Dario Argento

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.

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CVLT

CVLT

2023

Director

She Will

She Will

2022

Producer

Dark Glasses

Dark Glasses

2022

Screenplay, Director

Suspiria

Suspiria

2018

Original Film Writer

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog

2018

Thanks

Macbeth

Macbeth

2015

Stage Director

Dracula 3D

Dracula 3D

2012

Director, Writer

Masks

Masks

2011

Thanks

Giallo

Giallo

2010

Director, Screenplay

The Mother of Tears

The Mother of Tears

2007

Director, Writer, Producer

Pelts

Pelts

2006

Director

Jenifer

Jenifer

2005

Director

Masters of Horror

Masters of Horror

2005

Director

Do You Like Hitchcock?

Do You Like Hitchcock?

2005

Director, Writer

The Card Player

The Card Player

2004

Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay

Sleepless

Sleepless

2001

Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story

Scarlet Diva

Scarlet Diva

2000

Producer

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1998

Director, Screenplay

The Wax Mask

The Wax Mask

1997

Producer, Story

The Stendhal Syndrome

The Stendhal Syndrome

1996

Director, Writer, Producer, Story

DeGenerazione

DeGenerazione

1994

Thanks

Trauma

Trauma

1993

Director, Producer, Writer

The King of Ads

The King of Ads

1991

Director

The Sect

The Sect

1991

Writer, Producer

Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990

Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer

The Church

The Church

1989

Story, Presenter, Producer, Screenplay

Opera

Opera

1987

Producer, Story, Screenplay, Director

Night Shift

Night Shift

1987

Producer, Creator

Dario Argento’s Nightmares

Dario Argento’s Nightmares

1987

Director, Writer, Producer, Creator

Demons 2

Demons 2

1986

Producer, Writer

Demons

Demons

1985

Screenplay, Producer

Phenomena

Phenomena

1985

Producer, Director, Screenplay, Story

Tenebre

Tenebre

1982

Screenplay, Director, Story

Inferno

Inferno

1980

Screenplay, Director, Story

Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

1978

Script Consultant, Music, Co-Producer

Suspiria

Suspiria

1977

Original Music Composer, Director, Screenplay

Deep Red

Deep Red

1975

Director, Writer

The Five Days

The Five Days

1973

Director, Story, Screenplay

Door Into Darkness

Door Into Darkness

1973

Writer, Director, Producer, Creator

Man Called Amen

Man Called Amen

1972

Writer

Four Flies on Grey Velvet

Four Flies on Grey Velvet

1971

Screenplay, Story, Director

The Cat o' Nine Tails

The Cat o' Nine Tails

1971

Story, Screenplay, Director

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

1970

Director, Story, Screenplay

Season of the Senses

Season of the Senses

1969

Writer

The 5-Man Army

The 5-Man Army

1969

Screenplay, Story

Battle of the Commandos

Battle of the Commandos

1969

Screenplay

Possibility Zero

Possibility Zero

1969

Writer

Love Circle

Love Circle

1969

Screenplay

Cemetery Without Crosses

Cemetery Without Crosses

1969

Writer

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

Story

The Sexual Revolution

The Sexual Revolution

1968

Screenplay

Commandos

Commandos

1968

Screenplay

Commandments for a Gangster

Commandments for a Gangster

1968

Writer

Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!

Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!

1968

Writer

Every Man Is My Enemy

Every Man Is My Enemy

1967

Additional Writing

The Sandman

The Sandman

Director

Untitled Dario Argento / Isabelle Huppert Project

Untitled Dario Argento / Isabelle Huppert Project

Director

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