Mario Lanfranchi

Born: 1927-06-30

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.


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Navajo Joe

as Jefferson Clay
Released: 1966-11-25

The sole survivor of a bloody massacre vows revenge on his attackers and on the men who killed...

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Spies Kill Silently

as Lieutenant Fouad
Released: 1966-04-04

Professor Freeman is an important English scientist that is investigating a method to treat...

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Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern

as Self
Released: 2006-04-23

The beginnings, development and decline of so-called spaghetti-western genre; with clips,...

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Dangerous Pleasures

as uncredited
Released: 1965-04-22

Two married women on vacation decide to see who the better seductress is. When the local...

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Operation Hong Kong

as Colonel Strong
Released: 1964-03-20

A suave gangster tries to get away from his boss with a suitcase full of heroin. Two pilots and...

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The One Eyed Soldiers

as Henchman (uncredited)
Released: 1966-01-01

Action - The body of Dr. Charles Berens, Chief of the United Nations Medical Relief...

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Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema

as Self
Released: 2014-07-24

The relations between Parma and cinema were so strong for almost the whole of the twentieth...

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The Beckett Affair

as (as Mario Lanfranchi)
Released: 1966-07-29

Rod Cooper, an American agent of the CIA, is sent to Paris to discover if colonel Segura, head...

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The Big Blackout

as uncredited
Released: 1966-11-15

Secret agent Perry Grant is called in to investigate a strange case which involves counterfeit...

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