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{{Infobox person
 | name          = Dario Argento
 | image         = Dario Argento 2014.jpg
 | caption       = Argento in 2014
 | birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1940|09|07|df=y}}
 | birth_place   = [[Rome]], Kingdom of Italy
 | occupation    = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|producer}}
 | partner       = [[Daria Nicolodi]] (1974–1985)
 | children      = 2, including [[Asia Argento]]
 | relatives     = [[Claudio Argento]] (brother)
 | other_names   = Sirio Bernadotte<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/78/Dario-Argento.html |title=Dario Argento Biography (1940-) |work=filmreference.com |access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref>
 |style          = {{hlist
 |[[Horror film|Horror]]
 |[[giallo]]
}}
 | spouse        = {{marriage|Marisa Casale|1968|1972|end=div}}
 | signature     = Dario Argento signature, 1987.png
}}

'''Dario Argento''' ({{IPA|it|ˈdaːrjo arˈdʒɛnto|lang}}; born 7 September 1940<ref>{{cite book|title=501 Movie Directors|editor-first=Steven Jay|editor-last=Schneider|publisher=Cassell Illustrated|location=London|year=2007|page=438|isbn=9781844035731|oclc=1347156402}}</ref>) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. His influential work in the [[horror film|horror]] and [[giallo]] genres during the 1970s and 1980s has led him to being referred to as the "Master of the Thrill"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/landing.html|title=Archivio Corriere della Sera|website=archivio.corriere.it}}</ref> and the "Master of Horror".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mymovies.it/film/1991/dario-argento-master-of-horror/|title=Dario Argento - Master of Horror|website=MYmovies.it}}</ref>

His films as director include his "Animal Trilogy", consisting of ''[[The Bird with the Crystal Plumage]]'' (1970), ''[[The Cat o' Nine Tails]]'' (1971) and ''[[Four Flies on Grey Velvet]]'' (1971); his "[[The Three Mothers|Three Mothers]]" trilogy, consisting of ''[[Suspiria]]'' (1977), ''[[Inferno (1980 film)|Inferno]]'' (1980) and ''[[The Mother of Tears]]'' (2007); and his stand-alone films ''[[Deep Red]]'' (1975), ''[[Tenebrae (film)|Tenebrae]]'' (1982), ''[[Phenomena (film)|Phenomena]]'' (1985) and ''[[Opera (1987 film)|Opera]]'' (1987). He co-wrote the screenplay for [[Sergio Leone]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' (1968) and served as [[George A. Romero]]'s script consultant on ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (1978), for which he also composed the soundtrack with his long-time collaborators [[Goblin (band)|Goblin]].

== Early life ==

Argento was born in [[Rome]]. While still attending a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] secondary school as a teenager, Argento began working as a film critic, writing for magazines and as a columnist for the Rome-based newspaper ''[[Paese Sera]]''<ref name=lifeinitaly>{{cite web|url=https://lifeinitaly.com/dario-argento/|work=Life in Italy|title=Movie Directors: Dario Argento|date=5 August 2015|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806041707/https://lifeinitaly.com/dario-argento/|archive-date=6 August 2022|access-date=6 August 2022}}</ref> While working at the newspaper, Argento also began working as a screenwriter. His most notable works were for [[Sergio Leone]], [[Bernardo Bertolucci]] and his collaboration on the story for the Sergio Leone [[Spaghetti Western]] ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'' in 1968.

