Gianfranco Plenizio (10 January 1941 – 7 February 2017) was an Italian conductor, composer, pianist and essayist.

Life and career

Born in

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, Plenizio studied piano with Enrico De Angelis Valentini and conduction under

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. After his debut as a pianist, he focused on conducting; among others, he conducted the

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, the Santa Cecilia Orchestra, the

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, the

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and the

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. Active as a film score composer, Plenizio collaborated with notable directors such as

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. He also authored essays, mainly focusing on the

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Selected filmography

* ''

Garter Colt ''Garter Colt'' (''Giarrettiera Colt'') is a 1968 Italian spaghetti Western directed by Gian Andrea Rocco. It is one of the rare Italo-Westerns with a woman as lead character and was shot in Sardinia at a town named San Salvatore di Sinis. Plot ...

'' (1968) * '' La gatta in calore'' (1972) * ''

The Sensuous Nurse ''L'Infermiera'' is a 1975 commedia sexy all'italiana film starring Ursula Andress, Jack Palance and Luciana Paluzzi, also known by the titles ''I Will If You Will'', ''The Nurse'', ''The Sensuous Nurse'' and ''The Secrets of a Sensuous Nurse''. ...

'' (1975) * '' Mark of Zorro'' (1975) * ''

Young, Violent, Dangerous ''Young, Violent, Dangerous'' ( it, Liberi armati pericolosi), is a 1976 Italian "poliziottesco" film directed by Romolo Guerrieri. It is based on the short stories "Bravi ragazzi bang bang'' and ''In pineta si uccide meglio'', both included in Gio ...

'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1976) * ''

Hurricane Rosy ''Hurricane Rosy'' ( it, Temporale Rosy, french: Rosy la bourrasque) is a 1979 Italian-French comedy film written and directed by Mario Monicelli. It is loosely based on a novel by Carlo Brizzolara. Cast * Gérard Depardieu as Raoul Lamarre * Fa ...

'' (1979) * ''

Spaghetti House ''Spaghetti House'' is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Giulio Paradisi. It is loosely based on the Spaghetti House siege that occurred in 1975. Plot In an attempted armed robbery of an Italian restaurant in London, the staff members are ...

'' (1982) * '' And the Ship Sails On'' (1983) * ''

La Storia ''History: A Novel'' ( it, La Storia) is a novel by Italian author Elsa Morante, generally regarded as her most famous and controversial work. Published in 1974, it narrates the story of a partly Jewish woman, Ida Ramundo, and her two sons Anton ...

'' (1986) * ''

Django 2 ''Django Strikes Again'' ( it, Django 2 - Il grande ritorno, lit. "Django 2 - The Great Return") is a List of Italian films of 1987, 1987 Cinema of Italy, Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Nello Rossati, under the pseudonym Ted Archer. It ...

'' (1987) * ''

Treasure Island in Outer Space ''Treasure Island in Outer Space'' ( it, L'isola del tesoro) is a 1987 Italian science fiction television miniseries directed by Antonio Margheriti. Plot It is based on the 1883 novel ''Treasure Island'' by Robert Louis Stevenson, setting the s ...

'' (1987)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Plenizio, Gianfranco 1941 births 2017 deaths People from the Province of Udine Italian film score composers Italian male film score composers Italian conductors (music) Italian male conductors (music) Male essayists Italian essayists Italian male pianists