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Massimo Franciosa(1924-1998)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Massimo Franciosa was born on 23 July 1924 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for The Leopard (1963), The Four Days of Naples (1962) and Young Husbands (1958). He died on 30 March 1998 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornJuly 23, 1924
DiedMarch 30, 1998(73)
BornJuly 23, 1924
DiedMarch 30, 1998(73)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, and Alain Delon in The Leopard (1963)
The Leopard
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1963
The Four Days of Naples (1962)
The Four Days of Naples
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1962
Young Husbands (1958)
Young Husbands
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1958
Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, Spyros Fokas, Annie Girardot, and Renato Salvatori in Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
Rocco and His Brothers
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1960

Credits

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Writer

  • Butterfly
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Riflessi in un cielo scuro (1991)
    Riflessi in un cielo scuro
    4.1
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Night Club (1989)
    Night Club
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Guido Angeli in Provare per credere (1988)
    Provare per credere
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Roba da ricchi (1987)
    Roba da ricchi
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Il lupo di mare (1987)
    Il lupo di mare
    4.2
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1987
  • Rimini Rimini (1987)
    Rimini Rimini
    4.7
    • Writer
    • 1987
  • Laura Antonelli and Jason Connery in The Venetian Woman (1986)
    The Venetian Woman
    4.9
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Colpo di fulmine (1985)
    Colpo di fulmine
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Gigi e Andrea, comici in a... scesa (1984)
    Gigi e Andrea, comici in a... scesa
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Se tutto va bene siamo rovinati (1983)
    Se tutto va bene siamo rovinati
    4.6
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Zampognaro innamorato (1983)
    Zampognaro innamorato
    5.4
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Favoriti e vincenti
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Benedetta e company
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Acapulco, prima spiaggia... a sinistra (1983)
    Acapulco, prima spiaggia... a sinistra
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1983

Director

  • Gli uomini preferiscono le brune
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Per amore o per forza (1971)
    Per amore o per forza
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Quella chiara notte d'ottobre (1970)
    Quella chiara notte d'ottobre
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Togli le gambe dal parabrezza (1969)
    Togli le gambe dal parabrezza
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Season of the Senses (1969)
    Season of the Senses
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1969
  • La giacca stregata
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te (1967)
    Pronto... c'è una certa Giuliana per te
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Il morbidone (1965)
    Il morbidone
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Extraconiugale (1964)
    Extraconiugale
    5.9
    • episode "La doccia"
    • 1964
  • Paolo Ferrari, Sandra Milo, and Jacqueline Sassard in White Voices (1964)
    White Voices
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Un tentativo sentimentale (1963)
    Un tentativo sentimentale
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Maximo Franciosa
  • Born
    • July 23, 1924
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • March 30, 1998
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(heart attack)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Italian novelist, screenwriter and occasional director. He often worked in collaboration with Pasquale Festa Campanile on the films of Dino Risi. Married to painter and writer Simonetta Bardi.

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