==Career==
===1970s===
[[File:Dario Argento, Adriano Celentano and Enzo Cerusico.jpg|thumb|left|Dario Argento, [[Adriano Celentano]] and [[Enzo Cerusico]] in a pause during the shooting of ''[[The Five Days]]'', 1973]]
Argento began work on his directorial debut, the ''giallo'' film ''[[The Bird with the Crystal Plumage]]'' (''L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo'', 1970), which was a major hit in Italy. Argento continued to concentrate largely on the ''giallo'' genre, directing two more successful thrillers, ''[[The Cat o' Nine Tails]]'' (''Il gatto a nove code'', 1971) and ''[[Four Flies on Grey Velvet]]'' (''4 mosche di velluto grigio'', 1972). Along with ''The Bird with the Crystal Plumage'', these three films are frequently referred to as Argento's "Animal Trilogy". The director then turned his attention away from ''giallo'' movies, filming two Italian TV dramas and a period comedy, ''[[The Five Days]]'' (''Le cinque giornate'', 1973). Argento returned to thrillers with ''[[Deep Red]]'' (1975), frequently cited by many critics as the best ''giallo'' ever made.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Ricky |last=D |date=11 October 2021 |title=Color Me Blood Red: Top 10 Giallo Films |url=https://tilt.goombastomp.com/film/greatest-giallo-films/ |magazine=Tilt |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Mary |last=Beth McAndrews |date=23 November 2021 |title=The 14 Best Giallo Films Ranked |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/669336/the-best-giallo-films-ranked/ |work=[[/Film|SlashFilm]] |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> The film made Argento known internationally and inspired other directors to work in the genre. [[John Carpenter]] has frequently referred to the influence Argento's early work had on ''[[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]'' (1978).<ref name="theofficialjohncarpenter.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/pages/press/rollingstone790628.html |title=John Carpenter: Press: Rolling Stone: 6–28–79 |website=Theofficialjohncarpenter.com |date=28 June 1979 |access-date=26 January 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228140340/http://www.theofficialjohncarpenter.com/pages/press/rollingstone790628.html |archive-date=February 28, 2015 }}</ref>

Argento's next film was ''[[Suspiria]]'' (1977), a supernatural horror. Argento planned for ''Suspiria'' to be the first of a trilogy about "The Three Mothers", three ancient witches residing in three different modern cities. The second film of the trilogy was 1980's ''[[Inferno (1980 film)|Inferno]]''. ''[[Mother of Tears|The Mother of Tears]]'' (2007) concluded the trilogy.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Alan |title=Profondo Argento: The Man, The Myths And The Magic |location=Godalming, UK |publisher=FAB Press |year=2004 |page=91 |isbn=1-903254-23-X}}</ref>

In 1978, Argento collaborated with [[George A. Romero]] on ''Dawn of the Dead'', earning a producer credit and also providing soundtrack work for the [[zombie]] film. Argento oversaw the European release of the film, where it was titled ''Zombi'', which was much shorter and featured more of the score written and performed by [[Goblin (band)|Goblin]].<ref name=afi>{{cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56245-DAWN-OFTHEDEAD |title=''Dawn of the Dead'' |work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718052822/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56245-DAWN-OFTHEDEAD |url-status=live}}</ref>

===1980s===
[[File:Argento 02.jpg|thumb|Argento in 1985]] 
After ''Inferno'', Argento returned to the more conventional ''giallo ''style with ''[[Tenebrae (film)|Tenebrae]]'' (1982). He then attempted to combine ''giallo ''and supernatural fantasy in 1985's ''[[Phenomena (film)|Phenomena]]'', also known as ''Creepers'', which was one of [[Jennifer Connelly]]'s earliest movies.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VJ1vcmaOd7wC&pg=PA431|title=Horror Films of the 1980s |first=John |last=Kenneth Muir |publisher=McFarland |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7864-2821-2 |page=431}}</ref> ''Phenomena'' also showed Argento's predilection for using new technology, as evidenced by the film's several prowling [[Steadicam]] shots. Both films received a lukewarm reception upon their release (although each has been positively reappraised since).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/10531-tenebrae-dario-argento-30-years-on |last=Gracey |first=James |date=31 October 2012 |title=30 Years On: ''Tenebrae'' Revisited |magazine=[[The Quietus]] |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>

Argento subsequently took a break from directing to write two screenplays for [[Mario Bava]]'s son, [[Lamberto Bava]]: ''[[Dèmoni]]'' (1985) and ''[[Dèmoni 2]]'' (1986).

''Opera'' followed in 1987. Set in [[Parma]]'s Regio Theatre during a production of [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s ''[[Macbeth (Verdi)|Macbeth]]'', the production was beset by real-life misfortunes that Argento suspected were caused by the supposed traditional "curse" on the Shakespearean play. Argento's father died during its production, [[Vanessa Redgrave]] quit the project before filming began, he had problems working with his former long-time girlfriend and collaborator [[Daria Nicolodi]] on-set, and the cast and crew were plagued by several minor accidents and mishaps.

