Massimo Franciosa (23 July 1924 – 30 March 1998) was an Italian

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and

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. 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

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for Best Screenplay for '' The Four Days of Naples'' in 1964.

Selected filmography

* '' Wild Love'' (1955) * ''

Poor, But Handsome ''Poor, But Handsome'' () is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. There have been two sequels, also directed by Risi and starring Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena and Renato Salvatori: '' Pretty But Poor'' in 1957 and '' Poor Million ...

'' (1957) * '' Ladro lui, ladra lei'' (1958) * '' Everyone's in Love'' (1959) * '' Ferdinando I, re di Napoli'' (1959) * '' The Magistrate'' (1959) * '' The Assassin'' (1961) * ''

La bellezza di Ippolita ''La bellezza di Ippolita'' is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Giancarlo Zagni, starring Gina Lollobrigida and Enrico Maria Salerno. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Cast * Gina Lollobrigida as I ...

'' (1962) * '' The Four Days of Naples'' (1962) * ''

The Leopard ''The Leopard'' ( ) is a novel by Italian writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, which chronicles the changes in Sicilian life and society during the ''Risorgimento''. Published posthumously in 1958 by Feltrinelli, after two rejections by the ...

'' (1963) * '' White Voices'' (1964) * '' Three Nights of Love'' (1964) * ''

El Greco Doménikos Theotokópoulos (, ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco (; "The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. ...

'' (1966) * '' Last Moments'' (1974) * '' The Voyage'' (1974) * ''

I'm Photogenic ''I'm Photogenic'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was screened out of competition at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Italy, early 1980s. Antonio Barozzi (Renato Pozzetto), an aspiring actor, goes to the film stud ...

'' (1980)

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* 1924 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian film directors Writers from Rome 20th-century Italian male writers Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay winners {{Screen-writer-stub