Franco Fraticelli (30 August 1928 in

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– 26 April 2012 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian

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with more than 150 film credits. Fraticelli was director

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's editor of choice from his earliest films ('' The Bird with the Crystal Plumage''-1969) through ''

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'' (1987). He also had an important collaboration with director

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, commencing with her third film '' Rita the Mosquito'' (1966). Fraticelli edited nine more of her films through '' A Joke of Destiny'' (1983). In particular, Fraticelli edited ''

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'' (1976). This film, which has been called her masterpiece, was nominated for the

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. It was the first nomination of a woman for the award. Fraticelli was nominated for the

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award for editing '' Boys on the Outside'' (directed by

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- 1990); Fraticelli subsequently edited two more films with Risi, ''Nel Continente Nero'' (1993) and ''

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''. In 2006 his career was honored by a Kineo Award.

Partial filmography

* ''

The Knight Has Arrived! ''The Knight Has Arrived!'' (Italian: ''È arrivato il cavaliere!'') is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli and Steno and starring Tino Scotti, Silvana Pampanini and Nyta Dover. The film's sets were designed by the art dir ...

'' (1950) * '' The Reluctant Magician'' (1951) * '' Seven Hours of Trouble'' (1951) * '' Vacation with a Gangster'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * '' La valigia dei sogni'' (1953) * '' It Was She Who Wanted It!'' (1953) * '' We're All Necessary'' (1956) * ''

Goliath and the Barbarians ''Goliath and the Barbarians'' () is a 1959 Italian sword-and-sandal, peplum film loosely based on events of the Lombards, Lombard Lombards#Invasion and conquest of the Italian peninsula, invasion of Italy in AD 568. As with many Cinema of Italy ...

'' (1959) * '' My Friend, Dr. Jekyll'' (1960) * '' Fountain of Trevi'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1960) * '' The Hunchback of Rome'' (1960) * '' His Women'' (1961) * ''

Gold of Rome ''L'oro di Roma'' (internationally released as ''Gold of Rome'') is a 1961 Italian war - drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. The film is based on actual events surrounding the Nazi's raid of Rome's Jewish ghetto in October 1943. Plot After t ...

'' (1961) * '' Ursus'' (1961) * ''

The Giant of Metropolis ''The Giant of Metropolis'' () is a 1961 color Italian fantasy adventure film that was produced by Decio Salvi and Emimmo Salvi, directed by Umberto Scarpelli, that stars Gordon Mitchell and Bella Cortez. Plot Muscleman Obro travels to the sinf ...

'' (1961) * '' Seven Seas to Calais'' (1962) * '' Il carabiniere a cavallo'' (1962) * ''

The Seventh Sword ''The Seventh Sword'' (, , also known as ''Seven Swords for the King'') is a 1962 Italian-French adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is a remake of Freda's debut film '' Don Cesare di Bazan''. Cast *Brett Halsey as Don Carlos di Baz ...

'' (1962) * '' Gold for the Caesars'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1963) * '' Ursus in the Land of Fire'' (1963) * '' Secret of the Sphinx'' (1964) * '' Amori pericolosi'' (1964) * '' Tears on Your Face'' (1964) * '' La vita agra'' (1964) * '' Hercules and the Black Pirates'' (1964) * ''

Grand Canyon Massacre ''Grand Canyon Massacre'' (Italian: ''Massacro al Grande Canyon'', lit. "Massacre at Grand Canyon") is a 1964 Italian Spaghetti Western filmed in Croatia starring James Mitchum, Milla Sannoner, and George Ardisson. It was directed by Sergio Co ...

'' (1964) * ''

Minnesota Clay ''Minnesota Clay'' is a 1964 Spaghetti Western directed by Sergio Corbucci. Plot The year is 1883. Clay, a gunfighter with health problems is interned in Drunner Labor Camp. He's determined to prove his innocence since he was framed by Fox, the c ...

'' (1965) * '' Two Sergeants of General Custer'' (1965) * ''

I Knew Her Well ''I Knew Her Well'' () is a 1965 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli and starring Stefania Sandrelli. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of ...

'' (1966) * '' Weekend, Italian Style'' (1966) * '' Rita the Mosquito'' (1966) * '' Balearic Caper'' (1966) * '' John the Bastard'' (1967) * '' Don't Sting the Mosquito'' (1967) * ''

Day of Anger ''Day of Anger'' ( , lit. "The Days of Wrath") is a 1967 Spaghetti Western film directed and co-written by Tonino Valerii and starring Lee Van Cleef and Giuliano Gemma, and features a musical score by Riz Ortolani. The film credits the novel ' ...

'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1967) * '' The Head of the Family'' (1967) * '' Requiescant'' (1967) * ''

Bandits in Milan ''Bandits in Milan'' (; also known as ''The Violent Four'') is a 1968 Italian crime film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in Franc ...

