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Films directed by Sergio Martino

reelscum lists 8 films directed or co-directed by Sergio Martino. They were released between 1971 and 1983. The subgenres that appear most often are Giallo (5 films), Cannibal boom (1 film) and Poliziotteschi (1 film).

They are credited to Italy (8), Spain (3) and France (1). Most were released in the 1970s (7) and 1980s (1).

Entries include The Violent Professionals (1973), The Case of the Scorpion's Tail (1971) and Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972). Each links to its own page with a verdict, rating axes and where to watch.

Poster for The Violent Professionals

The Violent Professionals

1973 · Italy · 104m
Obscurity: cult

Martino sends Luc Merenda undercover and off the leash. Prime cop-on-a-rampage stuff.

Poster for The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh

1971 · Spain/Italy · 98m
Obscurity: cult. watchable legally

The Martino/Fenech formula, arriving fully formed. Cut and retitled Blade of the Ripper in the US.

Poster for 2019: After the Fall of New York

2019: After the Fall of New York

1983 · France/Italy · 91m
Obscurity: known. watchable legally

The last fertile woman on Earth, in a quarry outside Rome.

Poster for All the Colors of the Dark

All the Colors of the Dark

1972 · Spain/Italy · 95m
Obscurity: known. watchable legally

Satanic paranoia in Swinging London. Edwige Fenech is excellent.

Poster for Torso

Torso

1973 · Italy · 89m
Obscurity: known. watchable legally

Sleazy for an hour, then a brilliant silent final act.

Poster for Mountain of the Cannibal God

Mountain of the Cannibal God

1978 · Italy · 101m
Obscurity: known. watchable legally. banned somewhere

The cannibal cycle in a dinner jacket, ex-Bond girl and real animal deaths included.

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