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Franco Lo Cascio

Born August 29, 1946 · Rome, Lazio, Italy (age 80)

Luca Damiano (born Franco Lo Cascio; 29 August 1946) is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, Lo Cascio started his career as the assistant director of Fernando Di Leo in almost all the films he directed between 1967 and 1974. In 1974, he made his directorial debut with the parody film 'Piedino il questurino' starring Franco Franchi. After having directed a number of comedies and the supernatura…

Known For

The Italian ConnectionThe Italian Connection · 1972
The Italian Connection
★ 7.11972
MovieCrimeAction
When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft. Two professional hitmen are dispatched from New York to find him, but the real thieves want to get rid of him before the New York killers get to him to eliminate any chance of them finding out he's the wrong man.
Caliber 9Caliber 9 · 1972
Caliber 9
★ 7.51972
MovieCrimeThriller
Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss.
Loaded GunsLoaded Guns · 1975
Loaded Guns
★ 5.11975
MovieActionComedy
An air hostess gets involved in Naples, against her will, in the in-fighting amongst rival gangs.
Slaughter HotelSlaughter Hotel · 1971
Slaughter Hotel
★ 4.81971
MovieHorrorMystery
A masked killer stalks an institution for mentally disturbed rich women.
Shoot First, Die LaterShoot First, Die Later · 1974
Shoot First, Die Later
★ 6.81974
MovieActionCrime
When mobsters try to put an honest policeman on the payroll, he seeks revenge on the mob. But, he soon learns that his actions, however honest, have dire consequences.
GuardamiGuardami · 1999
Guardami
★ 5.71999
MovieDrama
An independent porn actress, diagnosed with cancer, reconnects with her father and finds love with a fellow patient. Despite her illness, she continues her career, but her path takes a tragic turn.
The BossThe Boss · 1973
The Boss
★ 6.81973
MovieCrimeAction
A hitman finds himself embroiled in the middle of a Mafia war between the Sicilians and the Calabrians.
The Return of the ExorcistThe Return of the Exorcist · 1975
The Return of the Exorcist
★ 6.01975
MovieHorror
An archaeology student photographs a mysterious naked woman by a waterfall, unaware that she is a female demon called Haggia, who soon takes possession of him via a cursed amulet.

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