Franco Interlenghi

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Franco Interlenghi in 1950

Franco Interlenghi (born October 29, 1931 in Rome ; † September 10, 2015 there ) was an Italian actor and film producer .

Life

Franco Interlenghi made his acting debut at the age of only 15 when he played the title role in the drama Sciuscià , directed by Vittorio De Sica . This was followed by smaller roles, but in 1952 he had another major appearance in the classic film Don Camillo and Peppone by Julien Duvivier . In Don Camillo , as in numerous other films from the 1950s, he embodied a young lover. A high point of his career was the lead role in Federico Fellini's The Idlers from 1953. Interlenghi was considered a teenage idol in Italy because of his looks at a young age. Still, he had limited success internationally. In 1955 he starred alongside Kirk Douglas in Mario Camerini's adventure film The Journeys of Odysseus , and in 1958 he was seen as the lover of Brigitte Bardot in A Woman 's Gun, who kills her at the end of the film for infidelity.

From the 1960s onwards, Interlenghi increasingly worked as a stage actor, for example in Death of a Salesman under the direction of Luchino Visconti . In his screen appearances since the 1970s, Interlenghi shifted increasingly to supporting roles and also played more often on television. He was involved in a total of almost 100 feature films, including in 1987 in Franco Rossi's Bible adaptation A Child with the Name of Jesus and in 1999 in Raffaele Mertes ' Jesus Legends - Joseph of Nazareth . In 2002 he played in Pope John XXIII. the role of Radini Tedeschi .

Since 1953 Interlenghi was married to the actress Antonella Lualdi . The marriage resulted in a daughter, Antonella Interlenghi (* 1961), who also works as an actress.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Franco Interlenghi  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Italian actor Interlenghi died. In: Focus , September 10, 2015. Accessed September 10, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Interlenghi, Franco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian actor and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 2015
Place of death Rome