Franco Rossetti (1 October 1930 – 11 June 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Franco Rossetti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1930 |
| Died | 11 June 2018 (aged 87) Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Fred Gardner, Frank Ross |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Life and career edit
Born in Siena, Rossetti started his career as a film critic, then in the early 1950s he entered the film industry as an assistant director.[1] With the rise of the Spaghetti Western genre, Rossetti developed a solid reputation as a screenwriter, especially thanks to the screenplays of Django, Texas, Adios and Johnny Oro.[1] He made his directorial debut in 1967 with the western The Dirty Outlaws, and then he directed seven more films, spanning different genres.[1][2] Rossetti died in Rome on 11 June 2018, at the age of 87.[3]
Filmography edit
- 1967: The Dirty Outlaws
- 1969: Delitto al circolo del tennis
- 1972: Una cavalla tutta nuda
- 1974: Nipoti miei diletti
- 1975: Quel movimento che mi piace tanto
- 1978: Il mondo porno di due sorelle
- 1984: Il lebbroso
- 1984: Al limite, cioè, non glielo dico
References edit
- ^ a b c Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ "Franco Rossetti, è morto uno degli sceneggiatori di "Django"". Blitz. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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