Directing

Franco Montemurro

Born November 1, 1920 · Napoli, Italy

Died January 1, 1992 · aged 71

Franco Montemurro was an Italian film director and screenwriter active during the 1960s and 1970s. He directed films across various genres, including the Spaghetti Western A Stranger in Paso Bravo (1968) and the giallo film The Police Are Blundering in the Dark (1975). Montemurro's work is noted for its engagement with popular cinematic trends of his time, contributing to the diversity of Italian …

Known For

Scandal in Sorrento

Scandal in Sorrento · 1955

Scandal in Sorrento

MovieRomanceComedy

Back to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife.

Marriage Italian Style

Marriage Italian Style · 1964

Marriage Italian Style

MovieDramaRomance

During the bombing of Naples in World War II, a cynical businessman helps a naive prostitute, who spends the next two decades desperate to have him reciprocate her feelings.

Everybody Go Home!

Everybody Go Home! · 1960

Everybody Go Home!

When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.

Umberto D.

Umberto D. · 1952

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.

The Gold of Naples

The Gold of Naples · 1954

The Gold of Naples

MovieDramaComedy

A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.

The Treasure of San Gennaro

The Treasure of San Gennaro · 1966

The Treasure of San Gennaro

MovieComedyCrime

A pair of Americans want to perform the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Gennaro, in Napoli.

The Sign of Venus

The Sign of Venus · 1955

The Sign of Venus

MovieRomanceComedy

Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.

Frisky

MovieComedyRomance

The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.

Filmography

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Scandal in Sorrento

Scandal in Sorrento · 1955

Scandal in Sorrento

MovieRomanceComedy

Back to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife.

First Assistant Director

Marriage Italian Style

Marriage Italian Style · 1964

Marriage Italian Style

MovieDramaRomance

During the bombing of Naples in World War II, a cynical businessman helps a naive prostitute, who spends the next two decades desperate to have him reciprocate her feelings.

First Assistant Director

Everybody Go Home!

Everybody Go Home! · 1960

Everybody Go Home!

When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.

First Assistant Director

Umberto D.

Umberto D. · 1952

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.

Assistant Director

The Gold of Naples

The Gold of Naples · 1954

The Gold of Naples

MovieDramaComedy

A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.

First Assistant Director

The Treasure of San Gennaro

The Treasure of San Gennaro · 1966

The Treasure of San Gennaro

MovieComedyCrime

A pair of Americans want to perform the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Gennaro, in Napoli.

First Assistant Director

The Sign of Venus

The Sign of Venus · 1955

The Sign of Venus

MovieRomanceComedy

Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.

First Assistant Director

Frisky

MovieComedyRomance

The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.

First Assistant Director

The Monte Carlo Story

The Monte Carlo Story · 1956

The Monte Carlo Story

MovieDramaComedy

Stylish, sophisticated and absolutely broke, Dino and Maria pursue a romance until they realize neither of them has any money, which forces the gold diggers to turn their attention to a wealthy widower and his daughter. A compulsive gambler who owes several anxious investors a small fortune, Dino has trouble cutting his losses, no matter how bad the losing streak.

Second Assistant Director

The Roof

The Roof · 1956

Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This film follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

First Assistant Director

Bread, Love and Dreams

Bread, Love and Dreams · 1953

Bread, Love and Dreams

MovieRomanceComedy

When a veteran marshal is sent to a small town, he quickly falls for two women: a midwife and an earthy young woman nicknamed "Frisky".

First Assistant Director

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment · 1961

The Last Judgment

In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgment will be at 6 p.m. on that day. What follows is a series of vignettes depicting various people's reactions (or lack thereof) to the announcement.

First Assistant Director

Complexes

Complexes · 1965

In the first episode, Quirino tries to conquer co-worker Gabriella. In the second episode, Prof. Beozi ends up in a raid of the police in a local for homosexuals when trying to avoid a scandal. In the third episode, Guglielmo passes all tests in order to become reader of the television news brilliantly, although the commission works with all subtleness's to exclude him.

First Assistant Director

Weekend, Italian Style

Weekend, Italian Style · 1965

Weekend, Italian Style

Manager Marletti goes to the sea to meet his wife Giuliana to spend the weekend with her and many friends. After three days Marletti comes back driving his car to Rome. So he can sleep, alone and happy, with silence around him.

First Assistant Director

Ferdinand I King of Naples

Ferdinand I King of Naples · 1959

Ferdinand I King of Naples

The story of "King Lazzarone" Ferdinand I of Bourbon whose pastime was to neglect the government and disguise himself as a poor man and turn to the infamous city premises in search of love adventures. With the De Filippo brothers to complete.

First Assistant Director

Poor But Beautiful

Poor But Beautiful · 1957

Poor But Beautiful

Salvatore and Romolo are two young and poor young men that are neighbours and friends. They live with their parents in Piazza Navona, Rome. They are poor but handsome, and both fall in love with Giovanna.

First Assistant Director

A Difficult Life

A Difficult Life · 1961

A Difficult Life

MovieComedyDrama

Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.

First Assistant Director

The Battle of the Mods

The Battle of the Mods · 1966

The Battle of the Mods

MovieComedyDrama

In Liverpool there's a gang war between the Mods (who dress in the latest fashions and styles) and the Rockers (who are more into the '50s "greaser" look). Ricky, the son of a wealthy businessman, is a Mod guitar player, and in a gang fight with some Rockers, his girlfriend is killed. He leaves Liverpool for the continent and winds up in Rome, where he becomes involved with his father's mistress.

Director

Mamma mia, che impressione!

Mamma mia, che impressione! · 1951

Mamma mia, che impressione!

Shy, clumsy and petulant, Alberto tries in every way to impress Margherita. With the hope of winning the first prize, he participates in a race.

First Assistant Director

Bread, Love and Andalucia

Bread, Love and Andalucia · 1958

Bread, Love and Andalucia

Determined to postpone his own wedding, a former marshal leaves his bride-to-be and participates in an international music festival in Spain, where he falls for a young dancer.

First Assistant Director

Zorro, the Navarra Marquis

Zorro, the Navarra Marquis · 1969

Zorro, the Navarra Marquis

MovieAdventureComedy

Zorro fights Napoleon's army to help the King of Spain.

Director

The Black Invaders

The Black Invaders · 1962

The Black Invaders

Director

Poor Girl, Pretty Girl

Poor Girl, Pretty Girl · 1957

Poor Girl, Pretty Girl

MovieRomanceComedy

Romolo and Salvatore look for jobs to impress their girlfriends, but things get complicated when their old flame Giovanna reappears.

First Assistant Director

Poor Millionaires

Poor Millionaires · 1959

Poor Millionaires

After a series of misunderstandings and other unfortunate incidents, the honeymoon of two young couples ends sooner than planned. Back at their starting point, the ensuing conflict leads to one of the couples separating. Salvatore, who moves away, is hit in the street by a car and loses his memory: he has lost his memories of his friends and family - until he meets his wife Marisa, in which he falls in love again ...

First Assistant Director