Mario Lanfranchi
Directing
Born: 1927-06-30 · Parma, Italy
Died: 2022-01-03
Biography
Mario Lanfranchi was an Italian film, theater, and television director, screenwriter, and producer. After graduating from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Milan (Accademia dei Filodrammatici) in the early 1950s, he was hired by Sergio Pugliese at RAI, at the onset of Italian television. Lanfranchi was the first to bring opera to the small screen in 1956 with Madama Butterfly, introducing a wide audience to the American soprano Anna Moffo. He directed several films, including Libido (1965) and De
🎬 Movies (23)
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
2014
Self
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
2006
Self
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
1982
Director
Merciless Man
1976
Director
The Mistress is Served
1976
Director
The Kiss
1974
Director
Lucia di Lammermoor
1971
Director
Death Sentence
1968
Director
La traviata
1967
Director
Navajo Joe
1966
Jefferson Clay
Spies Kill Silently
1966
Lieutenant Fouad
The Big Blackout
1966
The Beckett Affair
1966
(as Mario Lanfranchi)
The One Eyed Soldiers
1966
Henchman (uncredited)
Dangerous Pleasures
1965
Operation Hong Kong
1964
Colonel Strong
Zorikan The Barbarian
1964
Luisa's Father
Ritorno dall'abisso
1963
Director
La serva padrona
1962
Director
Turandot
1958
Director
Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri
1957
Director
La sonnambula
1956
Director
Madama Butterfly
1956
Director