Biography
Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other family members, including an aunt who told him frighting bedtime stories. Argento based most of his thriller movies on childhood trauma, yet his own--according to him--was a normal one. Along with tales s...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Run
2025
An interactive film. A famous fitness influencer's morning run turns into a fight for survival when she's hunted by killers, and her fate depends on t...

The Dark Fantastic
2025
as Self
The Dark Fantastic is a psychedelic journey into the mind of renowned composer Simon Boswell, blending live performances, striking visuals, and interv...

Titanus 1904
2024
as Self

Dario Argento: Panico
2024
as Self
This documentary about the great master of European horror and fantastic films offers an immersive exploration into the life and legacy of the directo...

Deep Argento
2023
Dario Argento is one of the most acclaimed Italian directors in the world, revered as if he were a rock star. At the same time, however, he is a perso...

CVLT
2023
as Dario Argento
In the clip for the song "Cvlt" the rappers Salmo and Noyz Narcos go to the master's house. Things take an unexpected turn.

CVLT
2023
Director, Story, Screenplay
In the clip for the song "Cvlt" the rappers Salmo and Noyz Narcos go to the master's house. Things take an unexpected turn.

Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento
2022
as self
Newly edited version of Luigi Cozzi's 1997 documentary "Il mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento" focusing on the museum-pa...

DARIO ARGENTO - The Exhibit
2022
as Self

Tripping The Dark Fantastic
2022
as Himself
Showcasing a live performance at Earth Theatre, London in 2021 and interviews with the artists he has collaborated with from over 35 years of scoring ...

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
2022
as Self
To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema...

She Will
2022
Producer
Veronica, an aging film star, retreats to the Scottish countryside with her nurse Desi to recover from a double mastectomy. While there, mysterious f...

Dark Glasses
2022
Screenplay, Director
Diana, a high-class prostitute trying to escape from a serial killer, suffers a car accident that leaves her blind and kills the family of Chin, a ten...

Ennio
2022
as Self
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-...

Vortex
2022
as Lui
Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succ...

We Are Cinema
2021
as Self (archive footage)
An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.

Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
2021
as Self
A complete and never-before-seen portrait of the life of a young girl from Pula (Istria) who quickly became one of the most famous and beloved actress...

Tales of the Uncanny
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

The Last Movie Painter
2020
as Self
A fantastic journey through the world of Renato Casaro, one of the most important illustrators that the world’s film poster industry has ever known.
The Grand Opening
2019
as Himself
Interviews with the filmmakers behind the 1996 film Wax Mask.

Boia, maschere e segreti: l’horror italiano degli anni sessanta
2019
as Sé stesso

Dario Argento : soupirs dans un corridor lointain
2019

All the Colors of Giallo
2019
as Self - Director
'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid pulp novels that inspired one of the most intense, extreme and influential genres in movie hi...

Friedkin Uncut
2018
as Self
An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The Frenc...

Suspiria
2018
Original Film Writer
A darkness swirls at the center of a world-renowned dance company, one that will engulf the artistic director, an ambitious young dancer, and a grievi...

Dogman's Rabies: Underdog
2018
Thanks
Inspired by one of the most savage and violent crimes committed in Rome in the 1980s, "Rabbia Furiosa" is the story of Fabio, a small-time neighborhoo...

Cult of Terror
2017
as Self - Filmmaker
A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephil...
Il mistero della cattedrale
2017
as self
A retrospective look at the making of Michele Soavi's "The Church" including interviews with cast and crew.

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
as Self - Filmmaker
The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic m...

Of Flies and Maggots
2017
Feature-length documentary including interviews with co-writer/producer/director Dario Argento, and many of the cast and crew members.

Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
2016

Blood on Méliès' Moon
2016
as Self
France, 1890. Inventor Louis Le Prince vanishes under mysterious circumstances right after he created a device that, five years later, the Lumière Bro...

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016
as Himself
Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime ficti...

Nessuno siamo perfetti
2015
as Self
A loving portrait of reclusive comic-book writer Tiziano Sclavi, creator of Dylan Dog

Macbeth
2015
Stage Director
Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Macbeth" staged by Dario Argento, directed by Marco Scalfi.

Du sang sur la neige
2013
as Self

Dracula 3D
2012
Director, Writer
When Englishman Jonathan Harker visits the exotic castle of Count Dracula, he is entranced by the mysterious aristocrat. But upon learning that the co...

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012
as Self
Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the 1...

Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and ...
Der Fall der vier Fliegen
2012
as Himself (Archive footage 2002)
Luigi Cozzi's memories about the production of Dario Argento's "4 mosche di velluto grigio".

Masks
2011
Thanks
In the 70s Matteusz Gdula invented an acting method that was supposed to make every actor “shine”. Still, lots of his students die mysteriously and Gd...

Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist
2011
as Self
This documentary is featured on Arrow Video's 2011 DVD & Blu-ray releases for The Beyond (1981).
Dario Argento's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena
2011
as Himself
Five of the main players behind Dario Argento's classic horror shocker Phenomena (1985) sit down to take viewers through this exclusive, epic-sized, 5...

