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Francesco Chianese(I)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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Francesco Chianese is known for Krull (1983), Hudson Hawk (1991) and Don't Look Now (1973).
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Lysette Anthony and Ken Marshall in Krull (1983)
    Krull
    6.1
    • Art Department
    • 1983
    Bruce Willis in Hudson Hawk (1991)
    Hudson Hawk
    5.7
    • Art Department
    • 1991
    Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in Don't Look Now (1973)
    Don't Look Now
    7.1
    • Art Department(as Francesco Chinanese)
    • 1973
    Amadeus (1984)
    Amadeus
    8.4
    • Art Department
    • 1984

    Credits

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    Art Director

    • In Love and War (2001)
      In Love and War
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 2001
    • Frederick Forsyth Presents (1989)
      Frederick Forsyth Presents
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1990
    • Just Another Secret (1989)
      Just Another Secret
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 1989
    • War and Remembrance (1988)
      War and Remembrance
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 1989
    • Haunted Summer (1988)
      Haunted Summer
      5.7
      • Art Director
      • 1988
    • Noble House (1988)
      Noble House
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 1988
    • Mimi Rogers, Nick Mancuso, Eli Wallach, and Sam Wanamaker in Embassy (1985)
      Embassy
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • Art Director
      • 1985
    • Karen Black, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Clio Goldsmith, Margot Kidder, Virna Lisi, Marie-France Pisier, and William Tepper in Miss Right (1982)
      Miss Right
      4.3
      • Art Director
      • 1982
    • La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
      La Cage aux Folles II
      5.7
      • Art Director (as Francesco Saverio Chianese)
      • 1980
    • Ian Ogilvy in Return of the Saint (1978)
      Return of the Saint
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1978–1979
    • Jacques Breuer in Good-for-Nothing (1978)
      Good-for-Nothing
      5.4
      • Art Director (as Franco Chianese)
      • 1978
    • Bud Spencer in Charleston (1977)
      Charleston
      5.6
      • Art Director (as Franco Chianese)
      • 1977

    Art Department

    • The Whole Shebang (2001)
      The Whole Shebang
      5.7
      • art director: Italy
      • 2001
    • Michelle Pfeiffer and Bruce Willis in The Story of Us (1999)
      The Story of Us
      6.0
      • art director: Italy
      • 1999
    • Samuel West in Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
      Stiff Upper Lips
      6.2
      • art director: Italy
      • 1997
    • Zoya (1995)
      Zoya
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • production designer: Europe
      • 1995
    • Fatherland (1994)
      Fatherland
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • set dresser
      • 1994
    • Bruce Willis in Hudson Hawk (1991)
      Hudson Hawk
      5.7
      • art director: Rome
      • 1991
    • Amadeus (1984)
      Amadeus
      8.4
      • art director: Italy
      • 1984
    • Lysette Anthony and Ken Marshall in Krull (1983)
      Krull
      6.1
      • art director: Italy
      • 1983
    • Robert Mitchum, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, David Dukes, and Ali MacGraw in The Winds of War (1983)
      The Winds of War
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • set dresser: Italy
      • 1983
    • Jacques Breuer in Good-for-Nothing (1978)
      Good-for-Nothing
      5.4
      • set designer
      • 1978
    • Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino (1976)
      Mimì Bluette... fiore del mio giardino
      5.6
      • set dresser
      • 1976
    • A Whisper in the Dark (1976)
      A Whisper in the Dark
      5.6
      • set dresser
      • 1976
    • The Golden Mass (1975)
      The Golden Mass
      5.1
      • set dresser
      • 1975
    • Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie in Don't Look Now (1973)
      Don't Look Now
      7.1
      • set dresser (as Francesco Chinanese)
      • 1973

    Production Designer

    • Il treno per Istanbul (1980)
      Il treno per Istanbul
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Production Designer
      • 1980–1981
    • Mathias Sandorf (1979)
      Mathias Sandorf
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Production Designer
      • 1979–1980
    • Stefania Sandrelli, Alberto Sordi, Ugo Tognazzi, and Paolo Villaggio in Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978)
      Where Are You Going on Holiday?
      6.3
      • Production Designer (segment "Sì, buana")
      • 1978

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    • Alternative names
      • Francesco S. Chianese

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