Franco Montemurro

Born: 1920-11-01 in Napoli, Italy

Died: 1992-01-01

Known For: Directing

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.

Filmography

1965

Complexes ... (First Assistant Director)
Weekend, Italian Style ... (First Assistant Director)

1964

Marriage Italian Style ... (First Assistant Director)

1962

The Police Commissioner ... (First Assistant Director)
The Black Invaders ... (Director)

1961

The Last Judgment ... (First Assistant Director)
A Difficult Life ... (First Assistant Director)

1960

Everybody Go Home! ... (First Assistant Director)

1959

Ferdinand I King of Naples ... (First Assistant Director)
La cambiale ... (First Assistant Director)
Poor Millionaires ... (First Assistant Director)

1958

Bread, Love and Andalucia ... (First Assistant Director)

1957

Oh! Sabella ... (First Assistant Director)
Poor But Beautiful ... (First Assistant Director)
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl ... (First Assistant Director)

1956

The Roof ... (First Assistant Director)
The Monte Carlo Story ... (Second Assistant Director)

1955

The Sign of Venus ... (First Assistant Director)
Scandal in Sorrento ... (First Assistant Director)

1954

Frisky ... (First Assistant Director)
The Gold of Naples ... (First Assistant Director)

1953

Bread, Love and Dreams ... (First Assistant Director)
Cronaca di un delitto ... (Assistant Director)

1952

Umberto D. ... (Assistant Director)
Hello Elephant ... (First Assistant Director)

1951

Mamma mia, che impressione! ... (First Assistant Director)

1949

Monastero di Santa Chiara ... (Script Supervisor)