Franco Giraldi

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Franco Giraldi

Born July 11, 1931 · Comeno, Slovenia

Died December 2, 2020 · aged 89

Franco Giraldi (11 July 1931 – 2 December 2020) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Komen , Giraldi spent his childhood and adolescence between the Carso, Trieste and Gorizia. During the Second World War , still in minor age, he helped the Italian partisans. His first professional contact with the world of cinema was as a film critic from the pages of the newspaper L'Unità. Later G…

Known For

A Fistful of DollarsA Fistful of Dollars · 1964
A Fistful of Dollars
7.81964
MovieWestern
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
Romulus and RemusRomulus and Remus · 1961
Romulus and Remus
5.21961
MovieAdventure
Twin brothers were raised by wolves, revolt against tyranny in pre-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of a new city, the founders of Rome.
The SlaveThe Slave · 1962
The Slave
5.91962
MovieAdventureDrama
The decurion Randus holds himself so well in the command of his troops, that Caesar promotes him to centurion. He is subsequently sent to Egypt, to keep Cesar informed on the actions and intentions of co-triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus - a man too rich, and ambitious, for Caesar's comfort. A fateful sea trip from Egypt to Rome forces Randus in captivity by mercenary troops, and leads a revolt by which he gets freedom for himself, and all the other slaves. Through an amulet he received from his late mother, a man who had fought by Spartacus' side, identifies the young man as Spartacus' and Varinia's son. At first reluctant to accept this story about his origins, Randus will be forced by the circumstances to repeat the feat of his father, twenty years later.
Massacre At Grand CanyonMassacre At Grand Canyon · 1964
Massacre At Grand Canyon
6.01964
MovieWestern
After a search for his father's killers, Wes Evans returns home only to find himself involved in a bloody land dispute.
A Minute to Pray, a Second to DieA Minute to Pray, a Second to Die · 1968
A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die
5.91968
MovieWestern
A famous gunman decides to change his life around and turn himself in when amnesty is declared by the new governor of the New Mexico Territory, but a vindictive sheriff sets out to stop him from reaching the Territory.
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy StopsThe Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops · 2002
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops
2002
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Baby DollBaby Doll · 1968
Baby Doll
7.41968
MovieComedy
A bachelor attorney with a roving eye for beautiful women stets his sights on a Young student for his next amorous conquest.
La rosa rossaLa rosa rossa · 1973
La rosa rossa
7.51973
Movie
A former General comes back to Trieste to live with his cousins.

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The SlaveThe Slave · 1962
The Slave
5.91962
MovieAdventureDrama
The decurion Randus holds himself so well in the command of his troops, that Caesar promotes him to centurion. He is subsequently sent to Egypt, to keep Cesar informed on the actions and intentions of co-triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus - a man too rich, and ambitious, for Caesar's comfort. A fateful sea trip from Egypt to Rome forces Randus in captivity by mercenary troops, and leads a revolt by which he gets freedom for himself, and all the other slaves. Through an amulet he received from his late mother, a man who had fought by Spartacus' side, identifies the young man as Spartacus' and Varinia's son. At first reluctant to accept this story about his origins, Randus will be forced by the circumstances to repeat the feat of his father, twenty years later.

Second Unit Director