
July 23, 1924 · 102 years old
Massimo Franciosa (23 July 1924 – 30 March 1998) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 70 films between 1955 and 1991. He also directed nine films between 1963 and 1971. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay for The Four Days of Naples in 1964.

The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily.

Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.

Police Commissioner Rizzo, Bigfoot (Piedone by nickname) and Marshal Caputo go to Egypt and look for Professor Cerullo, who is missing. The professor has discovered an insect that can smell where oil is and lots of criminals are i...

Young couple interrupted during intimacy by disturbing discovery of a mutilated mannequin at beach ruins. Mysterious man present flees before being questioned, leaving couple unsettled and the night's events unresolved.

An ensemble comedy set in the Italian resort town of Rimini, following several intertwining stories and characters during one summer season.

The original Italian is La Viaccia (the name of the family farm which motivates the plot). The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando buys out his other relatives in order to ga...

Romolo and Salvatore are two young men who are neighbors and friends. They live with their parents in Piazza Navona in Rome. They are poor but handsome, and both fall in love with the beautiful Giovanna.

Romulus and Salvatore are two Roman boys, engaged respectively with Anna Maria and Marisa, the first sister of Salvatore and the second of Romulus.

Love story of two classmates, he from a wealthy family, she living alone with an aunt.