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.

KNOWN FOR

Craving Desire
1993
The Smile of the Fox
1992
Slave of the Cannibal God
1978
Spaghetti at Midnight
1981
Private Crimes
1993
Giovannona Long-Thigh
1973
Torso
1973
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh
1971
So Sweet... So Perverse
1969
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
1972
Island of the Fishmen
1979
The Wife on Vacation... The Lover in Town
1980

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
28
Directing
62
Writing
54
Producing
11
Camera
1
Crew
2
2026
Lino D’Italia - Storia di un itALIENO
as Sé stesso
2025
Il Bar del Cult
as Sé stesso
2025
Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo
as Sé stesso
2024
Pretendo l'inferno
as Self
2024
Titanus 1904
as Self
2022
The Last of Us
as Self
2020
From Rollerball to Rome - Reflection on a Sci-Fi Classic
as Self
2020
Italy Possessed: A Brief History of Exorcist Rip-Offs
as Himself
2019
All the Colors of Giallo
as Self - Director / Screenwriter
2019
George Hilton - The World Belongs to the Daring
as Himself
2019
Spaghetti alla Martino
as Self
2017
Violent Milan
as Self
2016
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2013
I Tarantiniani
as Self
2008
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
as Self
2008
Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente
as Self
2005
Thrills, Chills and Cleavage
as Himself
2005
Dark Fears Behind the Door
as Himself
2004
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
as Self
2003
Italian Kings Of B
as Self
1987
Provare per credere
as Uomo all'aeroporto (uncredited)
1984
L'allenatore nel pallone
as L'Avvocato
1975
Silent Action
as Chopper Pilot (uncredited)
1973
The Violent Professionals
as Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
1972
All the Colours of the Dark
as Journalist / Policeman (uncredited)
Through the Keyhole: An Interview with Sergio Martino
as Self
Masters of Mayhem
as Self