Francesco Prosperi
Francesco Prosperi (often Franco Prosperi ; born September 2, 1926 in Rome , † October 17, 2004 ibid) was an Italian film director and screenwriter . He is not to be confused with his namesake, the Mondo film director Franco Prosperi .
Life
Prosperi began as Mario Bava's assistant director , with whom he also wrote some of his scripts. In 1965 he made his debut as Frank Shannon with the crime film Tecnica di un omicidio as a director. Over the years he has repeatedly presented solid action ware - happily more crime fiction ware - but also occasional comedies (with Lando Buzzanca and Alighiero Noschese ). At the end of his career, at the beginning of the 1980s, there were also very cheap barbarian films.
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1965: My name is John Harris (Tecnica di un omicidio)
- 1967: seven o'clock comes John Harris (Qualcuno ha tradito)
- 1972: Champ Cherokee (L'uomo dalla pelle dura)
- 1973: A godfather rarely comes to everyone (L'altra faccia del padrino)
- 1976: The dead pave his way (Pronto ad uccidere)
- 1978: Young girls forced to love (La settima donna)
- 1978: Policeman (Il commissario Verrazzano)
- 1982: Gunan - King of the Barbarians (Gunan il guerriero)
- 1983: The Throne of Fire (Il trono di fuoco)
- script
- 1961: Aladdin's Adventure (Le meraviglie di Aladino)
- 1964: The ride to Alamo (La strada per Fort Alamo)
- 1984: Amazonia - headhunt in the rainforest (Schiave bianche - Violenza profonda)
- 1986: The White Apache - The Revenge of the Half-Blood (Bianco Apache)
Web links
- Francesco Prosperi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registers. Gremese Editore, Rome 2002, p. 348
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prosperi, Francesco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shannon, Frank; Prosperi, Franco; Price, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 17, 2004 |
| Place of death | Rome |