Francesco Massaro (born 1935) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in

Padua Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of 20 ...

, Massaro started his career as assistant director of

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's ''

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''. In the 1960s, he began to collaborate with eminent directors such as

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and

Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including Commedia all'italiana, comedies and spagh ...

. He made his debut as a director in 1972, with the

commedia all'italiana ''Commedia all'italiana'' () or Italian-style comedy is an Italian film genre born in Italy in the 1950s and developed in the 1960s and 1970s. It is widely considered to have started with Mario Monicelli's ''Big Deal on Madonna Street'' in 1958 ...

Il generale dorme in piedi ''Il generale dorme in piedi'' (''The general sleeps standing up'') is a 1972 commedia all'italiana. It represents the directorial debut of Francesco Massaro and it is based on a novel with the same name written by Giuseppe D'Agata. It was filmed ...

'', then directed a number of comedy films and TV series with good success.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1972) * '' La banca di Monate'' (1976) * ''

Il lupo e l'agnello ''Il lupo e l'agnello'' (''The Wolf and the Lamb''), also known as ''Le Coucou'', is a 1980 Italian-French comedy film directed by Francesco Massaro. Plot Leo is a victim of constant complaints by his family, with his wife, Ivana, his two daught ...

'' (1980) * '' I carabbinieri'' (1981) * '' Miracoloni'' (1981) * ''

Al bar dello sport ''Al bar dello sport'' (''At the Bar Sport'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Massaro. Plot Misadventures of Lino, a penniless Apulian immigrant in Turin, after he won 1.3 billion lire at Totocalcio. Cast * Lino Banfi: ...

'' (1983) * '' Domani mi sposo'' (1984) * '' Private Affairs'' (1987)

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