Mario Gariazzo (4 June 1930 – 18 March 2002) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 21 films between 1969 and 1992. He also directed 18 films between 1962 and 1992. He was born in

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and died in

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at age 71. Gariazzo is known to horror film fans for directing ''

The Eerie Midnight Horror Show ''The Eerie Midnight Horror Show'' ( it, L'Ossessa/ The Exorcism; also known as ''Enter the Devil'', ''The Sexorcist'' and ''The Devil Obsession'') is a 1974 Italian horror film ''Exorcist'' clone directed by Mario Gariazzo, and starring Stella ...

'' in 1974, and ''

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'' in 1985. He also directed the 1978 Italian science fiction film ''Eyes Behind The Stars''. He worked with Klaus Kinski, Ivan Rassimov, Richard Harrison, Ray Lovelock, Martin Balsam and other genre stars.

Selected filmography

* '' Holy Water Joe'' (1971) spaghetti western starring Ty Hardin and Richard Harrison * ''

The Bloody Hands of the Law ''The Bloody Hands of the Law'' ( it, La mano spietata della legge) is a 1973 Italian crime film directed by Mario Gariazzo and starring Klaus Kinski. Cast * Philippe Leroy – Commissario Gianni De Carmine * Tony Norton – D'Amico * Silvia M ...

'' (1973) a.k.a. ''Execution Squad'', a.k.a. ''The Law Enforcers'', starring Klaus Kinski * '' Last Moments'' (1974) starring

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and

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* ''

'' (1974) a.k.a. ''The Sexorcist'', starring Ivan Rassimov * '' Eyes Behind the Stars'' (1978) a.k.a. ''Occhi dalle stelle'', starring

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* '' Very Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind'' (1978) * ''

Play Motel ''Play Motel'' is a 1979 Italian giallo film written and directed by Mario Gariazzo (credited as Roy Garrett) and starring Anna Maria Rizzoli and Ray Lovelock. ''Play Motel'' was released on blu-ray in a region 1 release by Raro Video in Augus ...

'' (1979) starring Ray Lovelock * ''

'' (1985) a.k.a. ''Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story'', a.k.a. ''Cannibal Holocaust 2''

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* * 1930 births 2002 deaths 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian film directors 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-director-stub