Luca Damiano
Luca Damiano (born Franco Lo Cascio; 29 August 1946) is an Italian film director. In 1974, he made his directorial debut with the parody film Piedino il questurino starring Franco Franchi. After having directed a number of comedies and the supernatural thriller Un urlo dalle tenebre in 1976, Lo Cascio withdrew from directing to focus on his distribution company "Patrizia Cinematografica" he founded together with Diego Spadaro.
Also recorded as Franco Lo Cascio · Frank G. Carroll · Mark Principe · Luca Camiletti
Luca Damiano
- Name
- Luca Damiano
- Birth Name
- Franco Lo Cascio
- Born
- 29 August 1946
- Birthplace
- Rome
- Occupation
- Film director
- Full name
- Franco Lo Cascio.
- Nationality
- Italy.
- Fields
- pornographic film.
- Languages
- Italian.
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Luca Damiano (born Franco Lo Cascio; 29 August 1946) is an Italian film director. In 1974, he made his directorial debut with the parody film Piedino il questurino starring Franco Franchi. After having directed a number of comedies and the supernatural thriller Un urlo dalle tenebre in 1976, Lo Cascio withdrew from directing to focus on his distribution company "Patrizia Cinematografica" he founded together with Diego Spadaro.
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Biography
Biography
In 1984, he adopted his stage name Luca Damiano and directed and produced numerous pornographic films.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Luca Damiano • Birth Name — Franco Lo Cascio • Born — 29 August 1946 • Birthplace — Rome • Occupation — Film director • Notable Works — Ah sì? E io lo dico a Zzzzorro!
Partial filmography
Partial filmography
• Piedino il questurino (1974) • Un urlo dalle tenebre (1975) • Mark of Zorro (1975) • Sesso allo specchio (1981) • Erotic Adventures of Red Riding Hood (1986) • La Signora dell'Oriente Express (1989) • Il Marchese de Sade – Oltre ogni perversione (1994) • Ladri gentiluomini – Donne, gioielli... e culi belli (1994) • The Erotic Adventures of Marco Polo (1994) • The Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X (1994) • Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia (1995) • Snow White & 7 Dwarfs (1995) • War Games (1996) • Napoleon (1996) • Orient Express (1996) • The Princess, the Bodyguard and the Stripper (1996) • C'era una volta il... bordello (1997) • Rock Erotic Picture Show (1997) • Don Juan (1998) • Paolina Borghese ninfomane imperiale (1998) • Snow White... Ten Years Later (1999) • Penocchio (2002)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Luca Damiano was recorded at birth as Franco Lo Cascio. He also worked under the names Luca Damiano, Lucky Faar Delly and Lajos Raschau. The authorities additionally record the headings Franco Lo Cascio, Frank G. Carroll, Mark Principe, Luca Camiletti and Mr. His recorded language was Italian. He married Lidia Sablone.
Identity
Identity
Luca Damiano is recorded as film director, screenwriter, actor, non-sex actor in a pornographic work and assistant director.
Awards and nominations
• 2000 FICEB Ninfa Award winner – Lifetime Achievement Award • 2001 FICEB Ninfa Award winner – Special Jury Award
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- 1.Vita e film di Luca Damiano , biografia di Luca Damiano
- 2.Intervista a Luca Damiano.
- 3.Luce rossa: la nascita e le prime fasi del cinema pornografico in Italia. Iacobelli Editore. 114-115. 2014. 9788862522137.
- 4.Ciak, si gira. Luci rosse sul set del Palatrussardi, articolo de Il Corriere della Sera, del 5 marzo 1996
- 5.Elenco dei vincitori degli AVN Awards
- 6.Roberto Poppi. I registi. Dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese. 2002. 88-8440-171-2.
- 7.I registi. Dizionario Bolaffi del cinema italiano. Giulio Bolaffi editore. 1. 1979. 848855379.
- 8.FICEB 2000 Awards.
- 9.FICEB 2001 Awards.
- 10.Il film è stato distribuito in VHS con il titolo La ninfomane, il trans e lo stallone
- 11.Il film è stato distribuito in VHS con il titolo Oriental nights-Notti orientali
- 12.Il film è stato distribuito in DVD con il titolo Le piccanti avventure erotiche di Amleto
- 13.Il film è stato distribuito in VHS con il titolo Marquis
- 14.Il film è stato distribuito in DVD con il titolo La contessa svergognata
- 15.Il film è stato distribuito in DVD anche con i titoli Clausura e Depravazione in convento
- 16.Il film è stato distribuito in DVD con il titolo Dark Queen
- 17.Il film è stato distribuito in DVD con il titolo Pippi Cazzilunghi
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