Franco Castellano
Franco Castellano (20 June 1925 – 28 December 1999) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 94 films between 1958 and 1997. He also directed 21 films between 1964 and 1992.
Franco Castellano
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- Name
- Franco Castellano
- Born
- 20 June 1925
- Birthplace
- Rome, Italy
- Died
- 28 December 1999
- Occupation
- * Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Italy · Kingdom of Italy
- Languages
- Italian · English
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Biography
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Most of the films he co-wrote and co-directed as a part of the Castellano & Pipolo duo alongside Giuseppe Moccia. Their 1984 film Il ragazzo di campagna was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
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• Name — Franco Castellano • Born — 20 June 1925 • Birthplace — Rome, Italy • Died — 28 December 1999 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — * Screenwriter • film director • Years Active — 1958–1997
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Franco Castellano appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a screenwriter (20 June 1925 – 28 December 1999). Franco Castellano was born on 20 June 1925 in Rome and died on 28 December 1999 in Rome.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• My Wife's Enemy (1959) • Tipi da spiaggia (1959) • Guardatele ma non toccatele (1959) • Gentlemen Are Born (1960) • Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi (1960) • The Two Rivals (1960) • The Fascist (1961) • 5 marines per 100 ragazze (1962) • Toto's First Night (1962) • Obiettivo ragazze (1963) • The Thursday (1963) • Three Nights of Love (1964) • Slalom (1965) • The Man, the Woman and the Money (1965) • Di che segno sei? (1975) • Tell Me You Do Everything for Me (1976) • Il ragazzo di campagna (1984)
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Life and career
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1925
Franco Castellano born at Rome.
1999
Franco Castellano died at Rome.
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