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010
as Self

Giallo
2010
Director, Screenplay
In Italy, a woman fears her sister has been kidnapped; Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known...

Fear at 400 Degrees: The Cine-Excess of Suspiria
2009
A short documentary about Suspiria by Dario Argento.
The Making of 'Mother of Tears'
2008
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film.
A Dark Fairy Tale
2008
as himself
A short documentary about the making of Dario Argento's "Phenomena" (1985).

The Mother of Tears
2007
Director, Writer, Producer
An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dram...

Linee d'ombra
2007
as Self
Director: Dario Argento
2007
Dario Argento discusses the genesis of The Stendhal Syndrome, the structure of its narrative, the unique atmosphere and tone of the film.
Hanging Shadows
2007
as Self
Offers a critical appreciation of Italian horror cinema, pioneered by directors such as Dario Argento and Mario Bava, a genre that influenced filmmake...

Pelts
2006
Director
Jake Feldman is a furrier struggling to build a business while being tormented by his obsession with a stripper. When a sadistic backwoods trapper kil...
Tempus fugit
2006

Jenifer
2005
Director
After a detective rescues a mute disfigured woman from being murdered, he takes her into his home to prevent her from staying in a mental hospital, a ...
Out of the Shadows
2005
Argento looks back at the making of his stunning debut, THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE

Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005
as Self
An in-depth analysis of the "Video Nasty" scandal of the early 1980s in Britain.

Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005
Director, Writer
A nerdy film student and lifelong voyeur begins to believe that two lovely young strangers may have conspired to commit a brutal murder.

When There's no More Room in Hell
2004
Documentary about the making of the European version of George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead".

The Dead Will Walk: The Making of Dawn of the Dead
2004
as Himself
Feature documentary which profiles both the 1978 film and the career of director George A. Romero, including extensive interviews with all principle c...

Mario Bava: Operazione paura
2004
as Self
Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava

The Card Player
2004
Director, Producer, Story
Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac's tortured victims havin...
Non risponde più
2004
as Himself
Western all'italiana
2004
"Western all'italiana" is a documentary produced and broadcast by the satellite broadcaster Studio Universal in 2004, on the occasion of the broadcast...
Two Masters' Eyes
2003
This documentary features interviews with directors Dario Argento and George Romero, Special Make-Up Effects supervisor Tom Savini, executive producer...

Italian Kings Of B
2003
as Self
Documentary on Italian genre cinema.

Masters of Horror
2002
as Self
Documentary showcasing the work of prominent film directors in the horror genre. Featuring interviews with the directors, behind the scenes footage an...

Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
2001
as Self - Filmmaker
The life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone (1929-89); a rich and fascinating portrait through unpublished testimoni...

Conducting Dario Argento's 'Opera'
2001
as Self
This documentary is featured on the Limited Edition DVD for Opera, released in 2001.

Suspiria 25th Anniversary
2001
as Self
Documentary about the shooting of 'Suspiria' that details everything that lovers of horror genre can desire, including the inspiration of the plot, th...
Tales Of The Cat
2001
as Self
Argento, Morricone, and co-writer Dardano Saccheti offer a thumbnail version The Cat o' Nine Tailsof the circumstances which led to the film's creatio...

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
2001
as Self
Documentary that explores Argento's film career.

Sleepless
2001
Director, Producer, Screenplay
An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy af...

Scarlet Diva
2000
Producer
A young Italian actress embarks on a self-destructive spree of sex, drugs and other excess while doing some soul searching to find the path for redemp...

Dario Argento: My Cinema
1999
as Self
Documentary on the films of Dario Argento from his debut "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage" up until "The Phantom of the Opera".

The Phantom of the Opera
1998
Director, Screenplay
A series of terrifying accidents and brutal murders leave a bloody trail into the subterranean caverns of an Opera house. Below the theatre stalks a m...
Homo Cinematographicus
1998
as Self
Homo Cinematographicus is a human species whose unit of measurement and point of reference is the cinema and its derivative, television. Filmed at the...

The Wax Mask
1997
Producer, Story
Paris, 1900: a couple are horribly murdered by a masked man with a metal claw who rips their hearts out. The sole survivor and witness to the massacre...

The World of Dario Argento 3: Museum of Horrors
1997
as Himself
Documentary about Dario Argento, "Profondo Rosso" shop in Rome, and most important works throughout his career.

Bits & Pieces
1996
Dive into the Eternal City – see Rome like you’ve never seen it before. Storefront robberies, bizarre murders, career dreamers, and cameos from Italy'...

The Stendhal Syndrome
1996
Director, Writer, Producer
A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brut...

DeGenerazione
1994
Thanks
Horror/sci-fi anthology with a punk streak, co-directed by and starring — among other newcomers — Asia Argento.

Trauma
1993
Director, Producer, Writer
A young Romanian woman and a recovering drug addict launch an unlikely investigation after her parents are murdered by a vicious serial killer known a...

Innocent Blood
1992
as Paramedic
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than s...

