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Franco Solinas (19 January 1927 – 14 September 1982) was an Italian writer and screenwriter. He is best known for the screenplays of '' The Battle of Algiers,'' which was nominated for three
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''. He also wrote the 1969 historical drama '' ¡Queimada!,'' starring
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. Solinas is also credited with writing several notable Zapata westerns, including '' Tepepa,'' '' The Mercenary,'' '' A Bullet for the General,'' and ''
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Solinas, Franco 1927 births 1982 deaths People from Cagliari People from Sardinia 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters 20th-century Italian male writers