Person
Franco Montemurro
Directing · 1920–1992 · Napoli, Italy
Biography
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 genre cinema.
Known for

Zorro, the Navarra Marquis
Director

Umberto D.
Assistant Director

Marriage Italian Style
First Assistant Director

The Monte Carlo Story
Second Assistant Director

The Roof
First Assistant Director

The Last Judgment
First Assistant Director

The Treasure of San Gennaro
First Assistant Director

Complexes
First Assistant Director

A Difficult Life
First Assistant Director

Ferdinand I King of Naples
First Assistant Director
Filmography
- 1970Zorro in the Court of EnglandWriter
- 1969Zorro, the Navarra MarquisDirector
- 1969Un corpo caldo per l'infernoDirector
- 1966The Treasure of San GennaroFirst Assistant Director
- 1966The Battle of the ModsDirector
- 1965Weekend, Italian StyleFirst Assistant Director
- 1965ComplexesFirst Assistant Director
- 1964Marriage Italian StyleFirst Assistant Director
- 1962The Black InvadersDirector
- 1962The Police CommissionerFirst Assistant Director
- 1961A Difficult LifeFirst Assistant Director
- 1961The Last JudgmentFirst Assistant Director
- 1960Everybody Go Home!First Assistant Director
- 1959Ferdinand I King of NaplesFirst Assistant Director
- 1959La cambialeFirst Assistant Director
- 1959Poor MillionairesFirst Assistant Director
- 1958Bread, Love and AndaluciaFirst Assistant Director
- 1957Poor Girl, Pretty GirlFirst Assistant Director
- 1957Oh! SabellaFirst Assistant Director
- 1957Poor But BeautifulFirst Assistant Director
- 1956The Monte Carlo StorySecond Assistant Director
- 1956The RoofFirst Assistant Director
- 1955Scandal in SorrentoFirst Assistant Director
- 1955The Sign of VenusFirst Assistant Director
- 1954FriskyFirst Assistant Director
- 1954The Gold of NaplesFirst Assistant Director
- 1953Bread, Love and DreamsFirst Assistant Director
- 1953Cronaca di un delittoAssistant Director
- 1952Hello ElephantFirst Assistant Director
- 1952Umberto D.Assistant Director
- 1951Mamma mia, che impressione!First Assistant Director
- 1949Monastero di Santa ChiaraScript Supervisor
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