Writing

Dardano Sacchetti

Born 1944-06-27 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Acting credits

The Beyond poster
6.9

New Yorker Liza Merril inherits an old hotel in Louisiana and invests her savings to reopen the place, unaware that the hotel houses the body of a dead painter murdered decades earlier, and that the location is about to become a gateway to Hell.

The Beyond

1981

Killer Crocodile 2 poster
5.7

The Caribbean swamps which is to be made into a holiday resort is terrorized again by a second monstrous crocodile which is killing off anyone unfortunate to be on the water.

Killer Crocodile 2

1990

No artwork available
8.0

Documentary about the making of Mario Bava's A BAY OF BLOOD.

The Art of Crime

2004

Manhunt in the City poster
5.8

A man's daughter is killed by thieves during a bank robbery. Due to the incompetence of the corrupt authorities, he decides to take to law into his own hands and track down the killers.

Manhunt in the City

1975

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 poster
6.0

This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom answers the question, "What is your fondest memory of Lucio Fulci?". The responses are as varied as the people who knew the late writer-director, providing a nuanced look at the man behind such gory grindhouse classics as City of the Living Dead and The House by the Cemetery.

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

2008

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti poster
6.0

Documentary on the life and films of Antonio Margheriti.

The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti

2013

Un monde mort au fond de leurs regards de pierre poster
7.0

Testimonials from various film professionals about Lucio Fulci.

Un monde mort au fond de leurs regards de pierre

2004

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NR

Offers a critical appreciation of Italian horror cinema, pioneered by directors such as Dario Argento and Mario Bava, a genre that influenced filmmakers from Quentin Tarantino to Takashi Miike.

Hanging Shadows

2007

Sick-o-pathics poster
5.1

Anthology horror film with three tales consisting of a killer sex doll, a killer handbag and a parody of Joe D'amato's Anthropophagous.

Sick-o-pathics

1995

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8.0

Argento, Morricone, and co-writer Dardano Saccheti offer a thumbnail version The Cat o' Nine Tailsof the circumstances which led to the film's creation, complete with views of its successes and faults.

Tales Of The Cat

2001

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NR

Documentary about Fulci's "Zombi 2".

Building a Better Zombi: Retrospective of Zombi 2

2004

Do You Remember Lucio Fulci? poster
NR

Documentary in which Lucio Fulci's friends and collaborators remember him in a wide range of aspects, from the personal to the professional.

Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

2006

From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie poster
5.7

The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and continuing through to Lucio Fulci's trend-setting Zombie Flesh-Eaters (Zombi 2) and its many imitators.

From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie

2012

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tempus fugit

2006

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NR

This 48-minute documentary gathers together many of the technical people who helped create Lucio Fulci's THE BEYOND. On hand for interviews are cinematographer Sergio Salvati, producer Fabrizio De Angelis, screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti, artist Enzo Sciotti and Fulci's daughter Antonella.

The Beyond: Looking Back - The Creation of the Beyond

2015

Behind the camera

Amityville II: The Possession poster
5.7

Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of paranormal experiences. When the abusive Anthony wrongly places the blame on the children, Dolores recruits a local Catholic priest to exorcise the house.

Amityville II: The Possession

1982

The Beyond poster
6.9

New Yorker Liza Merril inherits an old hotel in Louisiana and invests her savings to reopen the place, unaware that the hotel houses the body of a dead painter murdered decades earlier, and that the location is about to become a gateway to Hell.

The Beyond

1981

Demons poster
6.6

A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers.

Demons

1985

City of the Living Dead poster
6.5

A psychic seemingly dies of fright during a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. New York City reporter Peter Bell investigates and learns that the priest's suicide has somehow opened a portal to Hell that must be sealed by All Saints Day, or else the dead will overtake humanity.

City of the Living Dead

1980

The New York Ripper poster
6.3

A burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.

The New York Ripper

1982

Demons 2 poster
6.1

A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.

Demons 2

1986

Cut and Run poster
5.3

A reporter and her cameraman connect a surviving Jonestown leader and a TV exec's missing son to a drug war where jungle installations are being massacred by an army of natives and a skilled white assassin.

