Franco Citti
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Franco Citti is an Italian
actor. He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini
's film Accattone
. In 1967 he appeared in the title role in Pasolini's version of Oedipus Rex.
He is perhaps best known to non-Italian audiences as Calo in The Godfather
I and III and uttering the line 'In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns'.
Italy
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actor. He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure...
's film Accattone
Accattone
Accattone is a 1961 Italian drama film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Despite being filmed from an original screenplay, academics perceive Accattone as a cinematic rendition of Pasolini's earlier novels, particularly Boys of Life and A Violent Life...
. In 1967 he appeared in the title role in Pasolini's version of Oedipus Rex.
He is perhaps best known to non-Italian audiences as Calo in The Godfather
The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard...
I and III and uttering the line 'In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns'.
Filmography
- AccattoneAccattoneAccattone is a 1961 Italian drama film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Despite being filmed from an original screenplay, academics perceive Accattone as a cinematic rendition of Pasolini's earlier novels, particularly Boys of Life and A Violent Life...
(1961), Pier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo PasoliniPier Paolo Pasolini was an Italian film director, poet, writer, and intellectual. Pasolini distinguished himself as a poet, journalist, philosopher, linguist, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, newspaper and magazine columnist, actor, painter and political figure... - Mamma RomaMamma RomaMamma Roma is a 1962 film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini.- Story :An ex-prostitute, Mamma Roma , tries to start a new life selling vegetables with her 16-year-old son Ettore...
(1962), Pier Paolo Pasolini - Una vita violenta (1962)
- Il giorno più cortoIl giorno più cortoIl giorno più corto is a 1962 Italian Comedy film. It is a parody of the war movie The Longest Day and stars the popular duo Ciccio Ingrassia and Franco Franchi in the leading roles...
(1962), Sergio CorbucciSergio CorbucciSergio Corbucci was an Italian film director. He is best known for his very violent yet intelligent spaghetti westerns... - RequiescantRequiescantRequiescant is a 1967 spaghetti western directed by Carlo Lizzani.-Synopsis:After surviving his family being massacred, a young boy is taken in and raised by a preacher...
(1966), Carlo Lizzani - Edipo Re (1968), Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Seduto alla sua destra (1968), Valerio ZurliniValerio ZurliniValerio Zurlini was an Italian film director, stage director and screenwriter.-Biography:During his law studies in Rome, he started working in the theatre. In 1943, he joined the Italian resistance. Zurlini became a member of the Italian Communist Party...
- Il magnaccio (1969), Franco De Rosis
- Gli angeli del 2000 (1969)
- La legge dei gangsters (1969)
- Pigsty (1969), Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Ostia (1970), Sergio CittiSergio CittiSergio Citti was an Italian film director and screenwriter, born in Rome. He often worked with Pier Paolo Pasolini, but also worked for others such as Ettore Scola. His own films include We Free Kings, which won an award.His 1981 film Il minestrone was entered into the 31st Berlin International...
- The Decameron (1970 film)The Decameron (1970 film)The Decameron is a 1971 film by Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini, based on the novel Decamerone by Giovanni Boccaccio. It is the first movie of Pasolini's Trilogy of life, the others being The Canterbury Tales and Arabian Nights....
(1970), Pier Paolo Pasolini - Una ragazza di Praga (1971), Sergio Pastore
- I racconti di CanterburyThe Canterbury Tales (film)The Canterbury Tales is a 1972 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini and based on the medieval narrative poem The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. It is the second film in Pasolini's 'Trilogy of Life'...
(1972), Pier Paolo Pasolini - The GodfatherThe GodfatherThe Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard...
(1972), Francis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors... - Storie scellerate (1973), Sergio Citti
- Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (1974), Mario AmendolaMario AmendolaMario Amendola was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 153 films between 1941 and 1987. He also directed 37 films between 1949 and 1975...
- Il fiore delle mille e una notteIl fiore delle mille e una notteArabian Nights is a 1974 Italian film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Its original Italian title is Il fiore delle mille e una notte, which means "The Flower of the One Thousand and One Nights"....
(1974), Pier Paolo Pasolini - Todo modoTodo modo-Cast:* Gian Maria Volonté - M.* Marcello Mastroianni - Don Gaetano* Mariangela Melato - Giacinta, Moglie di M.* Ciccio Ingrassia - Voltrano* Franco Citti - Autista di M.* Tino Scotti - Il Cuoco* Renato Salvatori - Dr. Scalambri* Michel Piccoli - Lui...
(1976), Elio Petri - Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore (1976), Ruggero DeodatoRuggero DeodatoRuggero Deodato is an Italian film director and screen writer, best known for directing violent and gory horror films. Deodato is infamous for his 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust.- Biography :...
- Il gatto dagli occhi di giada (1977), Antonio Bido
- Casotto (1978), Sergio CittiSergio CittiSergio Citti was an Italian film director and screenwriter, born in Rome. He often worked with Pier Paolo Pasolini, but also worked for others such as Ettore Scola. His own films include We Free Kings, which won an award.His 1981 film Il minestrone was entered into the 31st Berlin International...
- La lunaLa Luna (film)La Luna, also known as Luna, is a 1979 Italian film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and starring Jill Clayburgh. The film concerns the troubled life of a teenage boy and his relationship with his parents, including an incestuous relationship with his mother.-Plot:Joe is the son of famous opera...
(1979), Bernardo BertolucciBernardo BertolucciBernardo Bertolucci is an Italian film director and screenwriter, whose films include The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900, The Last Emperor and The Dreamers... - Il minestroneIl minestroneIl minestrone is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Citti. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Roberto Benigni - Il maestro* Franco Citti - Francesco* Ninetto Davoli - Giovanni...
(1981), Sergio Citti - The Godfather Part IIIThe Godfather Part IIIThe Godfather Part III is a 1990 American gangster film written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, and directed by Coppola. It completes the story of Michael Corleone, a Mafia kingpin who tries to legitimize his criminal empire...
(1990), Francis Ford Coppola - The SecretThe Secret (1990 film)The Secret is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Maselli. It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Nastassja Kinski as Lucia* Stefano Dionisi as Carlo* Franco Citti as Franco* Chiara Caselli as Lilli...
(1990) - Festival (1996), Pupi AvatiPupi AvatiGiuseppe Avati, better known as Pupi Avati is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter.-Early life and career:...
- I magi randagi (1996), Sergio Citti
- Il sindaco (1996), Antonio Avati
- Cartoni animati (1998), Franco Citti and [Sergio Citti
- Pier Paolo Pasolini e la ragione, un sogno (2001), Laura BettiLaura BettiLaura Betti was an Italian actress.Born Laura Trombetti in Bologna, this blonde and flamboyant actress started her career as jazz singer. Betti made her film debut in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita. In 1963 she became a close friend of the poet and movie director Pier Paolo Pasolini, for whom...