Personal Info
Birth date
1944-01-05 (81 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Writing
Place of birth
La Spezia, Italy
Also known as
-Franco Ferrini
Biography
We dont have a biography for Franco Ferrini
Filmography
Once Upon a Time in America
8.41
Overview:
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.That Awful Mess on Via Merulana
NYR
Overview:
Italian miniseries about a homicide that occurred in Rome during the 1920s.Demons
6.6
Overview:
A group of people are trapped in a West Berlin movie theater infested with ravenous demons who proceed to kill and possess the humans one-by-one, thereby multiplying their numbers.Brimstone
7.145
Overview:
In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.Phenomena
6.8
Overview:
A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.Demons 2
6.1
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A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.Opera
6.765
Overview:
A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.The Stendhal Syndrome
5.5
Overview:
A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.Two Evil Eyes
6.1
Overview:
A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.The Church
6.043
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In a Gothic cathedral built on the mass grave of a Teutonic purge, an ancient discovery by the new librarian will release an unholy maelstrom of madness, violence, and demonic vengeance.Trauma
5.789
Overview:
A young Romanian woman and a recovering drug addict launch an unlikely investigation after her parents are murdered by a vicious serial killer known as The Headhunter.Dark Glasses
4.7
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Diana, a high-class prostitute trying to escape from a serial killer, suffers a car accident that leaves her blind and kills the family of Chin, a ten-year-old boy.Etoile
5.7
Overview:
An American ballerina arrives in Hungary to enroll in a ballet school and it soon becomes apparent that things are not what they seem.Bingo Bongo
5.715
Overview:
The ape-man, found somewhere in the jungles of Congo, transferred to Milan and named Bingo Bongo. The only one who believes in the human qualities of him is Laura, a woman anthropologist , so their affection for each other even grows to love.The Card Player
4.4
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Policewoman Anna Mari is forced to play a dangerous game with the title serial killer. If she loses, she witnesses the maniac's tortured victims having their throats cut in explicit close-up detail via webcam. She teams up with British cop John Brennan to find out the identity of the murderer.Soap and Water
6.7
Overview:
A school janitor pretends to be a priest in order to give private lessons to a young top model.Rings of Fear
5.4
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Angela Russo, a sixteen-year-old girl, is found dead in a river, having been fatally violated with a large blunt instrument. Inspector Di Salvo is assigned to the case and focuses his investigations on St. Theresa's, the exclusive school where Angela boarded. Three of the murdered girl's classmates, Franca, Paola and Virginia (who call themselves "The Inseparables"), receive threatening poems from an individual using the name "Nemesis." Bizarre "accidents" start to befall the girls: Franca is injured when someone causes her horse to bolt and Virginia nearly breaks her neck on marbles left at the top of a staircase. But Di Salvo is determined to find the killer, even if it means using unorthodox methods. He is aided by Angela Russo's little sister Emily, whose helpful clues lead to a boutique owned by a dubious character and a vice ring where "rich influential men pay well for teenage favours..."Sleepless
6.1
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An elderly and retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer whom has resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year hiatus.Nothing Underneath
5.597
Overview:
Bob Crane has long maintained a psychic connection to his twin sister, Jessica, who works as a fashion model in Milan. When Bob senses that his sister might be injured or killed, he travels to Italy to look for her, only to discover that she's vanished without a trace. Enlisting the help of about-to-retire Commissioner Danesi, Bob soon finds himself embroiled in a web of mystery and terror, when a scissors wielding killer begins to strike and all clues lead back to Jessica...The Goodbye Kiss
6.845
