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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. |
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==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.<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"/> |
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== Selected filmography == |
== Selected filmography == |
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* ''{{Ill|Tecnica di un omicidio|it}}'' (1966) |
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* ''Tecnica di un omicidio'' (1966) |
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* ''Hired Killer'' (1966) |
* ''Hired Killer'' (1966) |
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* ''Every Man Is My Enemy'' (1967) |
* ''Every Man Is My Enemy'' (1967) |
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* ''[[Ripped Off]]'' (1971) |
* ''[[Ripped Off]]'' (1971) |
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* ''[[The Funny Face of the Godfather]]'' (1973) |
* ''[[The Funny Face of the Godfather]]'' (1973) (parody of ''[[The Godfather (film)|The Godfather]]'') |
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* ''[[Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia]]'' (1974) |
* ''[[Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia]]'' (1974) |
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* ''[[Meet Him and Die]]'' (1976) |
* ''[[Meet Him and Die]]'' (1976) |
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* ''[[The Last House on the Beach]]'' (1978) |
* ''[[The Last House on the Beach]]'' (1978) |
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* ''[[Deadly Chase (film)|Deadly Chase]]'' (1978) |
* ''[[Deadly Chase (film)|Deadly Chase]]'' (1978) |
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* ''[[Gunan, King of the Barbarians]]'' (1982) (parody of ''[[Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)|Conan the Barbarian]]'') |
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* ''[[Mondo Cannibale]]'' (1980) producer credit only |
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* ''[[Gunan, King of the Barbarians]]'' (1982) |
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* ''[[The Throne of Fire (film)|The Throne of Fire]]'' (1983) |
* ''[[The Throne of Fire (film)|The Throne of Fire]]'' (1983) |
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[[Category:Film people from Rome]] |
[[Category:Film people from Rome]] |
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[[Category:20th-century Italian male writers]] |
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[[Category:Italian parodists]] |
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[[Category:Comedy film directors]] |
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[[Category:Parody film directors]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:12, 20 July 2024
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2021) |
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(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
[edit]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
[edit]- Tecnica di un omicidio (1966)
- Hired Killer (1966)
- Every Man Is My Enemy (1967)
- Ripped Off (1971)
- The Funny Face of the Godfather (1973) (parody of The Godfather)
- Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974)
- Meet Him and Die (1976)
- The Last House on the Beach (1978)
- Deadly Chase (1978)
- Gunan, King of the Barbarians (1982) (parody of Conan the Barbarian)
- The Throne of Fire (1983)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
External links
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