Claudio Argento, the second born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento, was born in 1943 and, after finishing grade school and college studies in the late 1960s, started his film career as an employee with a few Italian film distribution companies. Within a short time, he was made chief of the Press and Publicity department of the CIC (Cinema International Corporation), a USA company on whose behalf he organized the release of films such as Love Story (1970) and The Godfather (1972) in Italy. Claudio first worked with his older brother, Dario Argento, and their father, Salvatore Argento, on the film The Five Days (1973) as an executive producer, which turned out to be a box office flop. The next films Deep Red (1975) (aka Deep Red), Suspiria (1977), and Inferno (1980) required a huge effort to achieve their success. Both Claudio and Dario tracked down American director George A. Romero and offered to finance and produce a sequel to the famed Night of the Living Dead (1968) movie as well as working on the screenplay, editing and producing the soundtrack for the film, and financing the bulk of the $2 million budget. The film, Dawn of the Dead (1978), first released in Italy and then in the USA seven months later, was a worldwide success and brought much recognition to both Claudio and Dario. In the 1980s, Claudio continued producing films such as Little Flames (1985) and the low-budget thriller Distant Lights (1987). Claudio's production masterpiece was the crime thriller Santa Sangre (1989), which was shot in Mexico City under troublesome circumstances. He currently produces for mostly television productions as well as occasional cinema movies.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 15, 1943 (83)
- Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Producer, also writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Claudio Argento's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 10
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 13
Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 8
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 13
Steady 2 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 6
A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Claudio Argento's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).
- Deep Red (1975) · producer · free
- Santa Sangre (1989) · writer, producer · free
- Suspiria (1977) · producer · free
- Tenebrae (1982) · producer · free
- Inferno (1980) · producer · free
- Sleepless (2001) · producer · free
- Two Evil Eyes (1990) · producer · free
- Scarlet Diva (2000) · producer · free
- Mother of Tears (2007) · producer · free
- The Card Player (2003) · producer · free
- Giallo (2009) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Claudio Argento's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Giallo(2009)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Mother of Tears(2007)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all filmsTempus fugit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Do You Like Hitchcock? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
When There's no More Room in Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Card Player(2003)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all filmsTwo Masters' Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Sleepless(2001)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Scarlet Diva(2000)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Phantom of the Opera(1998)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Nero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Two Evil Eyes(1990)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Santa Sangre(1989)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Distant Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Little Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Tenebrae(1982)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Inferno(1980)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Dawn of the Dead(1978)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Suspiria(1977)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Deep Red(1975)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
The Tree with Pink Leaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Five Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles from 1973 to 2010.
Biggest box office
The Card Player (2003)
Highest rated
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Most popular right now
Suspiria (1977)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Claudio Argento's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Universally Panned1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the dialogue 32/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Claudio Argento's work okay for kids?
Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Claudio Argento work with?
People who share at least 2 of Claudio Argento's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dario Argento shares the most, 12.
Directors
- Dario ArgentoShared titles: Giallo (2009), Mother of Tears (2007), The Card Player (2003), Sleepless (2001), Scarlet Diva (2000), The Phantom of the Opera (1998), Two Evil Eyes (1990), Tenebrae (1982), Inferno (1980), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Suspiria (1977), Deep Red (1975)See all 12 shared titles with Dario Argento
- George A. RomeroShared titles: Two Evil Eyes (1990), Dawn of the Dead (1978)See all 2 shared titles with George A. Romero
Writers
- Thomas De QuinceyShared titles: Mother of Tears (2007), Inferno (1980), Suspiria (1977)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas De Quincey
- Franco FerriniShared titles: The Card Player (2003), Sleepless (2001), Two Evil Eyes (1990)See all 3 shared titles with Franco Ferrini
- Daria NicolodiShared titles: Mother of Tears (2007), Scarlet Diva (2000), Tenebrae (1982), Inferno (1980), Suspiria (1977), Deep Red (1975)See all 6 shared titles with Daria Nicolodi
Actors
- Asia ArgentoShared titles: Mother of Tears (2007), Scarlet Diva (2000), The Phantom of the Opera (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Asia Argento
- Gabriele LaviaShared titles: Sleepless (2001), Inferno (1980), Deep Red (1975)See all 3 shared titles with Gabriele Lavia
- Luis MolteniShared titles: Giallo (2009), The Phantom of the Opera (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Luis Molteni
- Coralina Cataldi-TassoniShared titles: Mother of Tears (2007), The Phantom of the Opera (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Composers and editors
- Claudio SimonettiShared titles: Mother of Tears (2007), The Card Player (2003), Sleepless (2001), Tenebrae (1982), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Suspiria (1977)See all 6 shared titles with Claudio Simonetti
- Fabio PignatelliShared titles: Sleepless (2001), Tenebrae (1982), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Suspiria (1977)See all 4 shared titles with Fabio Pignatelli
- Massimo MoranteShared titles: Sleepless (2001), Tenebrae (1982), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Suspiria (1977)See all 4 shared titles with Massimo Morante
- Franco FraticelliShared titles: Tenebrae (1982), Inferno (1980), Suspiria (1977), Deep Red (1975)See all 4 shared titles with Franco Fraticelli
Producers
- Salvatore ArgentoShared titles: Tenebrae (1982), Inferno (1980), Suspiria (1977), Deep Red (1975)See all 4 shared titles with Salvatore Argento
- Tommaso CaleviShared titles: Giallo (2009), Mother of Tears (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Tommaso Calevi