In 1987–88, Argento produced a TV series called ''[[Turno di notte (TV series)|Turno di Notte]]'', which had 15 episodes. Nine of the shows were directed by [[Luigi Cozzi]], the other six by [[Lamberto Bava]]. Daria Nicolodi and Asia Argento starred in several of the episodes.

Argento later produced and wrote the screenplays for two horror films directed by Michele Soavi, ''The Church'' (1989) and ''The Sect'' (1991).

===1990s===

[[File:Dario Argento in 1994.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|Argento being interviewed by Martin Sauvageau during the Festival International du Cinéma Fantastique de Montréal in 1994]]

In 1990, Argento co-directed ''Two Evil Eyes'' with George Romero, a two-story anthology film inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.

In 1992, Argento filmed ''Trauma'', starring his daughter [[Asia Argento]], in Minneapolis, MN. It is largely a traditional [[giallo]], but in an American setting. Like many of Argento's films, it contains an [[optical illusion]] witnessed by a character stumbling upon a murder, but he or she, like the audience, misinterprets the nature of the crime. This cinematic [[sleight-of-hand]] is one of Argento's recurring motifs.

His 1996 film ''[[The Stendhal Syndrome]]'', in which a policewoman (played by Argento's daughter, [[Asia Argento|Asia]]) who suffers from [[Stendhal syndrome]] is trapped by a [[serial killer]] in an abandoned warehouse, was the first Italian film to use [[computer-generated imagery]].  Moreover, the film's opening scene was shot in [[Florence]] at Italy's famed [[Uffizi Gallery]]. Argento is the only director ever granted permission to shoot there. ''The Stendhal Syndrome'' was distributed in the U.S. by cult [[B-movie]] distribution company [[Troma Entertainment]].

In the early 1990s, Argento was interested in collaborating with Italian director [[Lucio Fulci]] on a horror film. Due to financial setbacks, the project was repeatedly postponed. In 1996, Argento was able to gather the funding, but was unable at that point to collaborate with Fulci who died in March of that year. The film was later directed by [[Sergio Stivaletti]] as ''[[Wax Mask]]'', with Argento and Fulci both receiving co-screenwriting credits.

Argento later directed 1998's ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1998 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' and 2001's ''[[Sleepless (2001 film)|Sleepless]]''.

===2000s and 2010s===
[[File:Dario Argento at Torino Film Festival 2006.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Argento discusses his film ''[[Pelts (Masters of Horror episode)|Pelts]]'' at the [[Torino Film Festival]] in 2006.]]
In 2004, Argento directed ''[[The Card Player]]'', a ''giallo'' about a killer whose murders are conducted during Internet poker matches with the Rome police, which earned a mixed reception; some fans appreciated the techno music score composed by ex-Goblin member [[Claudio Simonetti]], but felt the film was too mainstream, with little of Argento's usual flourish.

In the 2005 TV broadcast of Argento's ''[[Do You Like Hitchcock?]]'',  the director paid'' homage'' to Alfred Hitchcock after decades of being compared to him by critics. Later that year, he directed an episode of ''[[Masters of Horror]]'', a [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] television series, called "[[Jenifer (Masters of Horror episode)|Jenifer]]". For season two of the series, Argento directed "[[Pelts (Masters of Horror episode)|Pelts]]", an adaption of the [[F. Paul Wilson]] short story of the same name.

In 2007, Argento finished the final film of his Three Mothers trilogy, ''The Mother of Tears'', which is set in Rome and centres on the titular "third mother", Mater Lacrimarum. Argento and Jace Anderson share writing credits for the film. Asia Argento was cast as the lead player, along with her mother and frequent Argento collaborator [[Daria Nicolodi]] in a supporting role. [[Udo Kier]], who appeared in Argento's ''Suspiria'', and Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, who appeared in three of his previous films, both have pivotal roles in the final ''Mothers'' chapter.

