Franco Solinas
Franco Solinas (born January 19, 1927 in Cagliari , Sardinia , † September 14, 1982 in Fiumicino , Latium ) was an Italian writer and screenwriter.
Life
Solinas was active as a screenwriter since the early 1950s. He was a Marxist and as such had a “part in the politicization of the Spaghetti Western”. In total, he was involved in more than 20 productions. He also co-wrote the script for The Haunted Sierra Madre .
In 1969 he and Gillo Pontecorvo were nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Original Screenplay for the screenplay for Battle of Algiers .
Filmography (selection)
- 1957: The betrothed of death (I fidanzati della morte)
- 1959: In the land of long shadows (Ombre bianche)
- 1960: Kapo
- 1961: Who shot Salvatore G.? (Salvatore Giuliano)
- 1966: Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri)
- 1966: Kill Amigo (Quién sabe?)
- 1968: Tepepa
- 1969: Queimada - Island of Terror (Burn!)
- 1972: The Invisible Uprising (État de siège)
- 1976: Monsieur Klein (Mr. Klein)
Web links
- Franco Solinas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Uwe Killing: Dirty Spaghetti. The glorious story of the spaghetti western, Höfen 2013, p. 201.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solinas, Franco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian screenwriter and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 19, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cagliari , Sardinia , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 1982 |
| Place of death | Fiumicino , Lazio , Italy |