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Franco Montemurro

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November 1, 1920 — January 1, 1992Napoli, Italy

Franco Montemurro was an Italian film director and screenwriter active during the 1960s and 1970s. He directed films across various genres, including the Spaghetti Western A Stranger in Paso Bravo (1968) and the giallo film The Police Are Blundering in the Dark (1975). Montemurro's work is noted for its engagement with popular cinematic trends of his time, contributing to the diversity of Italian genre cinema.

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Known for

Umberto D.movie

Umberto D.

1952

Marriage Italian Stylemovie

Marriage Italian Style

1964

The Treasure of San Gennaromovie

The Treasure of San Gennaro

1966

Bread, Love and Dreamsmovie

Bread, Love and Dreams

1953

Scandal in Sorrentomovie

Scandal in Sorrento

1955

A Difficult Lifemovie

A Difficult Life

1961

The Gold of Naplesmovie

The Gold of Naples

1954

Everybody Go Home!movie

Everybody Go Home!

1960

Complexesmovie

Complexes

1965

The Sign of Venusmovie

The Sign of Venus

1955

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Zorro in the Court of Englandmovie

Zorro in the Court of England

1970

Director

Zorro, the Navarra Marquismovie

Zorro, the Navarra Marquis

1969

Director

Un corpo caldo per l'infernomovie

Un corpo caldo per l'inferno

1969

Director

The Treasure of San Gennaromovie

The Treasure of San Gennaro

1966

First Assistant Director

The Battle of the Modsmovie

The Battle of the Mods

1966

Director

Weekend, Italian Stylemovie

Weekend, Italian Style

1965

First Assistant Director

Complexesmovie

Complexes

1965

First Assistant Director

Marriage Italian Stylemovie

Marriage Italian Style

1964

First Assistant Director

The Black Invadersmovie

The Black Invaders

1962

Director

The Police Commissionermovie

The Police Commissioner

1962

First Assistant Director

A Difficult Lifemovie

A Difficult Life

1961

First Assistant Director

The Last Judgmentmovie

The Last Judgment

1961

First Assistant Director

Everybody Go Home!movie

Everybody Go Home!

1960

First Assistant Director

Ferdinand I King of Naplesmovie

Ferdinand I King of Naples

1959

First Assistant Director

La cambialemovie

La cambiale

1959

First Assistant Director

Poor Millionairesmovie

Poor Millionaires

1959

First Assistant Director

Bread, Love and Andaluciamovie

Bread, Love and Andalucia

1958

First Assistant Director

Poor Girl, Pretty Girlmovie

Poor Girl, Pretty Girl

1957

First Assistant Director

Oh! Sabellamovie

Oh! Sabella

1957

First Assistant Director

Poor But Beautifulmovie

Poor But Beautiful

1957

First Assistant Director

The Monte Carlo Storymovie

The Monte Carlo Story

1956

Second Assistant Director

The Roofmovie

The Roof

1956

First Assistant Director

Scandal in Sorrentomovie

Scandal in Sorrento

1955

First Assistant Director

The Sign of Venusmovie

The Sign of Venus

1955

First Assistant Director

Friskymovie

Frisky

1954

First Assistant Director

The Gold of Naplesmovie

The Gold of Naples

1954

First Assistant Director

Bread, Love and Dreamsmovie

Bread, Love and Dreams

1953

First Assistant Director

Cronaca di un delittomovie

Cronaca di un delitto

1953

Assistant Director

Hello Elephantmovie

Hello Elephant

1952

First Assistant Director

Umberto D.movie

Umberto D.

1952

Assistant Director

Mamma mia, che impressione!movie

Mamma mia, che impressione!

1951

First Assistant Director

Monastero di Santa Chiaramovie

Monastero di Santa Chiara

1949

Script Supervisor

Writing3

Zorro in the Court of Englandmovie

Zorro in the Court of England

1970

Writer

Zorro, the Navarra Marquismovie

Zorro, the Navarra Marquis

1969

Story, Writer

Un corpo caldo per l'infernomovie

Un corpo caldo per l'inferno

1969

Screenplay