Alberto De Martino (12 June 1929 – 2 June 2015) was an Italianfilm director andscreenwriter. Born in Rome, De Martino started as a child actor and later returned to the cinema where worked as a screenwriter, director and dubbing supervisor. De Martino's films as a director specialised in well-crafted knock-offs of Hollywood hit films.^[1] These films were specifically created films in Western, horror and mythology genres which were developed for the international market.^[1]The Telegraph stated that his best known of these film was probablyThe Antichrist.^[1]The Antichrist capitalized on the box-office appeal ofThe Exorcist (1973) and in its first week in the United States earned a greater box office thanJaws.^[1]

Alberto De Martino was born on 12 June 1929 in Rome.^[1] De Martino was the son of a filmmake-up artist.^[2] He started his career as a child actor.^[2]

On attending university, De Martino studied law.^[1] Martino returned to a career in cinema working as an editor, screenwriter and as an assistant director.^[1] Martino stated he was encouraged to be a director byFederico Fellini for whom he supervised the dubbing forLa Dolce Vita.^[1] De Martino was also very active in the field of dubbing, and he was dubbing director for more than 1,500 films.^[2]

De Martino was one of the active directors in the Italian genre cinema between 1960s and mid-1980s; his films spanned different genres, includingSpaghetti Western,poliziotteschi,Peplum films and horror.^[2][3] A real life friend ofSergio Leone, he wassecond unit director inDuck, You Sucker!^[3] He was often credited as Martin Herbert.^[2][3]

In 1980, De Martino nearly lost his home when his filmThe Pumaman failed at the box office.^[1]Pumaman was followed by a few more films concluding his career withMiami Golem.^[1]

He died in Rome on 2 June 2015 at the age of 85.^[1][4][5]

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

• Curti, Roberto (2013).Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980. McFarland.ISBN 978-0786469765.
• Curti, Roberto (2015).Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957–1969. McFarland.ISBN 978-1476619897.
• Curti, Roberto (2016).Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema. Midnight Marquee Press.ISBN 978-1-936168-60-6.
• Curti, Roberto (2022).Italian Giallo in Film and Television. McFarland.ISBN 978-1-4766-8248-8.
• Howarth, Troy (2015).So Deadly, So Perverse. Vol. 1. Midnight Marquee Press.ISBN 978-1936168507.
• Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017).Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990. McFarland.ISBN 978-1476662916.
• Luther Smith, Adrian (1999).Blood & Black Lace. Stray Cat Publishing.ISBN 0-9533261-1-X.

• Alberto De Martino atIMDb

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