Biography
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Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 – 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonym Anthony M. Dawson, was a prolific Italian filmmaker. He was born in Rome and died in 2002 from a heart attack in Monterosi, Viterbo, near Rome at the age of 72.
Margheriti started out in the Italian film industry in 1956 as a screenwriter. He started directing in 1960, his first film being "Spacemen" (aka "Assignment Outer Space"). Margheriti is known for his science fiction, horror, spaghetti western and action movies. He was the director of such cult movies as Cannibal Apocalypse, Castle of Blood, The Virgin of Nuremberg, Assignment Outer Space, Wild Wild Planet, Naked You Die, Mr. Super Invisible, The Last Hunter, Battle of the Worlds and numerous others. Most of his films were directed under the pseudonym of Anthony M. Dawson. He stopped using his real name in the USA early in his career, when he realized the English translation of the name "Antonio Margheriti" was "Anthony Daisies", and he thought it sounded too effeminate.
He was the only Italian director who worked directly for American production companies like MGM, United Artists, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, etc. with films like: Yor, the Hunter from the Future, Take a Hard Ride, Killer Fish, etc. Margheriti said his action/adventure films were his favorites, and his least favorite movies were the sword-and-sandal peplum films he made in the early 1960s (such as "Devil of the Desert" and "Giants of Rome").
For years, director Richard Morrissey disputed Margheriti's claim that he had directed "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein" in the early 1970s, saying that Margheriti was mostly just a technical advisor on that film. Morrissey said Margheriti did however direct a very, very brief segment of the movie (mostly the scenes involving the two children roaming around in the lab).
Margheriti worked with many well-known genre actors such as Lee Van Cleef, John Saxon, Claude Rains, John Morghen, Klaus Kinski, Barbara Steele, Reb Brown, Donald Pleasence, Yul Brynner, David Warbeck, Luciano Pigozzi, Marvin Hagler, Terence Hill, Fred Williamson, Christopher Lee and many others. Most of his later films were shot in the Philippines (especially his war films). Margheriti also collaborated on the special effects in two Italian cult films which he did not direct, Sergio Leone's "Fistful of Dynamite" (1971) and Aldo Lado's "The Humanoid" (1979).
Margheriti retired from filmmaking in 1996 at age 66. He died in 2002 of natural causes. Margheriti's son Edoardo and his daughter Antonella are both also involved in filmmaking. Eli Roth's character in the 2009 Quentin Tarantino film Inglourious Bastards took Margheriti as his namesake.
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Filmography
all 73
Movies 71
Director 57
Writer 6
self 4
TV Shows 2
![The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/34521-the-outsider-the-cinema-of-antonio-margheriti.webp)
The Outsider - The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti (2013)
![Virtual Weapon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/22270-virtual-weapon.webp)
Virtual Weapon (1997)
![Indio 2 - The Revolt](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/93549-indio-2-the-revolt.webp)
Indio 2 - The Revolt (1991)
![The Black Cobra 3](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/34545-the-black-cobra-3.webp)
The Black Cobra 3 (1990)
![Alien from the Deep](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/93536-alien-from-the-deep.webp)
Alien from the Deep (1989)
![Indio](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/65338-indio.webp)
Indio (1989)
![The Commander](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/38620-the-commander.webp)
The Commander (1988)
![Commando Leopard](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/59148-commando-leopard.webp)
Commando Leopard (1985)
![Jungle Raiders](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/38644-jungle-raiders.webp)
Jungle Raiders (1985)
![The World of Yor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/769111-il-mondo-di-yor.webp)
The World of Yor (1983)
![The Last Blood](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/146732-the-last-blood.webp)
The Last Blood (1983)
![Tiger Joe](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/146075-tiger-joe.webp)
Tiger Joe (1982)
![Car Crash](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/74985-car-crash.webp)
Car Crash (1981)
![The Last Hunter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/146919-the-last-hunter.webp)
The Last Hunter (1980)
![Cannibal Apocalypse](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/61685-invasion-of-the-flesh-hunters.webp)
Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
![Killer Fish](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/71486-killer-fish.webp)
Killer Fish (1979)
![The Humanoid](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/51736-the-humanoid.webp)
The Humanoid (1979)
![The Squeeze](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/38612-the-squeeze.webp)
The Squeeze (1978)
![Death Rage](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/68385-death-rage.webp)
Death Rage (1976)
![Take a Hard Ride](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/34520-take-a-hard-ride.webp)
Take a Hard Ride (1975)
![Lo sgarbo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/161934-lo-sgarbo.webp)
Lo sgarbo (1975)
![Blood for Dracula](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/11006-blood-for-dracula.webp)
Blood for Dracula (1974)
![Whisky and Ghosts](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/144370-whisky-and-ghosts.webp)
Whisky and Ghosts (1974)
![Manone il ladrone](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/759678-manone-il-ladrone.webp)
Manone il ladrone (1974)
![Flesh for Frankenstein](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/63444-flesh-for-frankenstein.webp)
Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
![Duck, You Sucker](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/8706-duck-you-sucker.webp)
Duck, You Sucker (1971)
![Web of the Spider](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/59033-web-of-the-spider.webp)
Web of the Spider (1971)
![Mr. Superinvisible](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/52342-mr-superinvisible.webp)
Mr. Superinvisible (1970)
![And God Said to Cain](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/59121-and-god-said-to-cain.webp)
And God Said to Cain (1970)
![The Unnaturals](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/61557-the-unnaturals.webp)
The Unnaturals (1969)
![I Love You](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/247166-i-love-you.webp)
I Love You (1968)
![Vengeance](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/48269-vengeance.webp)
Vengeance (1968)
![Naked You Die](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/51875-the-young-the-evil-and-the-savage.webp)
Naked You Die (1968)
![Mission Stardust](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/142198-mission-stardust.webp)
Mission Stardust (1967)
![Dynamite Joe](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/141651-dynamite-joe.webp)
Dynamite Joe (1967)
![Snow Devils](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/3850-snow-devils.webp)
Snow Devils (1967)
![Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/68428-shoot-loud-louder-i-don-t-understand.webp)
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966)
![Lightning Bolt](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/111133-lightning-bolt.webp)
Lightning Bolt (1966)
![The Long Hair of Death](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/140838-the-long-hair-of-death.webp)
The Long Hair of Death (1964)
![Giants of Rome](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/100361-giants-of-rome.webp)
Giants of Rome (1964)
![The Slave Merchants](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/140844-the-slave-merchants.webp)
The Slave Merchants (1964)
![Castle of Blood](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/140761-castle-of-blood.webp)
Castle of Blood (1964)
![Mondo Inferno](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/140792-mondo-inferno.webp)
Mondo Inferno (1964)
![Horror Castle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/55206-horror-castle.webp)
Horror Castle (1963)
![The Fall of Rome](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/82013-the-fall-of-rome.webp)
The Fall of Rome (1963)
![War Gods of Babylon](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/98013-le-sette-folgori-di-assur.webp)
War Gods of Babylon (1962)
![The Golden Arrow](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/82406-the-golden-arrow.webp)
The Golden Arrow (1962)
![Battle of the Worlds](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/122880-battle-of-the-worlds.webp)
Battle of the Worlds (1961)
![Legs of Gold](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/41911-gambe-d-oro.webp)
Legs of Gold (1958)
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1930-09-19
Deathday2002-11-04 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceRome, Italy
ChildrenEdoardo Margheriti
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Australia, Italy
Also Known AsAnthony M. Dawson, Anthony Dawson, Antony Daisies, Raymond Homer, Anthony Matthews
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