Dario Argento

Dario Argento

Directing
Born 1940-09-07Rome, Lazio, Italy

Biography

Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own--according to him--was a normal one. Along with tales spun by his aunt, Argento was impressed by stories from The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen and Edgar Allan Poe. Argento started his career writing for various film journal magazines while still in his teens attending a Catholic high school. After graduation, instead of going to college, Argento took a job as a columnist for the Rome daily newspaper "Paese Sera". Inspired by the movies, he later found work as a screenwriter and wrote several screenplays for a number of films, but the most important were his western collaborations, which included Cimitero senza croci (1969) and the Sergio Leone masterpiece C'era una volta il West (1968). He is known in italy as Master of Horror.

Movies (78)

Suspiria
7.5

Suspiria

1977Movie7.5
Ennio
8.3

Ennio

2022Movie8.3
Innocent Blood
6.2

Innocent Blood

1992Movie6.2
Tenebre
6.8

Tenebre

1982Movie6.8
Inferno
6.6

Inferno

1980Movie6.6
Opera
6.7

Opera

1987Movie6.7
Deep Red
7.7

Deep Red

1975Movie7.7
Vortex
7.1

Vortex

2021Movie7.1
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
7.4

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

2022Movie7.4
Friedkin Uncut
7.1

Friedkin Uncut

2018Movie7.1
Homo Cinematographicus
8.0

Homo Cinematographicus

1998Movie8.0
Close Up
9.5

Close Up

2012Movie9.5
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
7.4

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

2012Movie7.4
We Are Cinema
9.5

We Are Cinema

2021Movie9.5
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
5.0

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

2010Movie5.0
Dario Argento: Panico
6.8

Dario Argento: Panico

2024Movie6.8
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
6.1

Pardon, Are You for or Against?

1966Movie6.1
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
6.4

Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema

2001Movie6.4
Cult of Terror
6.8

Cult of Terror

2017Movie6.8
Deep Argento
3.0

Deep Argento

2023Movie3.0
Fear in the Dark
9.0

Fear in the Dark

1991Movie9.0
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
6.0

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

2017Movie6.0
Bits & Pieces
5.0

Bits & Pieces

1996Movie5.0
Masters of Horror
7.8

Masters of Horror

2002Movie7.8
Stephen King's World of Horror
8.0

Stephen King's World of Horror

1989Movie8.0
Linee d'ombra

Linee d'ombra

2007Movie
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
7.5

The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors

1997Movie7.5
Ban the Sadist Videos!
6.8

Ban the Sadist Videos!

2005Movie6.8
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
9.2

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words

2021Movie9.2
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
8.2

The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead

2004Movie8.2
Western all'italiana
4.0

Western all'italiana

2004Movie4.0
Tales of the Uncanny
7.0

Tales of the Uncanny

2020Movie7.0
The Five Days
5.9

The Five Days

1973Movie5.9
Il mistero della cattedrale
8.0

Il mistero della cattedrale

2017Movie8.0
Italian Kings Of B
6.0

Italian Kings Of B

2003Movie6.0
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
3.0

Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento

2022Movie3.0
Non risponde più
8.5

Non risponde più

2004Movie8.5
Nessuno siamo perfetti
7.0

Nessuno siamo perfetti

2015Movie7.0
All the Colors of Giallo
6.9

All the Colors of Giallo

2019Movie6.9
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
7.0

La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione

2025Movie7.0
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
6.5

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004Movie6.5
Titanus 1904

Titanus 1904

2024Movie
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia

BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia

2018Movie
Der Fall der vier Fliegen
6.5

Der Fall der vier Fliegen

2012Movie6.5
Dario Argento: Master of Horror
7.1

Dario Argento: Master of Horror

1991Movie7.1
Out of the Shadows
9.0

Out of the Shadows

2005Movie9.0
Hanging Shadows

Hanging Shadows

2007Movie
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
7.3

Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta

2019Movie7.3
Dario Argento's World of Horror
6.9

Dario Argento's World of Horror

1985Movie6.9
The Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat'

The Other Mother: Making 'The Black Cat'

2010Movie
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
9.0

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

1985Movie9.0
Du sang sur la neige

Du sang sur la neige

2013Movie
Two Masters' Eyes
7.0

Two Masters' Eyes

2003Movie7.0
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
6.6

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

2016Movie6.6
Tales Of The Cat
8.0

Tales Of The Cat

2001Movie8.0
Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena
7.0

Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena

2011Movie7.0
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni

Movie
DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit

DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit

2022Movie
A Dark Fairy Tale

A Dark Fairy Tale

2008Movie
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage

Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage

2016Movie
Of Flies and Maggots
6.0

Of Flies and Maggots

2017Movie6.0
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
6.8

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

2001Movie6.8
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
7.0

Suspiria 25th Anniversary

2001Movie7.0
Dario Argento: My Cinema
6.0

Dario Argento: My Cinema

1999Movie6.0
The Last Movie Painter
7.5

The Last Movie Painter

2020Movie7.5
The Dark Fantastic

The Dark Fantastic

2025Movie
Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
6.8

Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'

2001Movie6.8
Blood on Méliès' Moon
5.1

Blood on Méliès' Moon

2016Movie5.1
Director: Dario Argento

Director: Dario Argento

2007Movie
Tempus fugit

Tempus fugit

2006Movie
The Making of 'Mother of Tears'
4.0

The Making of 'Mother of Tears'

2008Movie4.0
The Grand Opening

The Grand Opening

2019Movie
Tripping The Dark Fantastic

Tripping The Dark Fantastic

2022Movie
Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria

Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria

2009Movie
Dario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointain
5.0

Dario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointain

2019Movie5.0
CVLT
7.0

CVLT

2023Movie7.0
When There's no More Room in Hell

When There's no More Room in Hell

2004Movie
Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist
5.0

Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist

2011Movie5.0

TV Shows (7)

Konbini Vidéo Club
7.5

Konbini Vidéo Club

2018Series7.5
Domenica In

Domenica In

1976Series
Leçon de Cinéma
7.0

Leçon de Cinéma

2004Series7.0
Call My Agent: Italy
7.4

Call My Agent: Italy

2023Series7.4
Door Into Darkness
6.8

Door Into Darkness

1973Series6.8
Lui è peggio di me

Lui è peggio di me

2021Series
Dario Argento in conversation at the DFF

Dario Argento in conversation at the DFF

2023Series