Franco Prosperi
Franco Prosperi | |
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| Born | Francesco Prosperi 2 September 1926 |
| Died | 17 October 2004 (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Frank Shannon |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Franco Prosperi (2 September 1926 – 17 October 2004) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, active between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s.
Born Francesco Prosperi in Rome, Prosperi began his career as an assistant director with Mario Bava and with whom he also wrote several screenplays.[1] In 1966, he made his directorial debut, credited as Frank Shannon, with the thriller film, Tecnica di un omicidio and over the years he built a solid reputation as a director of crime-action films.[1] He also occasionally directed comedies (with Lando Buzzanca or Alighiero Noschese) and, in the final stage of his career, at the beginning of the 1980s, several low-budget sword and sorcery films.[1]
Selected filmography[]
- Tecnica di un omicidio (1966)
- Hired Killer (1966)
- Every Man Is My Enemy (1967)
- Ripped Off (1971)
- The Funny Face of the Godfather (1973)
- Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974)
- Meet Him and Die (1976)
- The Last House on the Beach (1978)
- Deadly Chase (1978)
- Mondo Cannibale (1980) producer credit only
- Gunan, King of the Barbarians (1982)
- The Throne of Fire (1983)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
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