Alberto De Martino (12 June 1929 â€" 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 wellcrafted 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.Alberto De Martino was born on 12 June
1929 in Rome. De Martino was the son of a film make-up artist. He
started his career as a child actor.On attending University, De
Martino studied law. Martino returned to a career in cinema working as
an editor, screenwriter and as an assistant director. Martino stated
he was encouraged to be a director by Federico Fellini for whom he
supervised the dubbing for La Dolce Vita. De Martino was also very
active in the field of dubbing, and he was dubbing director for more
than 1,500 films.
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 wellcrafted 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.Alberto De Martino was born on 12 June
1929 in Rome. De Martino was the son of a film make-up artist. He
started his career as a child actor.On attending University, De
Martino studied law. Martino returned to a career in cinema working as
an editor, screenwriter and as an assistant director. Martino stated
he was encouraged to be a director by Federico Fellini for whom he
supervised the dubbing for La Dolce Vita. De Martino was also very
active in the field of dubbing, and he was dubbing director for more
than 1,500 films.
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