Mario Lanfranchi
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 30, 1927, Parma, Italy
- Died
- January 3, 2022
- Movies
- 23
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 Death Sentence (1968), showcasing his versatility across different media. Lanfranchi's contributions to Italian television and cinema have left a lasting impact on the industry.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2014 | Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema | Self |
| 2006 | Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern | Self |
| 1966 | Navajo Joe | Jefferson Clay |
| 1966 | The Big Blackout | |
| 1966 | The Beckett Affair | (as Mario Lanfranchi) |
| 1966 | Spies Kill Silently | Lieutenant Fouad |
| 1966 | The One Eyed Soldiers | Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Dangerous Pleasures | |
| 1964 | Zorikan The Barbarian | Luisa's Father |
| 1964 | Operation Hong Kong | Colonel Strong |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1982 | Venezia, carnevale, un amore | Director, Writer |
| 1976 | Merciless Man | Screenplay, Producer, Director |
| 1976 | The Mistress is Served | Screenplay, Director |
| 1974 | The Kiss | Writer, Director |
| 1971 | Lucia di Lammermoor | Director |
| 1968 | Death Sentence | Producer, Director, Writer |
| 1967 | La traviata | Director |
| 1963 | Ritorno dall'abisso | Director |
| 1962 | La serva padrona | Director |
| 1958 | Turandot | Director |
| 1957 | Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri | Director |
| 1956 | La sonnambula | Director |
| 1956 | Madama Butterfly | Director |
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