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Antonio Margheriti(1930-2002)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Special Effects
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Antonio Margheriti was born on 19 September 1930 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983), War Between the Planets (1966) and Schreie in der Nacht (1969). He died on 4 November 2002 in Monterosi, Lazio, Italy.
BornSeptember 19, 1930
DiedNovember 4, 2002(72)
BornSeptember 19, 1930
DiedNovember 4, 2002(72)
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Known for

Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)
Yor, the Hunter from the Future
4.3
  • Director(as Anthony M. Dawson, directed by)
  • 1983
War Between the Planets (1966)
War Between the Planets
4.1
  • Director(as Anthony Dawson)
  • 1966
Joachim Fuchsberger, Marianne Koch, and Hans Möller in Schreie in der Nacht (1969)
Schreie in der Nacht
5.8
  • Director(as Anthony M. Dawson)
  • 1969
Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes (1973)
Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes
5.7
  • Director(as Anthony M. Dawson)
  • 1973

Credits

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Director

  • Terence Hill and Marvelous Marvin Hagler in Potenza virtuale (1997)
    Potenza virtuale
    4.4
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1997
  • Indio 2 - La rivolta (1991)
    Indio 2 - La rivolta
    5.5
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1991
  • Francesco Quinn in Indio (1989)
    Indio
    5.1
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1989
  • Alien from the Deep (1989)
    Alien from the Deep
    4.2
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1989
  • The Commander (1988)
    The Commander
    4.8
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1988
  • L'isola del tesoro (1987)
    L'isola del tesoro
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Kommando Leopard (1985)
    Kommando Leopard
    5.0
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1985
  • Lee Van Cleef, Christopher Connelly, and Marina Costa in La Leggenda Del Rubino Malese (1985)
    La Leggenda Del Rubino Malese
    4.6
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1985
  • Klaus Kinski and Lewis Collins in Code Name: Wild Geese (1984)
    Code Name: Wild Geese
    5.1
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1984
  • The Ark of the Sun God (1984)
    The Ark of the Sun God
    4.9
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1984
  • Il mondo di Yor (1983)
    Il mondo di Yor
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1983
  • Tornado (1983)
    Tornado
    5.3
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1983
  • Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)
    Yor, the Hunter from the Future
    4.3
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson, directed by)
    • 1983
  • I cacciatori del cobra d'oro (1982)
    I cacciatori del cobra d'oro
    5.1
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1982
  • Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto (1982)
    Fuga dall'arcipelago maledetto
    5.2
    • Director (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1982

Writer

  • Il mondo di Yor (1983)
    Il mondo di Yor
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1983
  • Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)
    Yor, the Hunter from the Future
    4.3
    • screenplay by (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1983
  • Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
    Cannibal Apocalypse
    5.5
    • screenplay by (as Anthony M. Dawson)
    • 1980
  • Lo sgarbo (1975)
    Lo sgarbo
    5.2
    • Writer (as Anthony Dawson)
    • 1975
  • Manone il ladrone (1974)
    Manone il ladrone
    4.2
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Whiskey and Ghosts (1978)
    Whiskey and Ghosts
    4.1
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1978
  • Fernando Bilbao, Chai Lee, and Alberto Terracina in Mr. Hercules Against Karate (1973)
    Mr. Hercules Against Karate
    3.6
    • adaptation
    • 1973
  • Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes (1973)
    Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes
    5.7
    • story and screenplay
    • 1973
  • Finalmente le mille e una notte (1972)
    Finalmente le mille e una notte
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1972
  • Orson Welles and Kim Burfield in Treasure Island (1972)
    Treasure Island
    5.8
    • screenplay (as Anthony Margheretti)
    • 1972
  • Novelle galeotte d'amore dal Decameron (1972)
    Novelle galeotte d'amore dal Decameron
    5.5
    • story & screenplay
    • 1972
  • Web of the Spider (1971)
    Web of the Spider
    5.6
    • screenplay revision
    • 1971
  • Klaus Kinski in And God Said to Cain (1970)
    And God Said to Cain
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1970
  • Joachim Fuchsberger, Marianne Koch, and Hans Möller in Schreie in der Nacht (1969)
    Schreie in der Nacht
    5.8
    • writer
    • 1969
  • Richard Harrison in Roko's Revenge (1968)
    Roko's Revenge
    6.1
    • writer
    • 1968

Special Effects

  • Chicken Park (1994)
    Chicken Park
    2.6
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • The Black Cobra 3 (1990)
    The Black Cobra 3
    4.6
    • special effects
    • 1990
  • Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)
    Yor, the Hunter from the Future
    4.3
    • special effects (as Tony Margheriti)
    • 1983
  • Car Crash (1981)
    Car Crash
    4.0
    • special effects
    • 1981
  • Richard Kiel, Corinne Cléry, and Marco Yeh in The Humanoid (1979)
    The Humanoid
    3.9
    • special effects supervisor (as Antony M. Dawson)
    • 1979
  • The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
    The Inglorious Bastards
    6.5
    • special effects: miniatures unit (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • James Coburn and Rod Steiger in A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
    A Fistful of Dynamite
    7.5
    • special effects
    • 1971
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    8.3
    • special effects consultant (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • ...4 ..3 ..2 ..1 ...morte (1967)
    ...4 ..3 ..2 ..1 ...morte
    4.2
    • special effects
    • 1967
  • Spara forte, più forte... non capisco! (1966)
    Spara forte, più forte... non capisco!
    4.7
    • special effects
    • 1966
  • The Castle of Terror (1963)
    The Castle of Terror
    5.8
    • special effects (as Anthony Matthews)
    • 1963
  • Howard Duff in War Gods of Babylon (1962)
    War Gods of Babylon
    5.1
    • special effects operator
    • 1962

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Anthony Daises
  • Born
    • September 19, 1930
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • November 4, 2002
    • Monterosi, Lazio, Italy(heart attack)
  • Children
      Antonella Margheriti
  • Parents
      Pierina Margheriti
  • Relatives
      Alberto Margheriti(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Italian writer-director of horror and exploitation films, a former university engineering student who began in films in 1956. He was also an expert in special optical effects and model-making. Often used the pseudonym 'Anthony M. Dawson'.
  • Nicknames
    • Anthony M. Dawson
    • Anthony Dawson
    • Antony Daisies

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