# Alberto De Martino

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Italian film director

Alberto De Martino Born (1929-06-12)12 June 1929 Rome, Italy Died 2 June 2015(2015-06-02) (aged 85) Rome, Italy Other name Martin Herbert Occupations Film director, screenwriter Years active 1959–1985

**Alberto De Martino** (12 June 1929 – 2 June 2015) was an Italian [film director](/source/Film_director) and [screenwriter](/source/Screenwriter). Born in Rome, De Martino started as a child actor and later returned to the cinema where he 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](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)* stated that his best known of these film was probably *[The Antichrist](/source/The_Antichrist_(film))*.[1] *The Antichrist* capitalized on the box-office appeal of *[The Exorcist](/source/The_Exorcist)* (1973) and in its first week in the United States earned a greater box office than *[Jaws](/source/Jaws_(film))*.[1]

## Life and career

Alberto De Martino was born on 12 June 1929 in Rome.[1] De Martino was the son of a film [make-up artist](/source/Make-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 assistant director.[1] Martino stated he was encouraged to be a director by [Federico Fellini](/source/Federico_Fellini) for whom he supervised the dubbing for *[La Dolce Vita](/source/La_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 the 1960s and mid-1980s; his films spanned different genres, including [Peplum](/source/Peplum_film_genre) , [Eurospy](/source/Eurospy), [Spaghetti Western](/source/Spaghetti_Western), [Euro War](/source/Euro_War), [Poliziotteschi](/source/Poliziotteschi), and [Giallo](/source/Giallo) films.[2][3] A real life friend of [Sergio Leone](/source/Sergio_Leone), he was [second unit director](/source/Second_unit_director) in *[Duck, You Sucker!](/source/Duck%2C_You_Sucker!)*[3]

The films he made in the 1980s were all made for the foreign markets. [4] These films were all made with a pseudonym of Martin Herbert as De Martino said he felt "a little ashamed" of them.[4] In 1980, De Martino nearly lost his home when his film *[The Pumaman](/source/The_Pumaman)* failed at the box office.[1] *Pumaman* was followed by a few more films, concluding his career with *Miami Golem*.[1] Martino left the production of *Miami Golem* before its completion, saying that "What you see in the film is shot by me, but nothing of the editing process and post-production is mine."[4]

He died in Rome on 2 June 2015 at the age of 85.[1][5][6]

## Selected filmography

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

Title Year Credited as Notes Ref(s) Director Screenwriter Screen story writer Other Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal 1937 Yes Actor as "Son of Scipio" [7] Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete 1960 Yes Assistant director [8] The Invincible Gladiator 1961 Yes Yes Yes producer [9][10] Gladiators 7 1962 Yes Yes [11][12] Medusa Against the Son of Hercules 1963 Yes Yes [13][14] The Blancheville Monster Yes [15] Gli invincibili sette [it] Yes Yes Yes [13][16] Gladiators Seven 1964 Yes Yes [17] The Triumph of Hercules 1964 Yes [18] 100.000 dollari per Ringo 1965 Yes Yes Yes [19][20] Heroes of Fort Worth 1965 Yes [21] The Spy with Ten Faces 1966 Yes Yes [22] Special Mission Lady Chaplin Yes [23][24] Django Shoots First Yes [25][26] Dirty Heroes 1967 Yes Yes [27] O.K. Connery Yes [28] Bandits in Rome 1968 Yes Yes [29] Carnal Circuit 1969 Yes Yes [30][31] The Man with Icy Eyes 1971 Yes [32] Crime Boss 1972 Yes [33] The Killer Is on the Phone 1972 Yes Yes Yes [34][35] Ci risiamo, vero Provvidenza? 1973 Yes [36] Counselor at Crime 1973 Yes Yes Yes [37] The Antichrist 1974 Yes Yes Yes [38][39] Strange Shadows in an Empty Room 1976 Yes [40] Holocaust 2000 1977 Yes Yes Yes [41] The Pumaman 1980 Yes Yes [42][43] Blood Link 1982 Yes Yes [44][45][46] Formula for a Murder 1985 Yes Yes Yes [47][48][45] Miami Golem 1985 Yes [49]

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-41)** "Holocaust 2000". *[Monthly Film Bulletin](/source/Monthly_Film_Bulletin)*. Vol. 45, no. 528. London: [British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute). 1978. pp. 47–48.

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## External links

- [Alberto De Martino](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0210130/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e Films directed by Alberto De Martino The Invincible Gladiator (1961) Terrible Sheriff (1962) The Blancheville Monster (1963) Medusa Against the Son of Hercules (1963) Gladiators Seven (1964) The Triumph of Hercules (1964) 100.000 dollari per Ringo (1965) Heroes of Fort Worth (1965) The Spy with Ten Faces (1966) Special Mission Lady Chaplin (1966) Django Shoots First (1966) Dirty Heroes (1967) O.K. Connery (1967) Bandits in Rome (1968) Carnal Circuit (1969) The Man with Icy Eyes (1971) Crime Boss (1972) The Killer Is on the Phone (1972) Counselor at Crime (1973) The Antichrist (1974) Strange Shadows in an Empty Room (1976) Holocaust 2000 (1977) The Pumaman (1980) Blood Link (1982) Formula for a Murder (1985)

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