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Franco Brusati(1922-1993)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Franco Brusati
Franco Brusati was born on 4 August 1922 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for Bread and Chocolate (1974), Romeo and Juliet (1968) and I tulipani di Haarlem (1970). He died on 28 February 1993 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornAugust 4, 1922
DiedFebruary 28, 1993(70)
BornAugust 4, 1922
DiedFebruary 28, 1993(70)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

Bread and Chocolate (1974)
Bread and Chocolate
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1974
Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Romeo and Juliet
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1968
I tulipani di Haarlem (1970)
I tulipani di Haarlem
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1970
The Sleazy Uncle (1989)
The Sleazy Uncle
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1989

Credits

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Writer



  • The Sleazy Uncle (1989)
    The Sleazy Uncle
    6.3
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1989
  • Il buon soldato (1982)
    Il buon soldato
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • To Forget Venice (1979)
    To Forget Venice
    6.5
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1979
  • Lundi la fête (1978)
    Lundi la fête
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1978
  • Bread and Chocolate (1974)
    Bread and Chocolate
    7.5
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1974
  • Dominique Sanda in The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970)
    The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
    7.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • I tulipani di Haarlem (1970)
    I tulipani di Haarlem
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • La pietà di novembre
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1968
  • George Segal and Virna Lisi in The Girl Who Couldn't Say No (1968)
    The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Woody Strode in Black Jesus (1968)
    Black Jesus
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1968
  • Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting in Romeo and Juliet (1968)
    Romeo and Juliet
    7.6
    • screenplay
    • 1968
  • Amori pericolosi (1964)
    Amori pericolosi
    5.6
    • screenplay (segment "La ronda")
    • 1964
  • Smog (1962)
    Smog
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Una vita violenta (1962)
    Una vita violenta
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Disorder (1962)
    Disorder
    5.8
    • writer
    • 1962

Director



  • The Sleazy Uncle (1989)
    The Sleazy Uncle
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Il buon soldato (1982)
    Il buon soldato
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1982
  • To Forget Venice (1979)
    To Forget Venice
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Bread and Chocolate (1974)
    Bread and Chocolate
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1974
  • I tulipani di Haarlem (1970)
    I tulipani di Haarlem
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1970
  • George Segal and Virna Lisi in The Girl Who Couldn't Say No (1968)
    The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Disorder (1962)
    Disorder
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Il padrone sono me (1955)
    Il padrone sono me
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1955

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Due mogli sono troppe (1951)
    Due mogli sono troppe
    5.1
    • assistant director
    • 1951
  • Sotto il sole di Roma (1948)
    Sotto il sole di Roma
    6.9
    • second assistant director
    • 1948

Personal details

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    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • F. Brusati
  • Born
    • August 4, 1922
    • Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  • Died
    • February 28, 1993
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(leukemia)

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