Fortunato Misiano (October 11, 1899 – February 11, 1976) was an Italian

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

. In 1946 he founded the

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-based

Romana Film Romana Film was an Italian film production company.Marlow-Mann, Alex. ''The New Neapolitan Cinema''. Edinburgh University Press, 2011. p.17 Founded in 1946 by the Sicilian Fortunato Misiano, the company was based in Rome. It made films in a varie ...

which continued producing films until 1969. The company specialised in turning out films in popular genres during the post-war boom years of Italian cinema.Marlow-Mann p.99

Selected filmography

* ''

Mist on the Sea ''Mist on the Sea'' (Italian: ''Nebbie sul mare'') is a 1944 Italian drama film directed by Marcello Pagliero and Hans Hinrich and starring Viveca Lindfors, Gustav Diessl and Umberto Spadaro.Qvist & Von Bagh p.105 The film's sets were designed by ...

'' (1944) * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * ''

Baron Carlo Mazza ''Baron Carlo Mazza'' (Italian:''Il barone Carlo Mazza'') is a 1948 Italian musical comedy film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Nino Taranto, Silvana Pampanini and Enzo Turco.D'Amico p.65 The film's art direction was by Virgilio Marchi. ...

'' (1948) * ''

The Island Monster ''The Island Monster'' (Italian: ''Il mostro dell'isola''/ ''The Monster of the Island'') is a 1954 Italian thriller film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero and starring Boris Karloff, Franca Marzi and Germana Paolieri. It was made at Cinecitta S ...

'' (1954) * ''

Letter from Naples ''Letter from Naples'' (Italian: ''Lettera napoletana'') is a 1954 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Giacomo Rondinella, Virna Lisi and Otello Toso. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfr ...

'' (1954) * '' Tears of Love'' (1954) * ''

It Takes Two to Sin in Love ''It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (Italian: ''In amore si pecca in due'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Giorgio De Lullo, Cosetta Greco and Alda Mangini.Moliterno p.94 The film's sets were designed b ...

'' (1954) * ''

Mermaid of Naples ''Mermaid of Naples'' ( it, Maruzzella) is a 1956 Italian musical melodrama film directed by Luigi Capuano. Plot Cast *Marisa Allasio: Maruzzella *Massimo Serato: Salvatore *Yvette Lebon: Donna Carmela * Adolfo Geri: Caputo *Renato Caroso ...

'' (1956) * ''

The Knight of the Black Sword ''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere dalla spada '') is a 1956 Italian historical adventure film directed by and Luigi Capuano and starring Marina Berti, Steve Barclay and Otello Toso.Chiti & Poppi p.89 The film's sets were ...

'' (1956) * ''

Pirates of the Coast ''Pirates of the Coast'' ( it, I pirati della costa, also known as ''Pirates of the Barbary Coast'') is a 1960 Italian adventure film directed by Domenico Paolella. Cast *Lex Barker as Luis Monterey *Estella Blain as Isabella *Livio Lorenzon a ...

'' (1960) * '' Knight of 100 Faces'' (1960) * ''

Sword in the Shadows ''Sword in the Shadows'' ( it, Una spada nell'ombra) is a 1961 Italian swashbuckler film directed by Luigi Capuano and starring Tamara Lees and Livio Lorenzon. Plot Cast *Tamara Lees as Countess Ottavia della Rocca *Livio Lorenzon as C ...

'' (1961) * ''

Queen of the Seas ''Queen of the Seas'' ( it, Le avventure di Mary Read) is a 1961 adventure film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Lisa Gastoni and Jerome Courtland. Plot Cast * Lisa Gastoni as Mary Read * Jerome Courtland as Peter Goodwin * Walter ...

'' (1961) * '' Catherine of Russia'' (1963) * ''

The Invincible Masked Rider ''The Invincible Masked Rider'' ( it, L'invincibile cavaliere mascherato) is a 1963 adventure film directed by Umberto Lenzi. It was based on a novel by Johnston McCulley. The film was released in the US as ''Terror of the Black Mask''.Lucanio,Pat ...

'' (1963) * ''

Assault on the State Treasure ''Assault on the State Treasure'' (Italian: ''Assalto al tesoro di stato'') is a 1967 Italian action film directed by Piero Pierotti and starring Roger Browne, Anita Sanders and Franco Ressel.Cowie & Elley p.299 Plot Four criminals plan to rob a ...

'' (1967) * ''

Zorro in the Court of England ''Zorro in the Court of England'' ( it, Zorro alla corte d'Inghilterra) is a 1969 Italian adventure film directed by Franco Montemurro. Cast * Spiros Focás: Pedro Suarez / Zorro * Dada Gallotti: Rosanna Gonzales * Franco Ressel: Lord Percy M ...

'' (1968) * ''

The Son of Black Eagle ''The Son of Black Eagle'' (Italian: ''Il figlio di Aquila Nera'') is a 1968 Italian historical adventure film directed by Guido Malatesta and starring Mimmo Palmara, Edwige Fenech and Franco Ressel. It was inspired by the historic success of Ricca ...

'' (1968)

References

Bibliography

* Marlow-Mann, Alex. ''The New Neapolitan Cinema''. Edinburgh University Press, 2011.

External links

* 1899 births 1976 deaths Italian film producers People from Messina Film people from the Province of Messina {{Italy-film-bio-stub