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- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- June 30, 1927
- Place of Birth
- Parma, Italy
- Died
- January 3, 2022
Mario Lanfranchi
Mario Lanfranchi was an Italian film, theater, and television director, screenwriter, and producer. After graduating from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Milan (Accademia dei Filodrammatici) in the early 1950s, he was hired by Sergio Pugliese at RAI, at the onset of Italian television. Lanfranchi was the first to bring opera to the small screen in 1956 with Madama Butterfly, introducing a wide audience to the American soprano Anna Moffo. He directed several films, including Libido (1965) and Death Sentence (1968), showcasing his versatility across different media. Lanfranchi's contributions to Italian television and cinema have left a lasting impact on the industry.
Filmography
movieRed Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014 · Self
movieDenn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
2006 · Self
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
movieVenezia, carnevale, un amore
1982 · Director, Writer
movieMerciless Man
1976 · Screenplay, Producer, Director
movieThe Mistress is Served
1976 · Screenplay, Director
movieThe Kiss
1974 · Writer, Director
movieLucia di Lammermoor
1971 · Director
movieDeath Sentence
1968 · Producer, Director, Writer
movieLa traviata
1967 · Director
movieNavajo Joe
1966 · Jefferson Clay
movieThe Big Blackout
1966
movieThe Beckett Affair
1966 · (as Mario Lanfranchi)
movieSpies Kill Silently
1966 · Lieutenant Fouad
movieThe One Eyed Soldiers
1966 · Henchman (uncredited)
movieDangerous Pleasures
1965
movieZorikan The Barbarian
1964 · Luisa's Father
movieOperation Hong Kong
1964 · Colonel Strong
Ritorno dall'abisso
movieRitorno dall'abisso
1963 · Director
La serva padrona
movieLa serva padrona
1962 · Director
movieTurandot
1958 · Director
movieRossini: L'italiana in Algeri
1957 · Director
movieLa sonnambula
1956 · Director
movieMadama Butterfly
1956 · Director