On 26 June 2009, ''[[Giallo (2009 film)|Giallo]]'' premiered at the [[Edinburgh Film Festival]]. The following month, he announced that he had started working on a [[3-D film|3D]] [[remake]] of ''Deep Red'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://spettacoli.tiscali.it/articoli/cinema/09/07/03/argento_profondo_rosso_3d.html |title=Dario Argento pronto a girare "Profondo Rosso in 3D" |author=Redazione Tiscal |work=tiscali.it |date=3 July 2009 |access-date=1 July 2012 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208125634/http://spettacoli.tiscali.it/articoli/cinema/09/07/03/argento_profondo_rosso_3d.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> but subsequently this project was shelved due to the commercial failure of ''Giallo'' in Italian cinemas. He then announced his decision to write a new screenplay .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38515/dario-argento-gives-his-blessing-suspiria-remake-a-go|title=Dario Argento Gives His Blessing - Suspiria Remake a Go!|work=Dread Central |access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref> On 4 March 2011, it was announced that [[Rutger Hauer]] had signed on to play [[Van Helsing]] in Argento's ''[[Dracula 3D]]'', which began shooting in [[Budapest]] later in the year.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/04/rutger-hauer-dracula-batman-hobo|title=Rutger Hauer confirms he will play Van Helsing in Dario Argento's 'Dracula 3D' -- EXCLUSIVE|author=Clark Collis|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly|ew.com]] |date=4 March 2011|access-date=1 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710211107/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/04/rutger-hauer-dracula-batman-hobo/|archive-date=10 July 2011}}</ref> It was released on 19 May 2012 to generally negative reviews.

[[File:Dario Argento Cannes 2017.jpg|thumb|upright|Argento at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

=== 2020s ===
In 2021, Argento returned to acting and portrayed Lui in Gaspar Noe's 2021 [[psychological drama]] film ''[[Vortex (2021 film)|Vortex]]''. The film screened in the Premiere section at the [[2021 Cannes Film Festival]] to critical acclaim for his performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=2021-06-10 |title='Vortex' First Look: Gaspar Noé Returns with Surprise Movie Starring Dario Argento |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/vortex-first-look-gaspar-noe-1234643859/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=IndieWire |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, Argento directed ''[[Dark Glasses]]'', in his first directorial work since the 2012 film ''Dracula 3D.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miska |first=Brad |date=2022-01-19 |title='Dark Glasses': Dario Argento's Return to Giallo to World Premiere in Berlin! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3699672/dark-glasses-dario-argentos-return-giallo-world-premiere-berlin/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Unrelated projects===
In 2014, Argento was slated to direct ''The Sandman'', which had [[Iggy Pop]] attached to star and a script by David Tully. The film successfully raised over $195,000 from over 1,000 backers on [[Indiegogo]] in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dario-argento-s-the-sandman-starring-iggy-pop--2#/|title=Dario Argento's The Sandman|author=Indiegogo|work=Indiegogo.com |access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref> However, filming has not commenced as of 2023, and the project producers have not updated the film's status to backers since August 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3446520/happened-dario-argentos-sandman/ |title=What Happened to Dario Argento's 'The Sandman'? |author=Zachary Paul |work=bloody-disgusting.com |date=14 July 2017 |access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref>

Italian director [[Luca Guadagnino]] helmed ''[[Suspiria (2018 film)|Suspiria]]'' (2018), a remake of Argento's 1977 film. The American screenplay is based on the original script Argento wrote with Daria Nicolodi, his former long-term partner.

In 2019, Argento announced that he was developing a female-led serial movie, consisting of eight episodes, for a streaming service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/dario_argento_opens_up_about_his_new_film|title=Dario Argento Finally Opens Up About His New Film|website=[[Exclaim!]]|last=Thiessen|first=Brock|date=8 March 2019|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>

== Other work ==

He is involved in operating a horror [[souvenir|memorabilia]] store located at Via dei Gracchi 260 in Rome named [[Profondo Rosso (store)|Profondo Rosso]], after his classic film ''Deep Red''. In the cellar is a collection of his movies. The store is managed by his long-time collaborator and friend [[Luigi Cozzi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/113011-frightful-rome-2496097099.html|title=Frightful Rome|website=PopMatters|date=26 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/4375/1/darios-profondo-rosso|title=Dario's Profondo Rosso|date=19 August 2009|website=Dazed}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/dario-argento-131-v16n9/|title=Dario Argento|website=Vice.com|date=September 2009 }}</ref>

