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Franco Rossellini(1935-1992)

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
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Franco Rossellini was born on 7 November 1935 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Caligula (1979), Django (1966) and The Possessed (1965). He died on 3 June 1992 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 7, 1935
DiedJune 3, 1992(56)
BornNovember 7, 1935
DiedJune 3, 1992(56)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Malcolm McDowell in Caligula (1979)
Caligula
5.3
  • Producer(uncredited)
  • 1979
Franco Nero in Django (1966)
Django
7.2
  • Producer
  • 1966
The Possessed (1965)
The Possessed
7.0
  • Director
  • 1965
The Decameron (1971)
The Decameron
7.0
  • Producer
  • 1971

Credits

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Producer



  • Caligula: The Ultimate Cut (2023)
    Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
    6.3
    • producer: 1976 production
    • 2023
  • City of Women (1980)
    City of Women
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Malcolm McDowell in Caligula (1979)
    Caligula
    5.3
    • line producer
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Messalina, Messalina (1977)
    Messalina, Messalina
    4.0
    • producer
    • 1977
  • The Driver's Seat (1974)
    The Driver's Seat
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Brothers Blue (1973)
    Brothers Blue
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1973
  • The Decameron (1971)
    The Decameron
    7.0
    • executive producer
    • 1971
  • The Walls of Sana'a (1971)
    The Walls of Sana'a
    7.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1971
  • Maria Callas in Medea (1969)
    Medea
    6.9
    • producer
    • 1969
  • Terence Stamp and Silvana Mangano in Teorema (1968)
    Teorema
    7.0
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Terence Hill in Django, Prepare a Coffin (1968)
    Django, Prepare a Coffin
    6.4
    • executive producer
    • 1968
  • Terence Hill and Rita Pavone in Crazy Westerners (1967)
    Crazy Westerners
    4.6
    • executive producer
    • 1967
  • Caterina Caselli and Tiberio Murgia in Io non protesto, io amo (1967)
    Io non protesto, io amo
    6.9
    • executive producer
    • 1967
  • Franco Nero in Texas, Adios (1966)
    Texas, Adios
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 1966
  • Franco Nero in Django (1966)
    Django
    7.2
    • executive producer
    • 1966

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Malcolm McDowell in Caligula (1979)
    Caligula
    5.3
    • director: additional scenes (1984 version, uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Gino Cervi, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, and Totò in The Shortest Day (1963)
    The Shortest Day
    5.8
    • first assistant director
    • 1963
  • Paolo Colombo and Ingrid Thulin in Agostino (1962)
    Agostino
    6.9
    • second assistant director
    • 1962
  • Totò in Lo smemorato di Collegno (1962)
    Lo smemorato di Collegno
    6.6
    • first assistant director
    • 1962
  • The Slave (1962)
    The Slave
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • Anima nera (1962)
    Anima nera
    6.2
    • first assistant director
    • 1962
  • Careless (1962)
    Careless
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1962
  • The Betrayer (1961)
    The Betrayer
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Garibaldi (1961)
    Garibaldi
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1961
  • Escape by Night (1960)
    Escape by Night
    7.1
    • first assistant director
    • 1960

Actor



  • Mara Berni, Peppino De Filippo, Rosalba Neri, and Totò in Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita (1961)
    Totò, Peppino e... la dolce vita
    6.5
    • Franco
    • 1961
  • La Dolce Vita (1960)
    La Dolce Vita
    8.0
    • The Beautiful Horseman (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Nicolette et les Faust
    • Franco, l'ami de Frédéric
    • 1959
  • March's Child (1958)
    March's Child
    6.5
    • Rolando
    • 1958

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  • Born
    • November 7, 1935
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Died
    • June 3, 1992
    • New York City, New York, USA(AIDS)

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    Son of the composer Renzo Rossellini

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