Antonio Margheriti Explained

Antonio Margheriti
Birth Date:19 September 1930
Birth Place:Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:Monterosi, Italy
Other Names:Anthony M. Dawson
Antony Daisies
Occupation:Film director
screenwriter

Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 – 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonyms Anthony M. Dawson and Antony Daisies ("daisies" is "margherite" in Italian), was an Italian filmmaker.[1] Margheriti worked in many different genres in the Italian film industry, and was known for his sometimes derivative but often stylish and entertaining science fiction, sword and sandal, horror/giallo, Eurospy, Spaghetti Western, Vietnam War and action movies that were released to a wide international audience.[2] He died in 2002.

Early life and career

Antonio Margheriti was born in Rome on 19 September 1930. Margheriti was the son of a railroad engineer and began his film career in 1950 working with Mario Serandrei. He then began making short documentaries beginning with Vecchia Roma in 1953. In 1954, Margheriti was credited with special effects in films such as Pino Mercanti's I cinque dell'Adamello and La notte che la terra tremo. By 1955 he was credited in screenplays such as Classe di ferro.

Directing

Margheriti grew up reading science fiction comics, and when he was offered the film Space-Men, he signed on as director. He followed up this film with Battle of the Worlds starring actor Claude Rains, which was in turn followed by The Golden Arrow with Tab Hunter and some more peplum-style films such as The Fall of Rome and Giants of Rome. Other genres tackled in the 1960s included horror—Castle of Blood, The Long Hair of Death and The Virgin of Nuremberg and the Eurospy films: Bob Fleming... Mission Casablanca and Operazione Goldman.

Margheriti then returned to science fiction with his Gamma I series, originally filmed for the Italian television series Fantascienza but afterwards released theatrically. Margheriti followed these films with some westerns, including Take a Hard Ride and And God Said to Cain.

In the 1980s, Margheriti created films following the success of Platoon and Raiders of the Lost Ark, such as The Last Hunter and Hunters of the Golden Cobra, which both starred David Warbeck. Warbeck also starred in Tiger Joe, a film overshadowed by tragedy when Margheriti's long time cinematographer, Riccardo Pallottini, died in a plane crash while attempting to get the film's last shot.

He delved into the genre of films inspired by The Wild Geese with and Commando Leopard starring Lewis Collins as well as Conan the Barbarian (1982) with Yor, the Hunter from the Future, which was shot in Turkey and was picked up by Columbia Pictures for an American release to 1400 theaters.

Margheriti died on 4 November 2002.

Style

Margheriti's specialty in films was low budget efforts that fell into genres such as action and science fiction. To make films in short amounts of time, Margheriti applied techniques such as shooting with several cameras simultaneously, allowing him to record master shots, close-ups, and more. This often led him to light films very carefully, and allowed him to create several films per year.

Partial filmography

Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.

Title YearCredited as Notes
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Space-Men1960[3] [4]
Battle of the Worlds1961[5]
1962
1963
Castle of Blood1964
Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules
Hercules, Prisoner of Evil
Giants of Rome
Wild, Wild Planet1966[6] [7]
Lightning Bolt[8]
1968[9] [10]
1969Producer
1970[11]
1971
Treasure Island1972[12] [13]
1973
Rudeness1975
Death Rage1976
Yor, the Hunter from the Future1983
1984[14] [15]
Jungle Raiders1985[16]
Presentimento[17]
Classe di ferro[18]
Gambe d'oro1958[19]
Promesse di marinaio[20]
Roulotte e roulette[21]
Solitudine[22]
[23]
War of the Planets[24]
Bob Fleming... Mission Casablanca[25]
Joe l'implacabile[26]
Io ti amo[27]
Vengeance[28]
Mr. Superinvisible[29]
Finalmente le mille e una notte[30]
Novelle galeotte d'amore dal Decamerone[31]
Mr. Hercules Against Karate[32]
[33]
Manone il ladrone[34]
Fantasma en el Oeste[35]
Cannibal Apocalypse1980[36]
[37]
Car Crash[38]
Hunters of the Golden Cobra[39]
Tiger Joe[40]
[41]
[42]
Commando Leopard[43]
[44]
(Alien from the Deep[45])1989[46]
Indio[47]
Indio 2 - La rivolta

