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
Ulysses Against Hercules (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.
Io ti salverò(2002)
Per amore per vendetta(2001)
L'amore oltre la vita(1999)
Mai con i quadri(1999)
Moscacieca(1993)
Anna, Ciro e compagnia(1982)
Un millón por tu historia(1980)
La malavita attacca. La polizia risponde.(1977)
Two Brothers, One Death(1968)
Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance(1966)
A Fistful of Dollars(1964)
Journey Beneath the Desert(1961)
Slave of Rome(1961)
Barber of Seville(1961)
The Huns(1960)
Il corsaro della mezzaluna(1957)
Il falco d'oro(1955)
Sette colpi dell'assassino(2010)
Western, Italian Style(1968)
I Tarantiniani(2013)as Self
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s(2012)as Self
Negli occhi(2009)as Self - Host
Western rouge(2007)as Self
Creation is Violent: Anecdotes on Kinski's Final Years(2021)as Self
Fascism on a Thread- The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema(2019)as Self - Director