The King of Ads
1991
Director
A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-...

Fear in the Dark
1991
as Self
A short documentary on the history of the horror film narrated by Christopher Lee.

The Sect
1991
Writer, Producer
A spree of grisly murders is perpetrated in Frankfurt by a group of Satan worshippers. A lonely schoolteacher almost runs over an elderly man and take...

Dario Argento: Master of Horror
1991
as Himself
A documentary about the films of Italian horror director Dario Argento. Included are clips from many of his films and interviews with friends, actors ...

Two Evil Eyes
1990
Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a stra...

The Church
1989
Story, Presenter, Producer
In a Gothic cathedral built on the mass grave of a Teutonic purge, an ancient discovery by the new librarian will release an unholy maelstrom of madne...

Stephen King's World of Horror
1989
as Self
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45...

Opera
1987
as Narrator (Italian version) (voice) (uncredited)
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

Opera
1987
Producer, Story, Screenplay
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.

Demons 2
1986
Producer, Writer
A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans d...

Demons
1985
Screenplay, Producer
A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, ther...

Phenomena
1985
Producer, Director, Screenplay
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability ...

Dario Argento's World of Horror
1985
as Self
Documentary on horror/mystery filmmaker Dario Argento. Features an in-depth interview with Argento and covers his work from 1969 to 1985.

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
1985
as Self
A documentary about the Italian cinema as art form and industry.

Tenebre
1982
as Narrator (Italian version) / Murderer's Hands (voice) (uncredited)
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.

Tenebre
1982
Screenplay, Director, Story
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.

Inferno
1980
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house.

Inferno
1980
Screenplay, Director, Story
A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house.

Dawn of the Dead
1978
Script Consultant, Music, Co-Producer
During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-e...

Suspiria
1977
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly...

Suspiria
1977
Original Music Composer, Director, Screenplay
An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly...

Deep Red
1975
as Murderer's Hands (uncredited)
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discov...

Deep Red
1975
Director, Writer
An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discov...

The Five Days
1973
as Bandaged Man with Tranzunto (uncredited)
In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.

The Five Days
1973
Director, Story, Screenplay
In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.

Man Called Amen
1972
Writer
A very unlikely trio join forces in order to rob a bank: an ex-bandit called Smith, now a cheerful reverend, a nomadic artist and a pickpocket. Their ...

Four Flies on Grey Velvet
1971
Screenplay, Story, Director
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his...

The Cat o' Nine Tails
1971
Story, Screenplay, Director
A newsman works with a blind puzzle-solver to uncover a deadly conspiracy linked to a genetic research facility.

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
1970
Director, Story, Screenplay
An American writer living in Rome witnesses an attempted murder that is connected to an ongoing killing spree in the city and conducts his own investi...

Season of the Senses
1969
Writer
A group of young girls stranded on an island, where they meet the reclusive Luca, who hides a dark secret.

The 5-Man Army
1969
Screenplay, Story
At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $5...

Battle of the Commandos
1969
Screenplay
A British Colonel is angry with his superiors after his entire platoon is slaughtered by the Germans in what he saw as a suicide mission. So for his n...

Possibility Zero
1969
Writer
Set in Norway and has a crack team of Allies sent to blow up an underground Nazi factory where the Germans have taken a crashed Spitfire that contains...

Love Circle
1969
Screenplay
A liberal-thinking author watches his wife as she attempts to seduce his best friend at a dinner party. She ends up taking on another man as well, and...

Cemetery Without Crosses
1969
Writer
A melancholic gunfighter is drawn into a vengeful and tragic kidnapping plot by his widowed ex-lover.

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
Story
As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the ...

The Sexual Revolution
1968
Screenplay
Fourteen people of different ages - seven men and seven women - gather in a comfortable hotel by the sea to carry out an experiment inspired by the th...

Commandos
1968
Screenplay
Sgt. Sullivan puts together a group of Italian-Americans into disguise as Italian soldiers in order to infiltrate a North African camp held by the Ita...

Commandments for a Gangster
1968
Writer
Northon is a retired gangster wants to avenge the death of his sister, who was married to Frank Cline. Cline disappeared while transporting a large sh...

Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!
1968
Writer
A man, released after a jail term for a crime he did not commit, raises a gang to go after the man who framed him.

Every Man Is My Enemy
1967
Additional Writing
When a heist goes wrong, a safe cracker (Robert Webber) looks for the person who's betrayed him...

Pardon, Are You for or Against?
1966
as Priest (uncredited)
A successful fifty-year-old entrepreneur, Tullio Conforti, opposed to divorce for religious reasons, is in fact separated from his wife and leads a fr...

I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
N/A
as Self
A documentary which explores the life and the career of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the greatest Italian directors, through archival footage and in...
The Sandman
N/A
Director
THE SANDMAN tells the story of Nathan, a young student in the city who struggles to forget his childhood trauma at the hands of the serial killer dubb...
Untitled Dario Argento / Isabelle Huppert Project
N/A
Director
A remake of a 1940s Mexican film, rumored to be The Other (1946).