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Michele Massimo Tarantini(1942-2026)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Michele Massimo Tarantini was born on 7 August 1942 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Stringimi forte papà (1978), Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (1985) and Women in Fury (1984). He died on 3 April 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
BornAugust 7, 1942
DiedApril 3, 2026(83)
BornAugust 7, 1942
DiedApril 3, 2026(83)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Stringimi forte papà (1978)
Stringimi forte papà
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1978
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (1985)
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
5.2
  • Writer(as Michael E. Lemick)
  • 1985
Women in Fury (1984)
Women in Fury
5.1
  • Writer(as M.M. Tarantini)
  • 1984
Gay Salomé (1980)
Gay Salomé
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1980

Credits

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Writer

  • Luca Ward, Rachel Grant, and Bryony Afferson in Il cacciatore di uomini (2009)
    Il cacciatore di uomini
    4.1
    TV Movie
    • story
    • screenplay (as Michael E. Lemick, as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 2009
  • María Blanco-Fafián in The Torturer (2005)
    The Torturer
    3.9
    • story
    • 2005
  • Se lo fai sono guai (2001)
    Se lo fai sono guai
    4.9
    • Writer (as M.M. Tarantini)
    • 2001
  • Turbo (2000)
    Turbo
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2000–2001
  • La via della droga (1989)
    La via della droga
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • story (as Michael E. Lemick, as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1989
  • Italiani a Rio (1987)
    Italiani a Rio
    4.2
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1987
  • Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (1985)
    Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
    5.2
    • story
    • screenplay (as Michael E. Lemick, as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1985
  • Women in Fury (1984)
    Women in Fury
    5.1
    • story
    • screenplay (as M.M. Tarantini, as M.M. Tarantini)
    • 1984
  • The Sword of the Barbarians (1982)
    The Sword of the Barbarians
    3.9
    • story
    • 1982
  • Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche (1982)
    Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche
    4.6
    • Writer (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1982
  • Edwige Fenech in A Policewoman in New York (1981)
    A Policewoman in New York
    4.5
    • screenplay
    • 1981
  • Barbara Bouchet, Giorgio Bracardi, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, and Renzo Montagnani in Crema, cioccolata e pa... prika (1981)
    Crema, cioccolata e pa... prika
    5.3
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1981
  • Lino Banfi and Pamela Prati in La moglie in bianco... l'amante al pepe (1981)
    La moglie in bianco... l'amante al pepe
    5.3
    • story and screenplay
    • 1981
  • La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello (1980)
    La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Do It with the Pamango (1980)
    Do It with the Pamango
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1980

Director

  • Luca Ward, Rachel Grant, and Bryony Afferson in Il cacciatore di uomini (2009)
    Il cacciatore di uomini
    4.1
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 2009
  • Se lo fai sono guai (2001)
    Se lo fai sono guai
    4.9
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Savage Attraction
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1990
  • La via della droga (1989)
    La via della droga
    5.3
    • Director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1989
  • O Diabo na Cama (1988)
    O Diabo na Cama
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Italiani a Rio (1987)
    Italiani a Rio
    4.2
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (1985)
    Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
    5.2
    • Director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1985
  • Women in Fury (1984)
    Women in Fury
    5.1
    • Director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1984
  • The Sword of the Barbarians (1982)
    The Sword of the Barbarians
    3.9
    • Director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1982
  • Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche (1982)
    Giovani, belle... probabilmente ricche
    4.6
    • Director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1982
  • Quella peste di Pierina (1982)
    Quella peste di Pierina
    3.7
    • Director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1982
  • Amiche Mie
    • directed by
    • 1982
  • La dottoressa preferisce i marinai (1981)
    La dottoressa preferisce i marinai
    3.7
    • Director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1981
  • Edwige Fenech in A Policewoman in New York (1981)
    A Policewoman in New York
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Barbara Bouchet, Giorgio Bracardi, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, and Renzo Montagnani in Crema, cioccolata e pa... prika (1981)
    Crema, cioccolata e pa... prika
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1981

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Suspicious Death of a Minor (1975)
    The Suspicious Death of a Minor
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Edwige Fenech and Alfredo Pea in The School Teacher (1975)
    The School Teacher
    4.8
    • assistant director (as Massimo Tarantini)
    • 1975
  • Riccardo Cucciolla in High School Girl (1974)
    High School Girl
    5.1
    • assistant director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1974
  • Edwige Fenech and Pippo Franco in Giovannona Long-Thigh (1973)
    Giovannona Long-Thigh
    5.4
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • Suzy Kendall in Torso (1973)
    Torso
    6.5
    • assistant director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1973
  • Edwige Fenech and Pippo Franco in Ubalda, All Naked and Warm (1972)
    Ubalda, All Naked and Warm
    5.1
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • Edwige Fenech in The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)
    The Case of the Bloody Iris
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • His Name Was Holy Ghost (1972)
    His Name Was Holy Ghost
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • L'uomo più velenoso del cobra (1971)
    L'uomo più velenoso del cobra
    4.9
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • George Hilton in Guns for Dollars (1971)
    Guns for Dollars
    5.8
    • assistant director (as Massimo Tarantini)
    • 1971
  • Gianni Garko in Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming (1970)
    Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming
    6.4
    • assistant director (as Michael E. Lemick)
    • 1970
  • Lino Capolicchio and Colette Descombes in Le tue mani sul mio corpo (1970)
    Le tue mani sul mio corpo
    4.9
    • assistant director
    • 1970
  • To Hell and Back (1968)
    To Hell and Back
    5.3
    • first assistant director
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Michael E. Lemick
  • Born
    • August 7, 1942
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • April 3, 2026
    • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Relatives
      Sergio Martino(Cousin)

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  • Trivia
    Cousin of Sergio Martino and Luciano Martino .

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