Alberto De Martino
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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 12, 1929
Deathday: June 02, 2015
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Known For
L'elisir d'amore
1941-05-04
I Tarantiniani
2013-02-21
Sergio Leone: The Way I See Things
2006-03-08
Italy Possessed: A Brief History of Exorcist Rip-Offs
2020-03-30