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Dario Argento

Dario Argento

Directing·1940·101 films

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 a…

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As Director

Suspiria
Suspiria (1977)
Deep Red
Deep Red (1975)
Phenomena
Phenomena (1985)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Tenebre
Tenebre (1982)
Inferno
Inferno (1980)
Opera
Opera (1987)
The Mother of Tears
The Mother of Tears (2007)
The Cat o' Nine Tails
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
The Stendhal Syndrome
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
Sleepless
Sleepless (2001)
Dracula 3D
Dracula 3D (2012)
Trauma
Trauma (1993)
The Card Player
The Card Player (2004)
Dark Glasses
Dark Glasses (2022)
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
Giallo
Giallo (2010)
Jenifer
Jenifer (2005)
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005)
Pelts
Pelts (2006)
The Five Days
The Five Days (1973)
CVLT
CVLT (2023)
The King of Ads
The King of Ads (1991)

As Actor

Suspiria
Suspiria (1977)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Deep Red
Deep Red (1975)Murderer's Hands (uncredited)
Tenebre
Tenebre (1982)Narrator / Murderer's Hands (voice) (uncredited)
Inferno
Inferno (1980)Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Opera
Opera (1987)Narrator (Italian version) (voice) (uncredited)
Ennio
Ennio (2022)Self
Vortex
Vortex (2021)Lui
Innocent Blood
Innocent Blood (1992)Paramedic
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)Self
Friedkin Uncut
Friedkin Uncut (2018)Self
The Five Days
The Five Days (1973)Bandaged Man with Tranzunto (uncredited)
Ban the Sadist Videos!
Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)Self
All the Colors of Giallo
All the Colors of Giallo (2019)Self - Director
Pardon, Are You for or Against?
Pardon, Are You for or Against? (1966)Priest (uncredited)
CVLT
CVLT (2023)Dario Argento
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror (2001)Self
Bits & Pieces
Bits & Pieces (1996)
Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror (2002)Self
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012)Self
Dario Argento's World of Horror
Dario Argento's World of Horror (1985)Self
Tales of the Uncanny
Tales of the Uncanny (2020)Self (archive footage)
The Last Movie Painter
The Last Movie Painter (2020)Self
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema (2001)Self - Filmmaker
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead (2004)Himself
Blood on Méliès' Moon
Blood on Méliès' Moon (2016)Self
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo (2016)Self
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)Self - Filmmaker
Suspiria 25th Anniversary
Suspiria 25th Anniversary (2001)Self
Dario Argento: Master of Horror
Dario Argento: Master of Horror (1991)Self
Dario Argento: Panico
Dario Argento: Panico (2024)Self
Cult of Terror
Cult of Terror (2017)Self - Filmmaker
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words (2021)Self
Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera' (2001)Self
Stephen King's World of Horror
Stephen King's World of Horror (1989)Self
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta (2019)Self
Dario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointain
Dario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointain (2019)
Close Up
Close Up (2012)Self (archive footage)
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010)Self
Fear in the Dark
Fear in the Dark (1991)Self
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione (2025)
Mario Bava: Operazione paura
Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004)Self
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors (1997)Self
Nessuno siamo perfetti
Nessuno siamo perfetti (2015)Self
We Are Cinema
We Are Cinema (2021)Self (archive footage)
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema (1985)Self
Italian Kings Of B
Italian Kings Of B (2003)Self
Dario Argento: My Cinema
Dario Argento: My Cinema (1999)Self
Of Flies and Maggots
Of Flies and Maggots (2017)
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento (2022)self
Deep Argento
Deep Argento (2023)
Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist
Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist (2011)Self
The Cinema Machine
The Cinema Machine (1979)
Titanus 1904
Titanus 1904 (2024)Self
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo AntonioniSelf
The Dark Fantastic
The Dark Fantastic (2025)Self
Linee d'ombra
Linee d'ombra (2007)Self
Du sang sur la neige
Du sang sur la neige (2013)Self
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage (2016)
DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit
DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit (2022)Self
Tripping The Dark Fantastic
Tripping The Dark Fantastic (2022)Himself
Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria
Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria (2009)
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia (2018)
When There's no More Room in Hell
When There's no More Room in Hell (2004)

As Writer

Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Suspiria
Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria
Suspiria (2018)
Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Deep Red
Deep Red (1975)
Phenomena
Phenomena (1985)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Tenebre
Tenebre (1982)
Inferno
Inferno (1980)
Demons
Demons (1985)
Opera
Opera (1987)
The Mother of Tears
The Mother of Tears (2007)
The Cat o' Nine Tails
The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
Demons 2
Demons 2 (1986)
The Stendhal Syndrome
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
Sleepless
Sleepless (2001)
The Church
The Church (1989)
Dracula 3D
Dracula 3D (2012)
Trauma
Trauma (1993)
The Card Player
The Card Player (2004)
Dark Glasses
Dark Glasses (2022)
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
Giallo
Giallo (2010)
The Sect
The Sect (1991)
Cemetery Without Crosses
Cemetery Without Crosses (1969)
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die! (1968)
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005)
The 5-Man Army
The 5-Man Army (1969)
The Wax Mask
The Wax Mask (1997)
The Five Days
The Five Days (1973)
Commandos
Commandos (1968)
Love Circle
Love Circle (1969)
CVLT
CVLT (2023)
Battle of the Commandos
Battle of the Commandos (1969)
Possibility Zero
Possibility Zero (1969)
The Sexual Revolution
The Sexual Revolution (1968)
Man Called Amen
Man Called Amen (1972)
Season of the Senses
Season of the Senses (1969)
Commandments for a Gangster
Commandments for a Gangster (1968)
Carne della mia carne
Carne della mia carne