Legacy

In the documentary on the Image DVD release of his film Cannibal Apocalypse, Margheriti proudly mentioned that it was Quentin Tarantino's favorite among his films. In Tarantino's film Inglourious Basterds, Eli Roth's character Donny Donowitz uses "Antonio Margheriti" as an alias in an undercover operation at the cinema screening of Stolz der Nation.[48] [49] [50] There is also a reference in Tarantino's film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In said film, Leonardo DiCaprio portrays the fictional actor Rick Dalton, who goes to Italy in 1969 to film Spaghetti Westerns, including one spy thriller directed by Margheriti titled Operazione Dyn-o-mite.[51]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antonio Margheriti. https://web.archive.org/web/20071203190938/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/101215/Antonio-Margheriti. dead. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2007. 2007-12-03.
  2. Book: Il grande cinema di fantascienza: aspettando il monolito nero (1902–1967) . The great science fiction cinema: waiting for the black monolith (1902–1967) . Volume 2 di Il grande cinema di fantascienza, Collana gli Album . Roberto Chiavini . Gian Filippo Pizzo . Michele Tetro . Gremese . 2003 . 159 . 8884402662 . it.
  3. Web site: Space Men. it. Archivio del cinema Italiano. 4 August 2015.
  4. Web site: Assignment: Outer Space.. American Film Institute. 4 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403064833/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=19395. 3 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Battle of the Worlds. 15 January 2019. 3 April 2014. American Film Institute. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403011041/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=19407.
  6. Web site: I criminali della Galassia (1965). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. 19 November 2018. it.
  7. Web site: The Wild, Wild Planet. https://web.archive.org/web/20140402230655/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=20480. 19 November 2018. American Film Institute. 2 April 2014.
  8. Web site: Lightning Bolt. American Film Institute. 15 January 2019. 3 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403092305/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=18969.
  9. Web site: The Young, the Evil and the Savage. https://web.archive.org/web/20140403041855/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=19604. 19 November 2018. American Film Institute. 3 April 2014.
  10. Web site: Nude... si muore (1967). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. 19 November 2018. it.
  11. Web site: Satan der Rache. de. Filmportal.de. 22 September 2018.
  12. Web site: L'isola del tesoro (1973). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  13. Web site: Die Schatzinsel. Filmportal.de. 16 January 2019. de.
  14. Web site: Geheimcode Wildgänse. Filmportal.de. 3 September 2020.
  15. Monthly Film Bulletin. Geheimcode Wildganse. 52. 612. 85–86. 1985. British Film Institute. London. Newman. Kim. Kim Newman.
  16. Web site: La leggenda del rubino malese (1985). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  17. Web site: Presentimento (1956). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  18. Web site: Classe di ferro (1957). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  19. Web site: Gambe d'oro (1958). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  20. Web site: Promesse di marinaio (1958). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  21. Web site: Roulotte e roulette (1959). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  22. Web site: Solitudine (1961). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  23. Web site: 'Il pelo nel mondo (1964). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  24. Web site: I diafanoidi vengono da Marte (1965). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  25. Web site: A 077: sfida ai killers (1966). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  26. Web site: Joe l'implacabile (1967). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  27. Web site: Io ti amo (1968). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  28. Web site: Joko, invoca Dio e muori (1968)). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  29. Web site: L'inafferrabile invincibile Mr. Invisibile (1970). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  30. Web site: Finalmente le mille e una notte (1972). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  31. Web site: Novelle galeotte d'amore dal Decamerone (1972). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  32. Web site: Ming, ragazzi! (1973). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  33. Web site: El Kárate, el Colt y el impostor [Là dove non batte il sole] (1974)]. Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  34. Web site: Manone il ladrone (1974). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  35. Web site: Fantasma en el Oeste [Whisky e fantasmi] (1974)]. Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  36. Web site: Apocalypse domani (1980). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  37. Web site: L'ultimo cacciatore (1980). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  38. Web site: Car Crash (1981). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  39. Web site: I cacciatori del cobra d'oro (1982). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  40. Web site: Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto (1982). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  41. Web site: Tornado (1983). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  42. Web site: I sopravvissuti della città morta (1984). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  43. Web site: Commando Leopard (1986). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  44. Web site: Der Commander [Il triangolo della paura] (1988)]. Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  45. Web site: Alien from the Deep (1989) . 9 June 2003 .
  46. Web site: Alien degli abissi (1989). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  47. Web site: Indio (1989). Archivio del cinema Italiano]. 16 January 2019.
  48. Book: Goldweber . David Elroy . Claws & Saucers: Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Film 1902–1982: A Complete Guide . 2015 . Lulu Press, Inc . 9781312288034 . 279 . en .
  49. Book: Fabris . Angela . Kaleidoskop Literatur: Zur Ästhetik literarischer Texte von Dante bis zur Gegenwart. Festschrift für Cornelia Klettke zum 60. Geburtstag . 2018 . Frank & Timme GmbH . 9783732905034 . 712 . de.
  50. Web site: Margheriti! . YouTube. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/kRinCyay1kI. 2021-12-11 . live. 22 February 2019 . 27 May 2011.
  51. Web site: Sharf. Zack. 2019-07-26. 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood': Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' Easter Egg Explained. 2021-08-02. IndieWire. en.

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