Franco Giraldi facts for kids

Franco Giraldi (born 11 July 1931 – died 2 December 2020) was an Italian film director and writer. He was known for making many different types of movies.

Life and Career

Franco Giraldi was born in Komen, a town that was part of Italy back then. He grew up in the areas of Carso, Trieste, and Gorizia. During World War II, when he was still young, he helped the Italian resistance fighters. These were groups who fought against the enemy forces.

Franco first got involved with movies by writing about them. He was a film critic for a newspaper called L'Unità. Later, he became an assistant director. He worked with famous directors like Gillo Pontecorvo, Giuseppe De Santis, Sergio Corbucci, and Sergio Leone.

After helping Sergio Leone with the movie A Fistful of Dollars, Franco directed his first film. It was a 'Spaghetti Western' called Seven Guns for the MacGregors, released in 1966. Spaghetti Westerns are a type of Western movie made in Italy.

After making four Westerns, sometimes using the names Frank Garfield or Frank Prestand, Franco made a new kind of movie. In 1968, he directed La bambolona using his real name. This film was a 'commedia all'italiana', which means an Italian-style comedy. After directing more comedies, he started making movies based on books.

Franco Giraldi passed away on 2 December 2020, at the age of 89. He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.

Filmography

Here are some of the movies Franco Giraldi directed:

• Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966)
• Sugar Colt (1967)
• Up the MacGregors! (1967)
• A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die (1968)
• La bambolona (1968)
• Lonely Hearts (1970)
• La supertestimone (1971)
• Gli ordini sono ordini (1972)
• La rosa rossa (1973)
• Il lungo viaggio (1975)
• Colpita da improvviso benessere (1976)
• Un anno di scuola (1977)
• La giacca verde (1980)
• Il corsaro (1985)
• The Border (1996)
• L'avvocato Porta (TV-series, 1997–99)
• Voci (2000)
• Delitto e Castigo (2007)

See also

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