'' (1968) * '' The Sex of Angels'' (1968) * '' Machine Gun McCain'' (1969) * ''

The Tough and the Mighty ''The Tough and the Mighty'' () is a 1969 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It is based on the real-life events of Italian bandit Graziano Mesina. Cast *Terence Hill: Graziano Cassitta *Don Backy: Miguel Lopez * Frank Wolff: Spina * ...

'' (1969) * '' Love and Anger'' (1969) * '' Help Me, My Love'' (1969) * ''

Wake Up and Die ''Wake Up and Die'' (, ), also known as ''Wake Up and Kill'' and ''I Kill for Kicks'', is a 1966 Italian-French crime-drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani, based on real life events of Luciano Lutring, an Italian criminal known as "the machine-gun ...

'' (1969) * '' The Bandit'' (1969) * '' Man and Wife'' (1970) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' The Bird with the Crystal Plumage'' (1970) * '' A Girl Called Jules'' (1970) * ''

The Cat o' Nine Tails ''The Cat o' Nine Tails'' () is a 1971 English-language Italian film directed by Dario Argento, adapted from a story by Dardano Sacchetti, Luigi Cozzi, and an uncredited Bryan Edgar Wallace. It stars Karl Malden, James Franciscus, and Catherine S ...

'' (1971) * '' Black Turin'' (1972) * '' A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die'' (1972) * '' The Seduction of Mimi'' (1972) * ''

My Dear Killer ''My Dear Killer'' () is a 1972 Italian-Spanish giallo film directed by Tonino Valerii and starring George Hilton (actor), George Hilton, Marilù Tolo, Patty Shepard, Helga Line, Salvo Randone and William Berger (actor), William Berger. Some criti ...

'' (1972) * '' I Kiss the Hand'' (1973) * '' Love and Anarchy'' (1973) * '' The Five Days'' (1973) * '' Swept Away'' (1974) * '' All Screwed Up'' (1974) * ''

'' (1975) * ''

Deep Red ''Deep Red'' (), also known as ''The Hatchet Murders'', is a 1975 Italian ''giallo'' film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Bernardino Zapponi. It stars David Hemmings as a musician who investigates a series of murders perf ...

'' (1975) * ''

Last Days of Mussolini ''Last Days of Mussolini'' (Italian: ''Mussolini: Ultimo atto'') is a 1974 Italian historical drama film co-written and directed by Carlo Lizzani and starring Rod Steiger, Franco Nero and Lisa Gastoni. The film depicts the days leading up to ...

'' (1975) * ''

Amore libero - Free Love ''Amore libero - Free Love'', also known as ''The Real Emanuelle'', is a 1974 erotic-adventure film directed by Pier Ludovico Pavoni. It represents the acting debut of Laura Gemser, who moved to Italy from the Netherlands to take part in the film ...

'' (1975) * '' Basta che non si sappia in giro'' (1976) * ''

Strange Occasion ''Quelle strane occasioni'', internationally released as ''Strange Occasion'', is a 1976 Italian anthology comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Luigi Magni. Loy didn't accept to sign his segment, ''Italian Superman'', that resul ...

'' (1976) * '' And Agnes Chose to Die'' (1976) * '' Paura in città'' (1976) * ''

Suspiria ''Suspiria'' is a 1977 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Dario Argento, who co-wrote the screenplay with Daria Nicolodi, partially based on Thomas De Quincey's 1845 essay '' Suspiria de Profundis''. The film stars Jessica Harper ...

'' (1977) * '' Kleinhoff Hotel'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1978) * '' A Night Full of Rain'' (1978) * '' The Perfect Crime'' (1978) * '' Tigers in Lipstick'' (1979) * '' Inferno'' (1980) * '' Café Express'' (1980) * '' Fontamara'' (1980) * ''

Comin' at Ya! ''Comin' at Ya!'' is a Spanish-American 3D Western film, featuring Tony Anthony, Victoria Abril and Gene Quintano and directed by Ferdinando Baldi. It was produced as a co-production between American company Filmways and The Lupo-Anthony-Q ...

'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1982) * '' Where's Picone?'' (1983) * '' A Joke of Destiny'' (1983) * '' Treasure of the Four Crowns'' (1983) * ''

Petomaniac ''Il petomane'', internationally released as ''Petomaniac'', is a 1983 Italian commedia all'italiana film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is loosely based on real life events of Joseph Pujol, best known as " Le Pétomane". Cast * Ugo T ...

'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1985) * ''

'' (1985) * '' Amici miei – Atto III'' (1985) * '' Demons 2 '' (1986) * ''

'' (1987) * '' Sweets from a Stranger'' (1987) * '' The Church'' (1989) * '' Scugnizzi'' (1989) * '' Boys on the Outside'' (1990) * '' The Devil's Daughter'' (1991) * '' Blue Tornado'' (1991) * '' The Wicked'' (1991) * '' The Monster'' (1994) * '' Cemetery Man'' (1994) * ''

'' (1998)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraticelli, Franco Italian film editors 1928 births 2012 deaths Film people from Rome Ciak d'oro winners

Partial filmography

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