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Franco Brusati

Writer, Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born August 4, 1922Died February 28, 1993 (70 years)
Franco Brusati (4 August 1922 in Milan – 28 February 1993 in Rome) was an Italian screenwriter and director.

He directed the internationally commended film hit Bread and Chocolate, one of the finest examples of Commedia all'italiana films in the 1970s.

In 1979, his film To Forget Venice was nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 52nd Academy Awards. In Italy, the film was awarded the David di Donatello for Best Film.

In 1983, Brusati was a member of the jury at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Known For
  • Romeo and Juliet
  • Ulysses
  • Bread and Chocolate
  • The Machine to Kill Bad People
  • To Forget Venice
  • The Three Faces
  • The Unfaithfuls
  • Sunday in August
  • Sotto il sole di Roma
  • Black Jesus
  • The Girl Who Couldn't Say No
  • I tre ladri
  • Sunday Heroes
  • Siluri umani
  • Jolanda, the Daughter of the Black Corsair
  • The Accusation
  • I tre corsari
  • 100 Years of Love
  • Outlaw Girl

Filmography

1989
The Sleazy Uncle · as Screenplay
1979
1970
1968
Black Jesus · as Screenplay
1968
Romeo and Juliet · as Screenplay
1965
1962
Smog · as Screenplay
1962
Disorder · as Screenplay
1960
Via Margutta · as Screenplay
1954
Siluri umani · as Screenplay
1954
Ulysses · as Screenplay
1954
100 Years of Love · as Screenplay
1953
Too Young for Love · as Screenplay
1953
1953
The Unfaithfuls · as Screenplay
1952
Il romanzo della mia vita · as Screenplay
1952
1952
Wife for a Night · as Screenplay
1952
1950
Outlaw Girl · as Screenplay
1950
The Accusation · as Screenplay
1950
Sunday in August · as Screenplay

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