He has contributed in the development of the survival horror video game ''[[Dead Space (2008 video game)|Dead Space]]'', and also in the dubbing of the Dr. Kyne character in the Italian version of the game.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/09/dario-argento-j.html|title=Wired Blog Network: Dario Argento Joins Italian Dead Space|date=26 September 2008|last=Cavalli|first=Earnest|publisher=Wired Blogs|access-date=25 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105102210/http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/09/dario-argento-j.html|archive-date=5 November 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

He is acting as an artistic director on Clod Studio's upcoming video game ''Dreadful Bond''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3552574/trailer-dario-argento-artistic-director-upcoming-video-game-dreadful-bond/|title=[Trailer] Dario Argento Was the Artistic Director of Upcoming Video Game 'Dreadful Bond'|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|last=Squires|first=John|date=25 March 2019|access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:Asia Argento et Dario Argento Cannes 1993.jpg|thumb|Argento in 1993 with his daughter [[Asia Argento|Asia]]]]
Between 1968 and 1972, Argento was married to Marisa Casale, the great-granddaughter of Italian composer, pianist and conductor [[Alfredo Casella]]. Argento and Casale had one child, actress and costume designer Fiore Argento (born in 1970).

Argento had a professional and romantic relationship with Italian actress and screenwriter [[Daria Nicolodi]]; they met in 1974 during casting for ''Deep Red'', and their daughter Asia Argento was born in 1975. Nicolodi co-wrote Argento's ''Suspiria'' (1977) and appeared in Argento's ''Deep Red'' (1975), ''Inferno'' (1980), ''Tenebrae'' (1982), ''Phenomena'' (1985), ''Opera'' (1987), and ''The Mother of Tears'' (2007). Argento and Nicolodi separated in 1985.

An actress and director, Asia Argento's earliest screen appearances includes roles in her father's productions ''Demons 2'' (1986) and ''The Church'' (1989) before being directed by her father in the films ''Trauma'' (1993), ''The Stendahl Syndrome'' (1996), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (1998), ''The Mother of Tears'' (2007), and ''Dracula 3D'' (2012).

Dario Argento is a fan of Roman football club [[SS Lazio|Lazio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Lazio/17-07-2025/dario-argento-scelsi-la-lazio-e-mio-padre-romanista-s-infurio-ho-conosciuto-chinaglia.shtml|title=Dario Argento: "Scelsi la Lazio e mio padre romanista s'infuriò. Quella volta con Chinaglia..."|website=www.gazzetta.it}}</ref>

== Works and criticism==

[[Maitland McDonagh]] wrote about Argento in her book ''Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento'' (1991). Argento is also the subject of ''Art of Darkness'', a collection of critical essays, reviews, promotional stills, and poster art edited by Chris Gallant. British journalist Alan Jones published ''Profondo Argento'', a compendium of set reports, interviews, and biographical detail. English [[sound design]]er, writer, and musician Heather Emmett published ''Sounds to Die For: Speaking the Language of Horror Film Sound'', which includes the first in-depth study of the use of sound in Argento's films.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://flaithulach.co.uk/soundstodiefor.html |title=Sounds to Die For |work=flaithulach.co.uk |access-date=1 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414222413/http://flaithulach.co.uk/soundstodiefor.html |archive-date=14 April 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

In 2012, Argento was highlighted in the retrospective ''Argento: Il Cinema Nel Sangue'' at the [[Museum of Arts and Design]] in New York City.  The retrospective celebrated the influence of the Argento family on filmmaking in Italy and around the world. It highlighted Dario's contribution, as well as that of his father (Salvatore), brother (Claudio), ex-wife (Daria Nicolodi) and daughter (Asia).<ref>{{cite web|title=Argento: Il Cinema Nel Sangue|url=http://madmuseum.org/series/argento-il-cinema-nel-sangue|website=Museum of Arts and Design|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dollar|first1=Steve|title=Importing Cinema of Great Import|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304444604577338071983627842|website=Wall Street Journal|date=12 April 2012|publisher=Dow Jones Inc|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kasman|first1=Daniel|title=The Design and Architecture of Terror: Dario Argento's "Deep Red"|url=https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/the-design-and-architecture-of-terror-dario-argentos-deep-red|website=Notebook|date=23 April 2012 |publisher=MUBI|access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref>

