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'''Franco Prosperi''' (2 September 1926 – 17 October 2004) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, active between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s.
'''Franco Prosperi''' (2 September 1926 – 17 October 2004) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, active between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s.


==Career==
Born '''Francesco Prosperi''' in Rome, Prosperi began his career as an assistant director with [[Mario Bava]] and with whom he also wrote several screenplays.<ref name=bio>{{cite book|last1=Roberto Poppi|title=I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|year=2002|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2002|isbn=8884401712}}</ref> 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.<ref name="bio"/> 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.<ref name="bio"/>
Born in [[Rome]], Prosperi began his career as an assistant director with [[Mario Bava]] and with whom he also wrote several screenplays.<ref name=bio>{{cite book|last1=Roberto Poppi|title=I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri|year=2002|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2002|isbn=8884401712}}</ref> 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.<ref name="bio"/> 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.<ref name="bio"/>


== Selected filmography ==
== Selected filmography ==
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* ''Tecnica di un omicidio'' (1966)
* ''{{Ill|Tecnica di un omicidio|it}}'' (1966)
* ''Hired Killer'' (1966)
* ''Hired Killer'' (1966)
* ''Every Man Is My Enemy'' (1967)
* ''Every Man Is My Enemy'' (1967)
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[[Category:Parody film directors]]



Latest revision as of 13:12, 20 July 2024

Franco Prosperi
Born
Francesco Prosperi

(1926-09-02)2 September 1926
Died17 October 2004(2004-10-17) (aged 78)
Rome, Italy
Other namesFrank Shannon
Occupation(s)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.

Career

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Born 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
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