Cut and Run

1985

The House by the Cemetery poster
6.3

After a doctor kills his mistress and himself while researching the mysterious previous owner of his Boston home, his colleague, Dr. Norman Boyle, takes over his studies and moves his family into the Boston mansion. Soon after, Boyle's young son Bob becomes plagued by visions of a young girl, who warns him of the danger within the house.

The House by the Cemetery

1981

Mark Strikes Again poster
5.0

A murderous drug dealer breaks his partner out of police custody. An undercover cop is assigned to track down the two killers and bring them in.

Mark Strikes Again

1976

Rome, Armed to the Teeth poster
6.6

A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer.

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

1976

Rome, Armed to the Teeth poster
6.6

A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer.

Rome, Armed to the Teeth

1976

Hands of Steel poster
5.3

A story about a cyborg who is programmed to kill a scientist who holds the fate of mankind in his hands.

Hands of Steel

1986

You'll Die at Midnight poster
5.3

A cop suspects his wife's infidelity, only to become the prime suspect when she's murdered. A criminal psychologist believes the real killer is a presumed-dead serial killer, as more murders unfold.

You'll Die at Midnight

1986

Exterminators of the Year 3000 poster
4.8

It's the year 3000 and a nuclear war has turned the earth into a desert wasteland. A group of survivors living in a cave run out of water and desperately need to locate a new supply. The last guy they sent out to find water never returned, and now his 10 year old son Timmy wants to join the next search team. They think they know where there's an untapped well of water, but to get there they have to travel through dangerous terrain controlled by a savage gang of motorcyclists under the bloodthirsty reign of 'Crazy Bull'. On their mission, Timmy and his team run into a lonesome stranger named Alien (Robert Iannucci) who may be able to help them against the marauding motorcyclists. Can the struggling survivors looking for water in this barren world defeat Crazy Bull and his exterminating minions? Hang on tight - the battle has just begun!

Exterminators of the Year 3000

1983

1990: The Bronx Warriors poster
5.0

In post-apocalyptic New York City a policeman infiltrates the Bronx which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs.

1990: The Bronx Warriors

1982

The Psychic poster
7.0

A woman with psychic powers has a vision of a murder that took place in a house owned by her husband.

The Psychic

1977

Warriors of the Year 2072 poster
5.1

In the future, two television networks compete for ratings by producing violent game shows. One network produces a modern day version of the Roman gladiators, only on motorcycles instead of chariots, and uses convicted murderers as the participants, The network decides it needs a champion for this sport, so they frame a constant winner from another game for murder, and place him on the show.

Warriors of the Year 2072

1984

The Last Hunter poster
5.5

During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped beind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.

The Last Hunter

1980

Specters poster
4.3

A mysterious tomb is unearthed in the catacombs under Rome, the contents of which contain evidence of an ageless evil that may once have preyed on man.

Specters

1987

Emergency Squad poster
5.7

A ruthless Interpol agent goes after the man who killed his wife in Stelvio Massi's crime thriller. A gutsy robber named Marseilles pulls off a tricky heist, but he's no match for agent Ravelli, a maverick who can't control his bloodlust. And this time, it's personal: Years earlier, the daring thief murdered the operative's wife in cold blood.

Emergency Squad

1974

Blood of the Losers poster
6.2

Inspired by Giampaolo Pansa's controversial book, the film traces the story of a family torn apart by political divisions at the end of the Second World War: a son joined the partisan brigades and a daughter, instead, joined the militia of the Republic of Salò.

Blood of the Losers

2008

Rat Man poster
5.1

After a model is brutally murdered on a Caribbean island, her sister's investigation uncovers a horrifying rat-like creature.

Rat Man

1988

Cannibal Apocalypse poster
5.5

Released from captivity in Vietnam, two American Army officers return to civilian life and discover they have acquired an insatiable taste for human flesh. A city is terrorised... as they stalk the inhabitants to satisfy their primitive appetites.

Cannibal Apocalypse

1980

Tulpa - Demon of Desire poster
4.4

Lisa Boeri is at the top of her corporate career. At night she frequents the notorious Club Tulpa, owned by a mysterious Tibetan guru. Unshackled from repression and guilt, Lisa will do anything with any stranger to attain a higher consciousness. However, when her lovers start getting murdered in shocking ways, Lisa can’t go to the police because the scandal would impact her day job. Foolishly she tries to unmask the assassin herself, with truly nightmarish consequences.

Tulpa - Demon of Desire

2012