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Francesco Massaro(I)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Francesco Massaro was born in 1935 in Padua, Veneto, Italy. He is a director and assistant director, known for The Leopard (1963), Tomorrow I'm Getting Married (1984) and Il generale dorme in piedi (1972).
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    • Known for

    Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, and Alain Delon in The Leopard (1963)
    The Leopard
    7.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1963
    Tomorrow I'm Getting Married (1984)
    Tomorrow I'm Getting Married
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1984
    Mariangela Melato and Ugo Tognazzi in Il generale dorme in piedi (1972)
    Il generale dorme in piedi
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1972
    Al bar dello sport (1983)
    Al bar dello sport
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1983

    Credits

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    Director

    • O la va, o la spacca (2004)
      O la va, o la spacca
      4.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Benedetti dal Signore (2004)
      Benedetti dal Signore
      5.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2004
    • In punta di cuore (1999)
      In punta di cuore
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Provincia segreta
      4.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Pronto soccorso (1990)
      Pronto soccorso
      3.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990–1992
    • Giuliana de Sio and Michele Placido in Private Affairs (1988)
      Private Affairs
      5.4
      • Director
      • 1988
    • Little Roma (1987)
      Little Roma
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1987
    • Tomorrow I'm Getting Married (1984)
      Tomorrow I'm Getting Married
      5.2
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Al bar dello sport (1983)
      Al bar dello sport
      6.3
      • Director
      • 1983
    • Miracoloni (1981)
      Miracoloni
      5.6
      • Director
      • 1981
    • I carabbinieri (1981)
      I carabbinieri
      5.0
      • Director
      • 1981
    • Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
      Il lupo e l'agnello
      5.5
      • Director
      • 1980
    • La banca di Monate (1976)
      La banca di Monate
      6.2
      • Director
      • 1976
    • Mariangela Melato and Ugo Tognazzi in Il generale dorme in piedi (1972)
      Il generale dorme in piedi
      6.5
      • Director
      • 1972

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • FBI - Francesco Bertolazzi investigatore (1970)
      FBI - Francesco Bertolazzi investigatore
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • associate director
      • first assistant director
      • 1970
    • Serafino (1968)
      Serafino
      6.3
      • assistant director
      • 1968
    • Straziami ma di baci saziami (1968)
      Straziami ma di baci saziami
      6.8
      • assistant director
      • 1968
    • Uno straniero a Paso Bravo (1968)
      Uno straniero a Paso Bravo
      5.8
      • assistant director (as Franco Massari)
      • 1968
    • Ann-Margret and Vittorio Gassman in The Prophet (1968)
      The Prophet
      6.0
      • first assistant director
      • 1968
    • Heinz Rühmann in Operazione San Pietro (1967)
      Operazione San Pietro
      4.8
      • assistant director
      • 1967
    • Ugo Tognazzi in The Climax (1967)
      The Climax
      6.7
      • assistant director
      • 1967
    • Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand (1966)
      Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
      4.7
      • assistant director
      • 1966
    • The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
      The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
      7.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1966
    • 7 uomini d'oro (1965)
      7 uomini d'oro
      6.6
      • assistant director (as F. Massaro)
      • 1965
    • Guy Madison and Ingeborg Schöner in The Mystery of Thug Island (1964)
      The Mystery of Thug Island
      5.0
      • assistant director
      • 1964
    • Extraconiugale (1964)
      Extraconiugale
      5.9
      • assistant director
      • 1964
    • Seduced and Abandoned (1964)
      Seduced and Abandoned
      7.9
      • assistant director
      • 1964
    • Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, and Alain Delon in The Leopard (1963)
      The Leopard
      7.9
      • second assistant director
      • 1963

    Writer

    • Enrico Piaggio - Un sogno italiano (2019)
      Enrico Piaggio - Un sogno italiano
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Vi perdono ma inginocchiatevi (2012)
      Vi perdono ma inginocchiatevi
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Ti presento un amico (2010)
      Ti presento un amico
      5.1
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2010
    • Provincia segreta
      4.1
      TV Mini Series
      • writer
      • 1998
    • Pronto soccorso (1990)
      Pronto soccorso
      3.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1990–1992
    • Delitti e profumi (1988)
      Delitti e profumi
      4.7
      • writer
      • 1988
    • Giuliana de Sio and Michele Placido in Private Affairs (1988)
      Private Affairs
      5.4
      • Writer
      • 1988
    • Sposerò Simon Le Bon - Confessioni di una sedicenne innamorata persa dei Duran Duran (1986)
      Sposerò Simon Le Bon - Confessioni di una sedicenne innamorata persa dei Duran Duran
      4.4
      • screenplay
      • 1986
    • Tomorrow I'm Getting Married (1984)
      Tomorrow I'm Getting Married
      5.2
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1984
    • Al bar dello sport (1983)
      Al bar dello sport
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • 1983
    • Miracoloni (1981)
      Miracoloni
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 1981
    • Il lupo e l'agnello (1980)
      Il lupo e l'agnello
      5.5
      • Writer
      • 1980
    • Roberto Benigni, Mariangela Melato, and Paolo Pietrangeli in I giorni cantati (1979)
      I giorni cantati
      5.9
      • writer
      • 1979
    • La banca di Monate (1976)
      La banca di Monate
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 1976
    • Mariangela Melato and Ugo Tognazzi in Il generale dorme in piedi (1972)
      Il generale dorme in piedi
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 1972

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    • Alternative names
      • Franco Massari
    • Born
      • 1935
      • Padua, Veneto, Italy

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