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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Antonio Margheriti (19 September 1930 – 4 November 2002), also known under the pseudonym Anthony M. Dawson, was a prolific Italian filmmaker. He was born in Rome and died in 2002 from a heart attack in Monterosi, Viterbo, near Rome at the age of 72. Margheriti started out in the Italian film industry in 1956 as a screenwriter. He started directing in 1960, his first film being "Spacemen" (aka "Assignment Outer Space"). Margheriti is known for his science fiction, horror, spaghetti western and action movies. He was the director of such cult movies as Cannibal Apocalypse, Castle of Blood, The Virgin of Nuremberg, Assignment Outer Space, Wild Wild Planet, Naked You Die, Mr. Super Invisible, The Last Hunter, Battle of the Worlds and numerous others. Most of his films were directed under the pseudonym of Anthony M. Dawson. He stopped using his real...
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Duck, You SuckerMovie • 1971
Killer FishMovie • 1979
Treasure IslandMovie • 1972
Blood for DraculaMovie • 1974
Yor: The Hunter from the FutureMovie • 1983
Flesh for FrankensteinMovie • 1973
Take a Hard RideMovie • 1975
And God Said to CainMovie • 1970
Naked You DieMovie • 1968
The Last HunterMovie • 1980
Code Name: Wild GeeseMovie • 1984
Mission StardustMovie • 1967
The HumanoidMovie • 1979
Castle of BloodMovie • 1964
The Long Hair of DeathMovie • 1964
Death RageMovie • 1976
Horror CastleMovie • 1963
The Stranger and the GunfighterMovie • 1974
Seven Deaths in the Cat's EyeMovie • 1973
Web of the SpiderMovie • 1971
The Wild, Wild PlanetMovie • 1966
Cannibal ApocalypseMovie • 1980
War Between the PlanetsMovie • 1966
Battle of the WorldsMovie • 1961