Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

2001

0h 57m

6.8(17 votes)

Documentary

Horror

Overview

Documentary that explores Argento's film career.

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Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Mark Kermode

Narrator (voice)

Directing

Dario Argento

Self

Directing

John Carpenter

Self

Acting

Michael Brandon

Self

Production

Claudio Argento

Self

Acting

Daria Nicolodi

Self

Acting

Fiore Argento

Self

Acting

Asia Argento

Self

Acting

Alan Jones

Self

No Image

Acting

Jessica Harper

Self

Acting

Alice Cooper

Self

Acting

Maitland McDonagh

Self

No Image

Sound

Claudio Simonetti

Self

Directing

William Lustig

Self

Directing

George A. Romero

Self

Costume & Make-Up

Tom Savini

Self

Acting

Piper Laurie

Self

Directing

Luigi Cozzi

Self

Sound

Keith Emerson

Self

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