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Francesco Massaro

Born August 23, 1935 · Padova, Italia (age 91)

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Known For

The LeopardThe Leopard · 1963
The Leopard
7.71963
MovieDrama
As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life.
SerafinoSerafino · 1968
Serafino
6.01968
MovieComedy
Serafino, a young and innocent shepherd, inherits a huge fortune. He immediately starts spending the entire sum on presents for his friends, causing the envy of his family.
Operation San PietroOperation San Pietro · 1967
Operation San Pietro
6.31967
MovieComedyCrime
Small time crook Napoleone falls into an unlikely gang made up of a gangster, called The Baron, and his two cohorts, Agonia and The Captain, where Napoleone takes them to Rome where they shack up with a shady used car dealer caled Il Cajella to help finance their new life of crime by planing to rob a statue from the Vatican. But a big-time American gangster, named Joe Ventura, hears about the heist and wants the priceless statue for himself by having his mistress, Samantha, come onto and betray the woman-hungry Cajella to give the statue away to her.
I CarabbinieriI Carabbinieri · 1981
I Carabbinieri
5.51981
MovieComedy
Seduced and AbandonedSeduced and Abandoned · 1964
Seduced and Abandoned
7.71964
MovieComedyDrama
The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.
The Birds, the Bees and the ItaliansThe Birds, the Bees and the Italians · 1966
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
7.11966
MovieComedy
An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them; and local men all seduce a promiscuous young woman, but when her father eventually reveals that she is underage, they all face prosecution for statutory rape.
The ProphetThe Prophet · 1968
The Prophet
5.41968
MovieComedy
In this comedy, a guru’s groupie plans to seduce him so she can number him among her many conquests.
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't UnderstandShoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand · 1966
Shoot Loud, Louder... I Don't Understand
5.91966
MovieFantasyComedy
Stuck in a dream world of his own, Italian sculptor Albert Saporito, sometimes has difficulty separating truth from fiction. When he dreams that his gangster neighbor has been murdered, he reports the crime to the police, only to involve himself in a complicated situation.

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Enrico Piaggio: VespaEnrico Piaggio: Vespa · 2019
Enrico Piaggio: Vespa
7.02019
MovieDramaTV Movie
It is 1945. Enrico Piaggio’s Pontedera factory is in ruins and the 12,000 people who worked there are condemned to unemployment and misery. Piaggio feels the enormous responsibility resting on his shoulders: the lives of so many families depend on his ability to create new jobs. A project is born in the mind of the entrepreneur: a small, robust, agile and affordable means of transport, capable of relaunching mobility, giving impetus to the recovery of the country’s economic and civil life. To make this dream come true, Piaggio turns to engineer Corradino D’Ascanio, a brilliant designer who uses the experience gained in the field of aeronautics to create the scooter that remains today the symbol of Italian creativity and design: the Vespa!

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