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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 …

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Umberto D.Umberto D. · 1952
Umberto D.
★ 7.91952
MovieDrama
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.
Marriage Italian StyleMarriage Italian Style · 1964
Marriage Italian Style
★ 7.71964
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.
Zorro, the Navarra MarquisZorro, the Navarra Marquis · 1969
Zorro, the Navarra Marquis
★ 8.01969
MovieAdventureComedy
Zorro fights Napoleon's army to help the King of Spain.
The Gold of NaplesThe Gold of Naples · 1954
The Gold of Naples
★ 7.31954
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 GennaroThe Treasure of San Gennaro · 1966
The Treasure of San Gennaro
★ 7.41966
MovieComedyCrime
A pair of Americans want to perform the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Gennaro, in Napoli.
ComplexesComplexes · 1965
Complexes
★ 7.01965
MovieComedy
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.
The Last JudgmentThe Last Judgment · 1961
The Last Judgment
★ 6.51961
MovieComedy
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.
The RoofThe Roof · 1956
The Roof
★ 7.31956
MovieDrama
Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

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