Mario Caiano(1933-2015)
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mario Caiano was born in Rome, Italy, on February 13, 1933. After grade
school he registered in college under the alias of Mariano Cajano. He
alternated his university studies in philology with his apprenticeship
in the film business, working as an assistant director and occasionally
a scriptwriter for famous directors such as
Sergio Grieco,
Fernando Cerchio,
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia,
Vittorio Sala,
Riccardo Freda,
Edgar G. Ulmer and
Camillo Mastrocinque. In 1962
Caiano made his film debut as a director with
Ulisse contro Ercole (1962).
From then on he made films in virtually every genre. He directed the
very first Italian western,
The Sign of the Coyote (1963),
the interesting gothic horror flick
Nightmare Castle (1965),
which starred Barbara Steele, the
psychological thriller
Eye in the Labyrinth (1972)
and the captivating detective thriller
...a tutte le auto della polizia... (1975).
Among other things, Caiano wrote the script for _Nelle pieghe della carne (1966)_, directed by Sergio Bergonzelli. He has been very active in Italian TV with work on such shows as Un'estate, un inverno (1971), Diagnosi (1975), Astuzia per astuzia (1979) and many others to this day.
Among other things, Caiano wrote the script for _Nelle pieghe della carne (1966)_, directed by Sergio Bergonzelli. He has been very active in Italian TV with work on such shows as Un'estate, un inverno (1971), Diagnosi (1975), Astuzia per astuzia (1979) and many others to this day.
