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Luciano Martino(1933-2013)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Luciano Martino was born on 22 December 1933 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a producer and writer, known for The Merchant of Venice (2004), Nel giardino delle rose (1990) and The Island of the Fishmen (1979). He was married to Edwige Fenech and Wandisa Guida. He died on 14 August 2013 in Malindi, Kenya.
BornDecember 22, 1933
DiedAugust 14, 2013(79)
BornDecember 22, 1933
DiedAugust 14, 2013(79)
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Known for

Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, and Lynn Collins in The Merchant of Venice (2004)
The Merchant of Venice
7.0
  • Producer
  • 2004
Nel giardino delle rose (1990)
Nel giardino delle rose
6.4
  • Producer
  • 1990
Barbara Bach, Claudio Cassinelli, and Richard Johnson in The Island of the Fishmen (1979)
The Island of the Fishmen
5.3
  • Producer
  • 1979
Secret Agent Fireball (1965)
Secret Agent Fireball
5.4
  • Producer
  • 1965

Credits

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Producer

  • Song of Napoli (2013)
    Song of Napoli
    6.8
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Il paese delle piccole piogge (2012)
    Il paese delle piccole piogge
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Gorbaciof (2010)
    Gorbaciof
    6.3
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Un coccodrillo per amico (2009)
    Un coccodrillo per amico
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Luca Ward, Rachel Grant, and Bryony Afferson in Il cacciatore di uomini (2009)
    Il cacciatore di uomini
    4.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Tutti intorno a Linda (2009)
    Tutti intorno a Linda
    6.2
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Trappola d'autore (2009)
    Trappola d'autore
    4.0
    • producer
    • 2009
  • Ultimi della classe (2008)
    Ultimi della classe
    4.2
    • producer
    • 2008
  • Deadly Kitesurf (2008)
    Deadly Kitesurf
    3.9
    • producer
    • 2008
  • Lino Banfi in L'allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008)
    L'allenatore nel pallone 2
    3.7
    • producer
    • 2008
  • Diego Abatantuono, Paolo Briguglia, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Nino Frassica, Donatella Finocchiaro, Elena Bouryka, and Lorenzo Di Ciaccia in L'abbuffata (2007)
    L'abbuffata
    5.3
    • producer
    • 2007
  • L'ultimo rigore 2 (2006)
    L'ultimo rigore 2
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Sergio Castellitto in The Wedding Director (2006)
    The Wedding Director
    6.2
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, and Lynn Collins in The Merchant of Venice (2004)
    The Merchant of Venice
    7.0
    • co-producer
    • 2004
  • L'ultimo rigore (2002)
    L'ultimo rigore
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2002

Writer

  • Il paese delle piccole piogge (2012)
    Il paese delle piccole piogge
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 2012
  • Almeno tu nell'universo (2011)
    Almeno tu nell'universo
    5.6
    • story
    • 2011
  • Un coccodrillo per amico (2009)
    Un coccodrillo per amico
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 2009
  • Ultimi della classe (2008)
    Ultimi della classe
    4.2
    • story
    • 2008
  • Deadly Kitesurf (2008)
    Deadly Kitesurf
    3.9
    • story
    • 2008
  • Lino Banfi in L'allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008)
    L'allenatore nel pallone 2
    3.7
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 2008
  • María Blanco-Fafián in The Torturer (2005)
    The Torturer
    3.9
    • story
    • 2005
  • L'ultimo rigore (2002)
    L'ultimo rigore
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 2002
  • Cornetti al miele (1999)
    Cornetti al miele
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • 1999
  • Turbo (2000)
    Turbo
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2000–2001
  • Vanessa Gravina and Isabel Russinova in La ragazza di Cortina (1994)
    La ragazza di Cortina
    4.5
    • story
    • 1994
  • In camera mia (1992)
    In camera mia
    4.5
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1992
  • Nel giardino delle rose (1990)
    Nel giardino delle rose
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1990
  • Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood (1990)
    Beyond Kilimanjaro, Across the River of Blood
    4.8
    • based on a story by
    • 1990
  • Brivido giallo (1987)
    Brivido giallo
    5.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1989

Director

  • Un ojo al gato y otro al garabato
    Short
    • Director (as Martin Hardy)
    • 2000
  • In camera mia (1992)
    In camera mia
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Nel giardino delle rose (1990)
    Nel giardino delle rose
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Edwige Fenech, Alberto Lionello, and Aldo Maccione in The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn (1977)
    The Virgo, the Taurus and the Capricorn
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1977
  • I segreti delle città più nude del mondo (1971)
    I segreti delle città più nude del mondo
    3.5
    • Director (as Dan Lopert)
    • 1971
  • Furia a Marrakech (1966)
    Furia a Marrakech
    5.2
    • Director (as J. Lee Donen)
    • 1966
  • Secret Agent Fireball (1965)
    Secret Agent Fireball
    5.4
    • Director (as Martin Donan)
    • 1965

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Frank Cook
  • Born
    • December 22, 1933
    • Naples, Campania, Italy
  • Died
    • August 14, 2013
    • Malindi, Kenya(pulmonary edema)
  • Spouses
      Edwige Fenech1971 - 1979 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Lea Martino
  • Parents
    • Lia Righelli
  • Relatives
      Sergio Martino(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Brother of director/writer/producer Sergio Martino.

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