Franco Rosso
Known for
Directing
Born
August 29, 1941
Birthplace
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Died
December 9, 2016 (aged 75)
Biography
Franco Rosso (29 August 1941 – 9 December 2016) was an Italian-born film producer and director based in England. He is known for making films about Black British culture, and in particular for the 1980 cult film Babylon, about Black Jamaican youth in south London, which was backed by the National Film Finance Corporation.
Best known work
Kes
1970
Babylon
1980
The Nature of the Beast
1988
Dread Beat and Blood
1979
Bed Peace
1969
Reggae
1971
The Mangrove Nine
1973
Right to Work March
1972
Ian Dury X.
1983
Struggle for Stonebridge
1987Filmography
1988
The Nature of the BeastDirector
1987
Struggle for StonebridgeDirector
1986
64 Day HeroDirector, Producer
1983
Ian Dury X.Writer, Director
1980
BabylonDirector, Writer
1979
Dread Beat and BloodDirector, Producer
1974
All That GlittersDirector
1973
The Mangrove NineProducer, Director
1972
1971
ReggaeEditor
1970
KesAssistant Editor
1969
Bed PeaceEditor
1969
Le avventure di UlisseDirector