Antonio Margheriti


Director

About

Also Known As
Anthony Daisies, Tony Dawson, Anthony M Dawson
Birth Place
Italy
Born
September 19, 1930
Died
November 04, 2002
Cause of Death
Heart Attack

Biography

Prolific engineer of mostly low-budget action and science fiction fare. Often credited as Anthony Dawson....

Biography

Prolific engineer of mostly low-budget action and science fiction fare. Often credited as Anthony Dawson.

Life Events

1961

Feature directorial debut, "Il Pianeta degli uomini spenti"

1967

Film acting debut, "Da Uomo a Uomo"

1971

First producer credit, also directed, "War Between the Planets"

1975

Directed first US production, "Take a Hard Ride"

1979

First credit as special effects supervisor, "L'Umanoide"

1980

Wrote and directed first screenplay, "Cannibals in the Streets"

Videos

Movie Clip

Wild, Wild Planet, The (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Hunks Of Meat Following opening credits, corporate scientist Nurmi (Massimo Serato) with officer "Mike" (Tony Russell) from the first title in the Italian-made "Gamma One Quadrilogy," Wild, Wild Planet, 1965.
Wild, Wild Planet, The (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Proteo Theater Commander Mike (Tony Russell) consults with fellow space travel officers, a piece of Piero Poletto's design work as evil Nurmi (Massimo Serato) and conflicted Connie (Lisa Gastoni) visit the theater, and a low tech abduction, from the Italian-made Wild, Wild Planet, 1965.
Horror Castle (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Fair Virgin Of Nuremberg His new wife sedated after a spooky opening sleepwalk in his ancestral German castle, Max (Georges Riviere) explains matters to the doctor (Luigi Severini), early in the Italian-made and here English-dubbed version of Horror Castle, 1965, featuring Christopher Lee.
Horror Castle (1965) -- (Movie Clip) Imagine Him Without Scars Throwing knives as he awaits the recovery of his frightened wife Mary (Rossana Podesta), German nobleman Max (Georges Riviere) winds up introducing her to Erich (Christopher Lee), caretaker of his ancestral castle, in the English language release of the Italian-made Horror Castle, 1965.
Horror Castle (1965) -- (Movie Clip) You Are Interested In Surgery? Growing concerned that her upper-class German husband may be hiding something, Mary (Rossana Podesta), recovering from a fright, begins snooping, bumping into imposing henchman Erich (Christopher Lee) who seems relatively friendly, so far, in the Italian-made Horror Castle, 1965.
Horror Castle (1965) -- (Movie Clip) It's Not A Ghost If It Bleeds FBI man Selby (Jim Dolen), who's really interested in Nazis, interviews the doctor (Luigi Severini), who has been treating Mary (Rossana Podesta), young wife of a German aristocrat, who has yet another scary encounter, in the Italian-made Horror Castle, 1965.
Wild, Wild Planet, The (1965) -- (Movie Clip) More Chemistry Future cop Mike (Tony Russell) and assistant (Charles Justin) survey wreckage from a chase until weird dolls are found, and Connie (Lisa Gastoni) arrives for vacation, weirder than expected with all girl staff, in the low-rent Italian sci-fi serial The Wild, Wild Planet, 1965.

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