Franco Rossi (19 April 1919, Florence – 5 June 2000, Rome) was an Italian

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and director, mainly known for having directed the six-hour Italian-German-British-Swiss TV mini-series '' Quo Vadis?'' in 1985.

Biography

Rossi was born in

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, Italy. He studied law and then began to work on theatre. He was assistant director of

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, Renato Castellani,

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. Rossi made his debut as a director with the crime thriller '' I Falsari''. He went on to have his first success with ''

Il seduttore ''Il seduttore'' (translation: ''The Seducer'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Rossi. It was adapted from the play by Diego Fabbri. Plot Alberto is forced to face his wife and his two lovers at the same time. Cast * Albe ...

'', starring by

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, and among Rossi's other films were '' The Woman in the Painting'' (''Amici per la pelle'', 1955), ''Odissea Nuda'' (1961), ''

Three Nights of Love ''Three Nights of Love'' ( it, Tre notti d'amore) is a 1964 omnibus comedy film in three segments directed by Renato Castellani, Luigi Comencini and Franco Rossi and starring Catherine Spaak, Enrico Maria Salerno and Adolfo Celi. Cast * Adolf ...

'' (1964), an episode of ''

Le bambole ''Le bambole'' (U.S. title: ''The Dolls'', UK title: ''Four Kinds of Love'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film in four segments; starring Nino Manfredi, Virna Lisi, Elke Sommer, and Mario Montuori. The four vignettes—The Telephone Call (La telefona ...

'' (1965), and '' Porgi l'altra guancia'' with Bud Spencer in (1974). Rossi was one of the first established Italian film directors also doing work for television, being one of the three directors for the 1968 mini-series '' L'Odissea''. His largest TV undertaking was directing the international co-production of the six-hour mini-series '' Quo Vadis?'' in 1985.

Filmography

Rossi was involved in the direction of 32 feature films or TV films/TV mini-series between 1952 and 1994, according to the

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.IMDB: Franco Rossi (I) (1919–2000)
Retrieved 2011-04-24. *1950: '' I Falsari'' *1952: ''Solo per te Lucia'' *1953: ''The Counterfeiters'' *1954: ''

'' *1955: ''

Amici per la pelle ''Friends for Life'' ( it, Amici per la pelle also known as ''Amis pour la vie'' in France) is a 1955 Italian and French comedy-drama film directed by Franco Rossi. It was nominated for "Best Film" at the 10th British Academy Film Awards. Plot ...

'' *1958: ''Amore a prima vista'' *1958: ''Calypso'' *1959: ''Death of a Friend'' *1959: '' Everyone's in Love'' (supervisor) *1961: ''Nude Odyssey'' *1962: ''Smog'' *1964: ''

Controsesso ''Controsesso'', internationally released as ''Countersex'', is a 1964 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Franco Rossi, Marco Ferreri and Renato Castellani. All the episodes have sex as main theme. The episode of Ferreri is considered by ...

'' (segment "Cocaina di domenica") *1964: ''

High Infidelity ''High Infidelity'' ( it, Alta infedeltà) is a 1964 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli, Elio Petri, Franco Rossi and Luciano Salce. Cast ;"Scandaloso" segment * Nino Manfredi as Francesco * Fulvia Franco as Raffaella * John Ph ...

'' (segment "Scandaloso") *1964: ''

'' (segment "La moglie bambina") *1965: ''

I complessi ''I complessi'' is a 1965 commedia all'italiana anthology film consisting of three episodes. Cast ;''Una giornata decisiva'' *Nino Manfredi: Quirino Raganelli *Ilaria Occhini: Gabriella * Riccardo Garrone: Alvaro Morandini *Umberto D'Orsi: E ...

'' (segment "Il complesso della schiava nubiana") *1965: ''

'' (segment "La minestra") *1966: ''Make Love, Not War'' *1967: '' Le streghe'' (segment "La siciliana") *1967: ''

Una rosa per tutti ''A Rose for Everyone'' ( it, Una rosa per tutti) is a 1967 Italian film. It stars Claudia Cardinale. Cast *Claudia Cardinale : Rosa *Nino Manfredi : The doctor *Mario Adorf : Paolo *Lando Buzzanca : Lino *Akim Tamiroff : Basilio * Milton Rodrí ...

'' *1968: '' Caprice Italian Style'' (segment "Viaggio di lavoro") *1968: '' L'Odissea'' (TV mini-series) *1969: ''Youth March'' *1971: '' Eneide'' (TV serial) *1974: ''Il giovane Garibaldi'' (TV mini-series) *1974: '' Two Missionaries'' / ''Turn the Other Cheek'' *1976: ''

Pure as a Lily ''Pure as a Lily'' ( it, Come una rosa al naso) is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Rossi and starring Vittorio Gassman. Cast * Vittorio Gassman - Anthony M. Wilson * Ornella Muti - Lucia Mantuso * Madeleine Hinde - Vanessa Ham ...

'' *1977: '' Come una rosa al naso'' *1977: '' L'altra metà del cielo'' *1982: ''Storia d'amore e d'amicizia'' (TV series) *1985: '' Quo Vadis?'' (TV mini-series) *1987: ''Lo scialo'' (TV mini-series) *1987: ''Un bambino di nome Gesù'' (TV movie) *1994: ''Michele va alla guerra'' (TV movie)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossi, Franco 1919 births 2000 deaths Film people from Florence Italian film directors 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers