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Roberto Russo(1947-2025)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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Roberto Russo was born on 28 September 1947 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a director and writer, known for Flirt (1983), Francesca è mia (1986) and Secret Scandal (1990). He was married to Monica Vitti. He died on 20 September 2025 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornSeptember 28, 1947
DiedSeptember 20, 2025(77)
BornSeptember 28, 1947
DiedSeptember 20, 2025(77)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Flirt (1983)
Flirt
6.6
  • Director
  • 1983
Francesca è mia (1986)
Francesca è mia
5.4
  • Director
  • 1986
Elliott Gould and Monica Vitti in Secret Scandal (1990)
Secret Scandal
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1990
Fabio Testi in Contraband (1980)
Contraband
6.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1980

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Una gita scolastica (1983)
    Una gita scolastica
    7.0
    • studio photographer
    • 1983
  • Revenge of the Dead (1983)
    Revenge of the Dead
    6.2
    • studio photographer
    • 1983
  • Fabio Testi in Contraband (1980)
    Contraband
    6.5
    • studio photographer
    • 1980
  • Keith Carradine and Monica Vitti in An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
    An Almost Perfect Affair
    5.3
    • still photographer
    • 1979
  • Johnny Dorelli, Enrico Maria Salerno, and Monica Vitti in Amori miei (1978)
    Amori miei
    6.1
    • still photographer
    • 1978
  • Monica Vitti and Jean Yanne in La raison d'État (1978)
    La raison d'État
    6.3
    • still photographer (as R. Russo)
    • 1978
  • L'altra metà del cielo (1977)
    L'altra metà del cielo
    5.0
    • still photographer
    • 1977
  • Ugo Tognazzi and Monica Vitti in Duck in Orange Sauce (1975)
    Duck in Orange Sauce
    6.3
    • still photographer
    • 1975

Director

  • Francesca è mia (1986)
    Francesca è mia
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Sabatoventiquattromarzo
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)
    Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Flirt (1983)
    Flirt
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1983

Writer

  • Elliott Gould and Monica Vitti in Secret Scandal (1990)
    Secret Scandal
    5.2
    • writer
    • 1990
  • Francesca è mia (1986)
    Francesca è mia
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Flirt (1983)
    Flirt
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • R. Russo
  • Born
    • September 28, 1947
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • September 20, 2025
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(long illness)
  • Spouse
    • Monica VittiSeptember 28, 2000 - February 2, 2022 (her death)

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    Lived with Monica Vitti for 27 years before marrying her.

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