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genre. Martino is the brother of the late producer

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(who died in 2013). They collaborated frequently in their respective professions. Their grandfather was director

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. Sergio Martino worked for both the big screen as well as for Italian television where he does most of his current work. He often worked with actress

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who in the 1970s was married to his brother Luciano. He also worked with many genre actors such as George Hilton (who was married to Sergio's cousin),

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and

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, as well as famed Italian screenwriter

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. Martino's pseudonyms include: Julian Barry, Martin Dolman, Serge Martin, Christian Plummer, George Raminto.

Selected filmography

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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martino, Sergio 1938 births Italian film directors Film directors from Rome Spaghetti Western directors Horror film directors Living people Giallo film directors Poliziotteschi directors