Franco Montemurro
Franco Montemurro (actually Francesco Montemurro ; born November 1, 1920 in Naples , † 1992 in Rome ) was an Italian assistant director and film director .
Life
After graduating from high school, Montemurro began to work as an assistant editor ; from 1951 he began an extensive activity as an assistant director (very often for Dino Risi ). In 1962 he finally directed his first of five genre films, mostly of an adventurous nature. He used the pseudonym Jean Monty for his two Zorro films .
Filmography
- 1962: The gray galley (Odio mortale)
- 1966: Seventeen, blond hair
- 1968: Uno corpo caldo per l'inferno
- 1969: Zorro - Count of Navarra (Zorro marchese di Navarra)
- 1969: Zorro alla corte d'Inghilterra
Web links
- Franco Montemurro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I Registi, Gremese 2002, pp. 296/7
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montemurro, Franco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Montemurro, Francesco; Monty, Jean (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian assistant director and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1992 |
| Place of death | Rome |