Alberto De Martino
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Alberto De Martino (12 June 1929 ā 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.[1] These films were specifically created films in Western, horror and mythology genres which were developed for the international market.[1] The Telegraph stated that his best known of these film was probably The Antichrist.[1] 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.[1]
Alberto De Martino | |
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Born | (1929-06-12)12 June 1929 Rome, Italy |
Died | 2 June 2015(2015-06-02) (aged 85) Rome, Italy |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 1959ā1985 |