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Franco Ferrara(1911-1985)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Actor
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Franco Ferrara was born on 4 July 1911 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for La Strada (1954), Rocco and His Brothers (1960) and The Leopard (1963). He died on 7 September 1985 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
BornJuly 4, 1911
DiedSeptember 7, 1985(74)
BornJuly 4, 1911
DiedSeptember 7, 1985(74)
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Known for

Giulietta Masina in La Strada (1954)
La Strada
8.0
  • Music Department
  • 1954
Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, Spyros Fokas, Annie Girardot, and Renato Salvatori in Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Rocco and His Brothers
8.2
  • Music Department
  • 1960
Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, and Alain Delon in The Leopard (1963)
The Leopard
7.9
  • Music Department
  • 1963
Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita (1960)
La Dolce Vita
8.0
  • Music Department
  • 1960

Credits

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Music Department

  • Franco Ferrara - Il maestro caduto dal podio
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • music
    • 2013
  • Vietnam War Without Front Lines (1969)
    Vietnam War Without Front Lines
    • conductor
    • 1969
  • The Glass Sphinx (1967)
    The Glass Sphinx
    4.4
    • conductor (international version)
    • 1967
  • Peter O'Toole, Stephen Boyd, Ava Gardner, Richard Harris, John Huston, George C. Scott, Ulla Bergryd, and Michael Parks in The Bible in the Beginning... (1966)
    The Bible in the Beginning...
    6.2
    • conducted by: Orchestra Cinefonica Italiana, Chorus Carapellucci
    • 1966
  • L'ajo nell'imbarazzo
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1965
  • The Son of Caesar and Cleopatra (1964)
    The Son of Caesar and Cleopatra
    5.2
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • Buffalo Bill (1964)
    Buffalo Bill
    4.6
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • 3 notti d'amore (1964)
    3 notti d'amore
    6.2
    • conductor (segment "La vedova")
    • 1964
  • Italiano brava gente (1964)
    Italiano brava gente
    7.1
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • The Cavern (1964)
    The Cavern
    6.0
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • Adriana Asti and Francesco Barilli in Before the Revolution (1964)
    Before the Revolution
    6.8
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • George Sanders, Rossano Brazzi, Shirley Jones, Giorgia Moll, and Micheline Presle in Dark Purpose (1964)
    Dark Purpose
    5.1
    • musical director
    • 1964
  • Claudia Cardinale and George Chakiris in Bebo's Girl (1964)
    Bebo's Girl
    6.9
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • Anna Moffo and Paolo Montarsolo in La serva padrona (1964)
    La serva padrona
    8.1
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • Il maestro di Vigevano (1963)
    Il maestro di Vigevano
    7.1
    • conductor
    • 1963

Composer

  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Wandisa Guida and Burt Nelson in Drakut the Avenger (1961)
    Drakut the Avenger
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • The Barbarians (1960)
    The Barbarians
    4.8
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Los jueves, milagro (1957)
    Los jueves, milagro
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • Silvana Pampanini in The Island Princess (1954)
    The Island Princess
    4.9
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • The Pagans (1953)
    The Pagans
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1953

Actor

  • Bellissima (1951)
    Bellissima
    7.7
    • Il direttore d'orchestra della R.A.I. (uncredited)
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Franco Ferraro on US prints
  • Born
    • July 4, 1911
    • Palermo, Sicily, Italy
  • Died
    • September 7, 1985
    • Florence, Tuscany, Italy(heart attack)

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