Franco Indovina (1932 – 4 May 1972) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. In 1959, he was assistant of Michelangelo Antonioni on the set of ''

L'Avventura ''L'Avventura'' ( en, "The Adventure") is a 1960 Italian drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Developed from a story by Antonioni with co-writers Elio Bartolini and Tonino Guerra, the film is about the disappearance of a young woman ...

''. He directed six films between 1965 and 1971. He died when

Alitalia Flight 112 Alitalia Flight 112 was a scheduled flight from Leonardo da Vinci Airport, in Rome, Italy, to Palermo International Airport in Palermo, Italy, with 115 on board. On 5 May 1972, it crashed into Mount Longa, about southwest of Palermo while on ...

crashed on approach to Palermo. His 1967 film '' Lo scatenato'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. The actress

Lorenza Indovina Lorenza Indovina (born 5 October 1966) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Rome, the daughter of the director Franco Indovina, she studied acting at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1991. She made he ...

, born in 1966, is his daughter.

Filmography

* '' Menage all'italiana'' (1965) * '' I tre volti'' (1965) * '' Lo scatenato'' (1967) * '' Le plus vieux métier du monde'' (1967) * '' Giochi particolari'' (1970) * ''Tre nel mille'' (1971)

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* 1932 births 1972 deaths Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Italy Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1972 20th-century Italian male writers {{Italy-film-director-stub