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Salvatore Argento is a Producer Italien born on 1 january 1914
Salvatore Argento, né le 8 février 1914 à Rome et mort le 19 avril 1987 dans cette même ville, est un producteur de films italien. Il est le père de Claudio Argento qui fut producteur à ses côtés, et du réalisateur Dario Argento dont il a produit les films.
Il est également le grand-père de Asia Argento (fille de Dario).
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Salvatore Argento
Birth name Salvatore Argento
Nationality Italie
Birth 1 january 1914
Death 19 april 1987 (at 73 years) at Rome (Italie)
Nationality Italie
Birth 1 january 1914
Death 19 april 1987 (at 73 years) at Rome (Italie)
Il est également le grand-père de Asia Argento (fille de Dario).
Biography
D'origine sicilienne, fils de Dominic Argento (1884 - 1918) et Laudomia Mosca Moschini (1886 - 1976), issue d'une famille de la noblesse italienne. Salvatore Argento est surtout connu pour être le père de Dario Argento et de son jeune frère Claudio, ainsi que le grand-père de l'actrice Asia Argento. Il a produit tous les thriller et films d'horreur filmés par son fils Dario jusqu'à sa mort en 1987. Avant les débuts de son fils en tant que réalisateur, Salvatore Argento a produit les films de genre comique et dramatique de Sergio Corbucci, Mauro Bolognini et Alfio Caltabiano.Usually with
Filmography of Salvatore Argento (10 films)
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Tenebrae (1982)
, 1h41Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Mirella D'Angelo, John Steiner, Theresa Russell
Roles Executive Producer
Rating69%
Peter Neal, an American writer of violent horror novels, is in Italy to promote his latest work, Tenebrae. He is accompanied by his literary agent, Bullmer and his assistant, Anne. Neal is unaware that he has also been followed to Rome by his embittered ex-wife, Jane. Just before Neal arrived in Rome, Elsa, a young female shoplifter, was murdered with a razor by an unseen assailant. The murderer sends Neal a letter informing him that his books have inspired him to go on a killing spree. Neal is soon contacted by the police in the form of Detective Giermani and his female partner, Inspector Altieri.
Inferno (1980)
, 1h47Directed by Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Ghost films, Witches in film, Children's films
Actors Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, Alida Valli, Veronica Lazăr
Roles Producer
Rating65%
Rose Elliot (Miracle), a poet living alone in New York City, finds an ancient book called The Three Mothers. It tells of three evil sisters who rule the world with sorrow, tears, and darkness. The book, written by an architect named Varelli, reveals that the three dwell inside separate homes that had been built for them by the architect in Rome, Freiburg, and New York. Rose suspects that she is living in one of the buildings and writes to her brother Mark (McCloskey) in Rome, urging him to visit her. Using clues provided in the book as a guide, Rose searches the cellar of her building and discovers a hole in the floor which leads to a water-filled ballroom. She accidentally drops her keys and enters the water to find them. After she reclaims the keys, a putrid corpse suddenly rises from the depths, frightening her.
Suspiria (1977)
, 1h38Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Dance films, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Witches in film, Films about disabilities, La cécité, Children's films
Actors Jessica Harper, Udo Kier, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Alida Valli
Roles Executive Producer
Rating73%
Suzy Bannion, an American ballet student, arrives from her flight in Munich, Germany on a stormy night to enroll in a prestigious dance academy in Freiburg. After Suzy is unable to gain access into the academy, she spends the night in town. Pat Hingle, a student who is expelled from the academy is seen by Suzy leaving and looking frightened. Pat finds refuge at a friend's apartment in town. After she locks herself in the bathroom, a mysterious arm smothers her against the glass. Her friend hears this and tries to scream for help but Pat is repeatedly stabbed and bound with a cord before she is hung in mid-air. Her friend is killed directly below by the falling glass and metal.
Deep Red (1975)
, 2h6Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Macha Méril, David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi, Eros Pagni, Clara Calamai, Gabriele Lavia
Roles Producer
Rating75%
The movie starts off with two shadowy figures struggling - until one of them is stabbed to death - while a child's scream is heard.
The Five Days (1973)
, 2h2Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Historical
Actors Adriano Celentano, Enzo Cerusico, Marilù Tolo, Glauco Onorato, Salvatore Baccaro, Ugo Bologna
Roles Producer
Rating59%
The film is set in Milan in full swing during the anti-Austrian revolt of 1848.
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
, 1h54Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Serial killer films, Films about disabilities, La cécité, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak, Horst Frank, Tino Carraro, Pier Paolo Capponi
Roles Producer
Rating66%
Franco Arnò (Karl Malden) a middle-aged blind man is walking down a street at night with his niece Lori (Cinzia De Carolis) when they pass by a man in a car. Franco overhears him mention blackmail. They walk back to Franco's apartment nearby and while Lori sleeps, Franco works on a puzzle when he hears a noise. Outside, the unseen man in the parked car gets out and knocks out a night watchman by the gate of a large medical complex, the Terzi Institute. The unseen man uses a screwdriver to get inside the building. A doctor preparing to leave for the night sees the night watchman unconscious and sees a dark figure running away.
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
, 1h44Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Michael Brandon, Mimsy Farmer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Bud Spencer, Stefano Satta Flores, Francine Racette
Roles Producer
Rating64%
Roberto Tobias (Michael Brandon) plays the drums for a local rock and roll band when at various time, he sees a man in dark sunglasses wearing a suite and tie, watching him. After the session, Roberto follows the man through the dark streets to an apparently abandoned opera house where he confronts the man and asks him why he's been following him for the past several weeks. The man declines such actions and pulls a knife on Roberto when the drummer gets too close. In the struggle, the man is accidentally stabbed and he falls from the stage to the lower level. Suddenly a spotlight is turned onto Roberto and a masked person on the balcony snaps some photos of Roberto holding the bloody knife.
, 1h48Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Adriano Celentano, Claudia Mori, Vittorio Caprioli, Romolo Valli, Maurizio Arena, Fiorenzo Fiorentini
Roles Producer
Rating58%
The story is set in Rome in 1900. In a seedy area of the city, "borgataro" Nino Patroni, called in Roman dialect "Er Più of Borgo Santo Spirito", seeks to marry a fellow rogue with his sister. Nino also tries to fix himself with the beautiful turbines Rosa, but the girl is disputed by the protagonist with the squire Augustarello, leader of a gang of thugs in the village adverse to that of Nino. After moments of respite and battles with stab wounds, Nino manages to make peace with the family of Augustarello; as a matter of fact, after Nino wounded in a duel, Augustarello accidentally killes himself with his stab.
, 1h38Directed by Dario Argento
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Serial killer films
Actors Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Umberto Raho, Mario Adorf, Reggie Nalder
Roles Producer
Rating71%
Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante) is an American writer living in Rome with his model girlfriend Giulia (Suzy Kendall). Suffering from writer's block, Sam is on the verge of returning to America, but witnesses the attack of a woman in an art gallery by a mysterious black-gloved assailant dressed in a raincoat.
, 1h46Directed by Henry Levin, Dino Maiuri
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Mike Connors, Dorothy Provine, Terry-Thomas, Jack Gwillim, Raf Vallone, Edith Peters
Roles Producer
Rating61%
A Brazilian industrialist (Raf Vallone) plans to sterilize the human race through the use of his satellite and to personally repopulate the planet with beautiful women he has kidnapped and is holding in suspended animation. A down-to-earth CIA agent (Michael Connors), an aristocratic female MI-6 agent (Dorothy Provine), and her chauffeur (Terry-Thomas), driving a Rolls-Royce car filled with spy gadgets, team up to stop the madman.