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Francesco Massaro(1935-2026)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Francesco Massaro was born on 23 August 1935 in Padua, Veneto, Italy. He was a director and assistant director, known for The Leopard (1963), Tomorrow I'm Getting Married (1984) and Il generale dorme in piedi (1972). He died on 20 July 2026 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornAugust 23, 1935
DiedJuly 20, 2026(90)
BornAugust 23, 1935
DiedJuly 20, 2026(90)
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Known for

Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, and Alain Delon in The Leopard (1963)
The Leopard
7.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1963
Tomorrow I'm Getting Married (1984)
Tomorrow I'm Getting Married
5.2
  • Director
  • 1984
Mariangela Melato and Ugo Tognazzi in Il generale dorme in piedi (1972)
Il generale dorme in piedi
6.5
  • Director
  • 1972
Al bar dello sport (1983)
Al bar dello sport
6.3
  • Director
  • 1983

Credits

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Director

  • O la va, o la spacca (2004)
    O la va, o la spacca
    4.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Benedetti dal Signore (2004)
    Benedetti dal Signore
    5.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2004
  • In punta di cuore (1999)
    In punta di cuore
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Provincia segreta
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Pronto soccorso (1990)
    Pronto soccorso
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990–1992
  • Giuliana de Sio and Michele Placido in Private Affairs (1988)
    Private Affairs
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Little Roma (1987)
    Little Roma
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Tomorrow I'm Getting Married (1984)
    Tomorrow I'm Getting Married
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Al bar dello sport (1983)
    Al bar dello sport
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Miracoloni (1981)
    Miracoloni
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1981
  • I carabbinieri (1981)
    I carabbinieri
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
    Il lupo e l'agnello
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1980
  • La banca di Monate (1976)
    La banca di Monate
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Mariangela Melato and Ugo Tognazzi in Il generale dorme in piedi (1972)
    Il generale dorme in piedi
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1972

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • FBI - Francesco Bertolazzi investigatore (1970)
    FBI - Francesco Bertolazzi investigatore
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • associate director
    • 1970
  • Serafino (1968)
    Serafino
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Straziami ma di baci saziami (1968)
    Straziami ma di baci saziami
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Uno straniero a Paso Bravo (1968)
    Uno straniero a Paso Bravo
    5.8
    • assistant director (as Franco Massari)
    • 1968
  • Ann-Margret and Vittorio Gassman in The Prophet (1968)
    The Prophet
    6.0
    • first assistant director
    • 1968
  • Heinz Rühmann in Operazione San Pietro (1967)
    Operazione San Pietro
    4.8
    • assistant director
    • 1967
  • Ugo Tognazzi in The Climax (1967)
    The Climax
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1967
  • Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966)
    Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
    4.7
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • Gigi Ballista, Gustavo D'Arpe, Virna Lisi, Beba Loncar, Gastone Moschin, Moira Orfei, Aldo Puglisi, Nora Ricci, and Olga Villi in The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
    The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
    7.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1966
  • 7 uomini d'oro (1965)
    7 uomini d'oro
    6.6
    • assistant director (as F. Massaro)
    • 1965
  • Guy Madison and Ingeborg Schöner in The Mystery of Thug Island (1964)
    The Mystery of Thug Island
    4.7
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • Extraconiugale (1964)
    Extraconiugale
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
    Seduced and Abandoned
    7.9
    • assistant director
    • 1964
  • Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, and Alain Delon in The Leopard (1963)
    The Leopard
    7.9
    • second assistant director
    • 1963

Writer

  • Enrico Piaggio - Un sogno italiano (2019)
    Enrico Piaggio - Un sogno italiano
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2019
  • Vi perdono ma inginocchiatevi (2012)
    Vi perdono ma inginocchiatevi
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 2012
  • Ti presento un amico (2010)
    Ti presento un amico
    5.1
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 2010
  • Provincia segreta
    5.6
    TV Mini Series
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Pronto soccorso (1990)
    Pronto soccorso
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1990–1992
  • Delitti e profumi (1988)
    Delitti e profumi
    4.6
    • writer
    • 1988
  • Giuliana de Sio and Michele Placido in Private Affairs (1988)
    Private Affairs
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Sposerò Simon Le Bon - Confessioni di una sedicenne innamorata persa dei Duran Duran (1986)
    Sposerò Simon Le Bon - Confessioni di una sedicenne innamorata persa dei Duran Duran
    4.4
    • screenplay
    • 1986
  • Tomorrow I'm Getting Married (1984)
    Tomorrow I'm Getting Married
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1984
  • Al bar dello sport (1983)
    Al bar dello sport
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Miracoloni (1981)
    Miracoloni
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
    Il lupo e l'agnello
    5.5
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Roberto Benigni, Mariangela Melato, and Paolo Pietrangeli in I giorni cantati (1979)
    I giorni cantati
    5.8
    • writer
    • 1979
  • La banca di Monate (1976)
    La banca di Monate
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Mariangela Melato and Ugo Tognazzi in Il generale dorme in piedi (1972)
    Il generale dorme in piedi
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Franco Massari
  • Born
    • August 23, 1935
    • Padua, Veneto, Italy
  • Died
    • July 20, 2026
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Massaro started his career as assistant director of Luchino Visconti's The Leopard.

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