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Mario Caiano
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| Born | February 13, 1933 Rome, Italy
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| Died | September 20, 2015 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, screenwriter, art director |
| Years active | 1954–2002 |
Mario Caiano (February 13, 1933 – September 20, 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer, art director and second unit director.
Career
Born in Rome, he directed nearly 50 films between 1961 and 2001 and wrote some 27 films and TV scripts since 1954.
He is primarily known for his work on Spaghetti Westerns, Pepla, Euro Crime and to a slightly lesser degree on horror films. Caiano directed (as Allen Grünewald) and wrote the script for Nightmare Castle (Amanti d'oltretomba, 1965), which stars Barbara Steele. Eye in the Labyrinth (1972) is a later film in the genre that he directed.
Partial filmography
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref(s) | |||
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| Director | Screenwriter | Screen story writer | Other | ||||
| The Pirate of the Black Hawk | 1958 | Yes | |||||
| Pia of Ptolemy | Yes | Assistant director | |||||
| The Loves of Salammbo | 1960 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Journey Beneath the Desert | 1961 | Yes | 2nd Unit Director | ||||
| Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules | 1962 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Medusa Against the Son of Hercules | 1963 | Yes | |||||
| Goliath and the Rebel Slave | Yes | ||||||
| Bullets Don't Argue | 1964 | Yes | |||||
| The Two Gladiators | Yes | ||||||
| The Terror of Rome Against the Son of Hercules | Yes | ||||||
| Nightmare Castle | 1965 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Vengeance of the Vikings | Yes | Yes | |||||
| A Coffin for the Sheriff | N/A | Yes | |||||
| Spies Strike Silently - Le spie uccidono in silenzio | 1966 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 7 pistole per un massacro | 1967 | Yes | |||||
| Ringo the Lone Rider | N/A | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Love Birds - Una strana voglia d'amare | 1969 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Shadow of Illusion | 197? | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Eye in the Labyrinth | 1972 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| My Name Is Shanghai Joe | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Calling All Police Cars | 1975 | Yes | |||||
| Bloody Payroll | 1976 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Nazi Love Camp 27 | N/A | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Napoli spara! | 1977 | Yes | |||||
| La malavita attacca... la polizia risponde! | Yes | Yes | |||||
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