shadows
2001
Tales Of The Cat
0/0
Argento, Morricone, and co-writer Dardano Saccheti offer a thumbnail version The Cat o' Nine Tailsof the circumstances which led to the film's creatio...
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Tales Of The Cat
2004
Western all'italiana
4/1
"Western all'italiana" is a documentary produced and broadcast by the satellite broadcaster Studio Universal in 2004, on the occasion of the broadcast...
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Western all'italiana
2003
Italian Kings Of B
6/1
Documentary on Italian genre cinema.
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Italian Kings Of B
2021
Vortex
7.097/264
Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succ...
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Vortex
2019
The Grand Opening
0/0
Interviews with the filmmakers behind the 1996 film Wax Mask.
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The Grand Opening
1999
Dario Argento: My Cinema
6/1
Documentary on the films of Dario Argento from his debut "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" up until "The Phantom of the Opera".
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Dario Argento: My Cinema
1998
Homo Cinematographicus
0/0
Homo Cinematographicus is a human species whose unit of measurement and point of reference is the cinema and its derivative, television. Filmed at the...
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Homo Cinematographicus
2024
Titanus 1904
0/0
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Titanus 1904
2004
When There's no More Room in Hell
0/0
Documentary about the making of the European version of George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead".
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When There's no More Room in Hell
2025
The Dark Fantastic
0/0
The Dark Fantastic is a psychedelic journey into the mind of renowned composer Simon Boswell, blending live performances, striking visuals, and interv...
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The Dark Fantastic
2025
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
7/2
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2010
The Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat'
0/0
Short documentary about the making of Luigi Cozzi's 1989 film "The Black Cat".
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The Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat'
2018
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
0/0
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1979
The Cinema Machine
0/0
Directed by a group of avant-garde filmmakers, the film is an investigation of the less edifying aspects of film industry.
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