Franco Montemurro
Known for
Directing
Born
November 1, 1920
Birthplace
Napoli, Italy
Died
January 1, 1992 (aged 71)
Biography
Franco Montemurro was an Italian film director and screenwriter active during the 1960s and 1970s. He directed films across various genres, including the Spaghetti Western A Stranger in Paso Bravo (1968) and the giallo film The Police Are Blundering in the Dark (1975). Montemurro's work is noted for its engagement with popular cinematic trends of his time, contributing to the diversity of Italian genre cinema.
Best known work
Umberto D.
1952
Marriage Italian Style
1964
The Treasure of San Gennaro
1966
Bread, Love and Dreams
1953
Scandal in Sorrento
1955
A Difficult Life
1961
The Gold of Naples
1954
Everybody Go Home!
1960
Complexes
1965
The Sign of Venus
1955Filmography
1970
Zorro in the Court of EnglandDirector, Writer
1969
Zorro, the Navarra MarquisDirector, Story, Writer
1969
Un corpo caldo per l'infernoDirector, Screenplay
1966
The Treasure of San GennaroFirst Assistant Director
1966
The Battle of the ModsDirector
1965
Weekend, Italian StyleFirst Assistant Director
1965
ComplexesFirst Assistant Director
1964
Marriage Italian StyleFirst Assistant Director
1962
The Black InvadersDirector
1962
The Police CommissionerFirst Assistant Director
1961
A Difficult LifeFirst Assistant Director
1961
The Last JudgmentFirst Assistant Director
1960
Everybody Go Home!First Assistant Director
1959
Ferdinand I King of NaplesFirst Assistant Director
1959
La cambialeFirst Assistant Director
1959
Poor MillionairesFirst Assistant Director
1958
Bread, Love and AndaluciaFirst Assistant Director
1957
Poor Girl, Pretty GirlFirst Assistant Director
1957
Oh! SabellaFirst Assistant Director
1957
Poor But BeautifulFirst Assistant Director
1956
The Monte Carlo StorySecond Assistant Director
1956
The RoofFirst Assistant Director
1955
Scandal in SorrentoFirst Assistant Director
1955
The Sign of VenusFirst Assistant Director
1954
FriskyFirst Assistant Director