Claudio Argento

Produzent, Autor, Darsteller

15. September 1943 (82 Jahre)
Claudio Argento, the second born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento, was born in 1943 and, after finishing grade school and college studies in the late 1960s, started his film career as an employee with a few Italian film distribution companies. Within a short time, he was made chief of the Press and Publicity department of the CIC (Cinema International Corporation), a USA company on whose behalf he organized the release of films such as Love Story (1970) and The Godfather (1972) in Italy. Claudio first worked with his older brother, Dario Argento, and their father, Salvatore Argento, on the film The Five Days (1973) as an executive producer, which turned out to be a box office flop. The next films Deep Red (1975) (aka Deep Red), Suspiria (1977), and Inferno (1980) required a huge effort to achieve their success. Both Claudio and Dario tracked down American director George A. Romero and offered to finance and produce a sequel to the famed Night of the Living Dead (1968) movie as well as working on the screenplay, editing and producing the soundtrack for the film, and financing the bulk of the $2 million budget. The film, Dawn of the Dead (1978), first released in Italy and then in the USA seven months later, was a worldwide success and brought much recognition to both Claudio and Dario. In the 1980s, Claudio continued producing films such as Little Flames (1985) and the low-budget thriller Distant Lights (1987). Claudio's production masterpiece was the crime thriller Santa Sangre (1989), which was shot in Mexico City under troublesome circumstances. He currently produces for mostly television productions as well as occasional cinema movies.

Filme & Serien auf plex.tv

  • Suspiria - In den Krallen des Bösen
    Suspiria - In den Krallen des Bösen1977
  • Rosso - Die Farbe des Todes
    Rosso - Die Farbe des Todes1975
  • Tenebrae
    Tenebrae1982
  • The Mother of Tears
    The Mother of Tears2007
  • Sleepless
    Sleepless2001
  • Das Phantom der Oper
    Das Phantom der Oper1998
  • The Card Player - Tödliche Pokerspiele
    The Card Player - Tödliche Pokerspiele2004

Bekannt aus

  • Suspiria - In den Krallen des Bösen
    Suspiria - In den Krallen des Bösen1977
  • Horror Infernal
    Horror Infernal1980
  • Santa Sangre
    Santa Sangre1989
  • Zombie
    Zombie1978
  • Das Phantom der Oper
    Das Phantom der Oper1998
  • Tenebrae
    Tenebrae1982
  • Two Evil Eyes
    Two Evil Eyes1990
  • The Card Player - Tödliche Pokerspiele
    The Card Player - Tödliche Pokerspiele2004
  • The Mother of Tears
    The Mother of Tears2007
  • Scarlet Diva
    Scarlet Diva2000
  • Do you like Hitchcock?
    Do you like Hitchcock?2005

Filmografie

2009
Giallo · as Executive Producer
2007
Mother of Tearsauf plex.tv
2005
Do You Like Hitchcock? · as Executive Producer
2003
The Card Player · as Executive Producerauf plex.tv
2001
Sleepless · as Executive Producerauf plex.tv
2000
1998
The Phantom of the Opera · as Executive Producerauf plex.tv
1992
Dark Comedy · as Executive Producer
1990
Two Evil Eyes · as Executive Producer
1989
1987
1985
1982
Tenebraeauf plex.tv
1980
1978
1977
Suspiriaauf plex.tv
1975
Deep Red · as Executive Producerauf plex.tv
1973
The Five Days · as Executive Producer