=== Critical decline ===
With the exceptions of ''The Stendhal Syndrome'' and ''Sleepless'', all of Argento's films since the "golden age" of the 1970s and 1980s have been generally poorly received by critics and fans alike, including Argento scholars such as Maitland McDonagh. ''[[Fangoria]]'' wrote in 2010, "over the last decade, standards have slipped. For a filmmaker who was always so precise in his construction and cutting, his later films such as ''The Phantom of the Opera'' and ''The Card Player'' are sloppy, stitched together so carelessly that they leak vital fluid. Gradually, the kaleidoscopic style that once characterized his films has slowly blanched away."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/reviews/movies/873-giallo-film-review |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122174423/http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/reviews/movies/873-giallo-film-review |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 January 2013 |title="GIALLO" (Film Review) |last=Kloda |first=James |date=16 May 2010 |work=[[Fangoria|fangoria.com]] |access-date=4 August 2012 }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Writer
! Producer
! Notes
|-
| 1966 
| ''[[Pardon, Are You For or Against?]]''
|   
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 1967 
| ''Qualcuno ha tradito''
|  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| rowspan="5"| 1968 
| ''[[Today We Kill... Tomorrow We Die!]]''
|  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''[[Comandamenti per un gangster]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''[[Commandos (film)|Commandos]]''  
|
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''La rivoluzione sessuale'' 
|
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]''
|
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| rowspan="6"| 1969 
| ''[[Cemetery Without Crosses]]''
|  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''[[Metti, una sera a cena]]'' 
|  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''Probabilità zero'' 
|  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''[[Battle of the Commandos]]''
|  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Five Man Army]]''
|  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''La stagione dei sensi''
|  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 1970 
| ''[[The Bird with the Crystal Plumage]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1971 
| ''[[The Cat o' Nine Tails]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''[[Four Flies on Grey Velvet]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1973 
| ''[[Man Called Amen]]''
|  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Five Days]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 1975 
| ''[[Deep Red]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 1977 
| ''[[Suspiria]]'' 
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
| 
| Also composer
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1978  
| ''[[Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]''
|  
|
| {{yes}}
| Also editor (European cut) and composer
|-
| ''[[Martin (1978 film)|Martin]]''
|  
|
|
| Editor (European cut) and composer
|-
| 1980 
| ''[[Inferno (1980 film)|Inferno]]'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
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|-
| 1982
| ''[[Tenebrae (film)|Tenebre]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1985 
| ''[[Phenomena (film)|Phenomena]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| ''[[Demons (1985 film)|Demons]]''
|   
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1986 
| ''[[Demons 2]]''
|  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1987 
| ''[[Opera (1987 film)|Opera]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1989 
| ''[[La chiesa]]''
|  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1990 
| ''[[Due occhi diabolici]]'' 
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1991 
| ''[[La Setta]]''
|   
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993 
| ''[[Trauma (1993 film)|Trauma]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Also editor (Uncredited)
|-
| ''The King of Ads'' 
| {{yes}}  
| 
| 
| Documentary
|-
| 1996
| ''[[La sindrome di Stendhal]]''
| {{yes}} 
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1997 
| ''[[Wax Mask]]''
|  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1998 
| ''[[Il fantasma dell'opera]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 2000 
| ''[[Scarlet Diva]]'' 
|   
|
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2001 
| ''[[Sleepless (2001 film)|Sleepless]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2004 
| ''[[Il cartaio]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2007 
| ''[[The Mother of Tears]]'' 
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2009 
| ''[[Giallo (2009 film)|Giallo]]'' 
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
| 2012 
| ''[[Dracula 3D]]'' 
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}} 
| 
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Dark Glasses]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|  
|  
|}

