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Franco Potenza(1922-2011)

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  • Actor
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Franco Potenza was born on 23 January 1922 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a composer and actor, known for Afrika (1973), The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) and Anche l'inferno trema (1958). He died on 6 September 2011 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornJanuary 23, 1922
DiedSeptember 6, 2011(89)
BornJanuary 23, 1922
DiedSeptember 6, 2011(89)
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Known for

Afrika (1973)
Afrika
4.9
  • Composer
  • 1973
Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy
7.2
  • Music Department
  • 1965
Anche l'inferno trema (1958)
Anche l'inferno trema
  • Soundtrack
  • 1958
Avventura al motel (1963)
Avventura al motel
5.1
  • Composer
  • 1963

Credits

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Composer

  • Afrika (1973)
    Afrika
    4.9
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • The Cat (1971)
    The Cat
    6.9
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Quickly: Shoot and Kiss at Breakfast (1971)
    Quickly: Shoot and Kiss at Breakfast
    4.5
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • La nascita della Repubblica (1971)
    La nascita della Repubblica
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Dal nostro inviato a Copenaghen (1970)
    Dal nostro inviato a Copenaghen
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1970
  • Zingari
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Erna Schürer in The Doll of Satan (1969)
    The Doll of Satan
    5.1
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Su sambene non est aba (Il sangue non è acqua)
    6.1
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Le salamandre (1969)
    Le salamandre
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Fuoco! (1968)
    Fuoco!
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Cavalli ciechi
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Il pantano
    7.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Trio
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Lsd
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Avventure di mare e di costa (1966)
    Avventure di mare e di costa
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1966

Music Department

  • Afrika (1973)
    Afrika
    4.9
    • conductor
    • 1973
  • Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
    The Agony and the Ecstasy
    7.2
    • choral music: composed and conducted by
    • 1965
  • A Man Named John (1965)
    A Man Named John
    6.6
    • conductor
    • 1965
  • Milano nera (1963)
    Milano nera
    6.6
    • conductor: choir
    • 1963
  • Avventura al motel (1963)
    Avventura al motel
    5.1
    • musical director
    • 1963
  • I due della legione (1962)
    I due della legione
    5.5
    • conductor: choir
    • 1962

Actor

  • Rossini! Rossini! (1991)
    Rossini! Rossini!
    5.9
    • Azavedo (uncredited)
    • 1991

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 23, 1922
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • September 6, 2011
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy

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