'''Acting roles'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1966 
| ''[[Pardon, Are You For or Against?]]''
| Priest
|
|-
| 1970 
| ''[[The Bird with the Crystal Plumage]]''
| Murderer's Hands 
|rowspan=3| Uncredited
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Le cinque giornate]]''
| Bandaged Man with Tranzunto 
|-
| 1975 
| ''[[Deep Red]]''
| Murderer's Hands 
|-
| 1977 
| ''[[Suspiria]]'' 
| Narrator 
| rowspan="5" | Uncredited voice role
|-
| 1980 
| ''[[Inferno (1980 film)|Inferno]]'' 
|rowspan=2| Narrator; Murderer's Hands 
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Tenebrae (film)|Tenebre]]''
|-
| 1985 
| ''[[Phenomena (film)|Phenomena]]''
|rowspan=2| Narrator
|-
| 1987 
| ''[[Opera (1987 film)|Opera]]''
|-
| 1992 
| ''[[Innocent Blood (film)|Innocent Blood]]'' 
| Paramedic
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Il cielo è sempre più blu]]''
| Man Confessing to Franciscan friar
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Vortex (2021 film)|Vortex]]''
| Father
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Dario Argento Panico]]''
| Himself
|Documentary film
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Writer
! Producer
! Notes
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Door into Darkness]]''
| {{yes}}  
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Episodes "Il tram" and "Testimone oculare"
|-
| 1987 
| ''Turno di Notte''
|  
| 
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Do You Like Hitchcock?]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
| TV movie
|-
| 2005–2006  
| ''[[Masters of Horror]]''
| {{yes}}
| 
|
| Episodes "Jenifer" and "Pelts"
|-
| TBA
| ''Longinus''  
| {{yes}}
| 
|
| 
|}

'''Acting roles'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2010 
| ''[[Tutti pazzi per amore]]''  
| Ugo, presidente commissione d'esame
|- 
| 2012
| ''100 Bullets D'Argento''  
| D'Argento
|}

===Video games===
'''Acting roles'''
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
|2025
|''The Run''
|Priest
|}

==Awards==
===Lifetime achievement awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Organization
!Award
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2001
|[[Imagine Film Festival]]
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|{{Honored}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-04-16 |title=Fantastic Life: The 24th Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival, April 2008 {{!}} Neil Young's Film Lounge |url=https://www.jigsawlounge.co.uk/film/reviews/fantastic-life-the-24th-amsterdam-fantastic-film-festival-april-2008/ |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=Jigsaw Lounge |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2010
|[[Capri Hollywood International Film Festival]]
|Capri Legend Award
|{{Honored}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premi: Capri Hollywood 2010 - CinemaItaliano.info |url=https://www.cinemaitaliano.info/conc/00149/2010/premi/capri-hollywood.html |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Cinema Italiano}}</ref>
|-
|[[64th David di Donatello|2019]]
|[[David di Donatello]]
|Special David
|{{Honored}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=federico40 |date=2019-03-12 |title=David 2019, un David Speciale per Dario Argento |url=https://www.cineblog.it/post/david-speciale-dario-argento |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Cineblog |language=it}}</ref>
|-
|[[74th Locarno Film Festival|2021]]
|[[Locarno Film Festival]]
|Lifetime Achievement Award
|{{Honored}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2021 |title=John Landis Gives the Award to Dario Argento |url=https://www.locarnofestival.ch/LFF/news/2021/08/14_08_2021/Argento_Landis.html |access-date=August 15, 2021 |website=Locarno Film Festival |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|[[Sitges Film Festival]]
|Golden Honorary Award
|{{Honored}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sitges Bows to Dario Argento with the Presentation of its Golden Honorary Award |url=https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/noticies/sitges-bows-dario-argento-presentation-its-golden-honorary-award |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Sitges Film Festival |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite journal |author=Waddell, Calum |date=2015 |title=The complete guide to Dario Argento |department=Timewarp |journal=[[SciFiNow]] |volume=104 |pages=106–113 }}
* Xavier Mendik. "From the Monstrous Mother to the 'Third' Sex:  Female Abjection in the Films of Dario Argento" in Andy Black (ed), ''Necronomicon: The Journal of Horror and Erotic Cinema: Book Two'', London: creation Books, 1998, pp.&nbsp;110–133.
* "Fear: The Autobiography", October 2019, by Dario Argento. Fab Press Limited, {{ISBN|978-1913051051}}.

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|783}}

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