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Leftist radical-turned-terrorist Giorgio—who fled to Latin America in the '70s to escape justice—decides to surrender after hearing about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Determined to lead a comfortable, bourgeois life in his native Italy, he cuts a deal with a shady police chief, getting his sentence reduced in exchange for ratting out former comrades. Once released, Giorgio obsessively pursues his dream of becoming a "respectable" citizen, even if the way is paved with larceny, pimping, drug-dealing, rape, heist, and murder...At the Sports Bar
6.342
Overview:
Lino lives in Turin with the family of his sister. He doesn't have a good job and never enough money. But in a day his life changes: he wins 1 billion dollars in a lottery and... everyone becomes a friend, the girl who he liked becomes his girlfriend and his sister begins to love him. He leaves Turin with his friend Parola and, in a casino, he loses all money! But luck returns...The Cricket
5.2
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An impressionable young woman's relationship with an aging prostitute leads to a job as a maid at a brothel.Nobody's Perfect
5.468
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Guerrino, a prematurely widowed businessman, falls in love with Chantal, a former paratrooper in the German army who changed sex a few years earlier.Dario Argento: Panico
7
Overview:
This documentary about the great master of European horror and fantastic films offers an immersive exploration into the life and legacy of the director of Suspiria. Using the writing process of his next film as a starting point, Dario Argento Panico immerses us in the mind of the Italian genius, and offers testimonials from other filmmakers who love his work, all key names in today's world of cinema including Gaspar Noé and Guillermo Del Toro.Germanikus
3.4
Overview:
The work-shy, lazy Germanicus is taken to Rome by slave traders and sold straight to the nouveau riche Roman Tusnelda. He manages to escape, but only to end up in the next misery as a taster at the imperial court. When the emperor dies, he is arrested as an emperor's assassin and is to be thrown to the tigers in the arena.With the help of the black slave Saba, he manages to win the deadly fight and is proclaimed - against his will - the new emperor of the Roman Empire.His pragmatic ideas as a statesman explain why the Roman Empire ended so abruptly. At the side of Saba, who is elevated to empress, he returns to his home village of Sumpfing, where he now promises himself completely new perspectives ...Eyes of Crystal
5.8
Overview:
While hunting a cultured and vicious psychopath, detective Amaldi faces the physical and moral decay of his city as well as the ghosts of his past.Aurora
7.3
Overview:
A single mother is trying to trace previous partners in order to help her fund a life changing operation for her blind son.The Last Fashion Show
4.8
Overview:
The triumph of the designer Federico Marinoni in the world of Milanese fashion was marred by the tragic death of the maison's main model and the designer's muse, Alexandra Larsson, who was hit by a hit-and-run car while on her way to celebrate her consecration as a top model .Acting
2024Dario Argento: Panico as Self
2023Dream Time as Sé stesso
2017Il mistero della cattedrale as self
2017Of Flies and Maggots as Unknown
2007Hanging Shadows as Self
1981Hotel Room as Gianni
1972Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino as Unknown
Writing
2022Dark Glasses ... Screenplay
2016Brimstone ... Story Consultant
2011The Last Fashion Show ... Writer
2009The New Monsters Today ... Writer
2008Carnera: The Walking Mountain ... Screenplay
2008Io ti assolvo ... Writer
2007Amore che vieni, amore che vai ... Screenplay
2006The Goodbye Kiss ... Screenplay
2005Do You Like Hitchcock? ... Writer, Story
2004Eyes of Crystal ... Story, Screenplay
2004Vite a perdere ... Writer
2004Germanikus ... Screenplay
2004Vaniglia e cioccolato ... Screenplay
2004The Card Player ... Screenplay, Story
2001Sleepless ... Screenplay, Story
1998A Liar in Paradise ... Writer
1998Cronaca nera (6 Episodes) ... Story
1998Come quando fuori piove ... Writer
1998Trenta Righe per un Delitto: La Bambola Sull'Asfalto ... Writer
1998Trenta Righe per un Delitto: La Donna Giusta ... Writer
1998Trenta Righe per un Delitto: La Lista dei Partenti ... Writer
1997Altri uomini ... Screenplay
1997Racket (6 Episodes) ... Screenplay
1997Fratelli coltelli ... Screenplay, Story
1996Squillo ... Screenplay, Story
1996The Stendhal Syndrome ... Writer, Story
1995Poliziotti ... Story
1994Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima ... Screenplay
1993Trauma ... Story
1990Christmas Vacation '90 ... Story, Writer
1990Two Evil Eyes ... Screenplay
1989Etoile ... Writer
1989The Church ... Screenplay, Story
1988Crimes and Perfumes ... Writer, Story
1988High Frequency ... Writer
1987Private Affairs ... Screenplay
1987Opera ... Screenplay
1987Sweets from a Stranger ... Writer
1986Demons 2 ... Writer
1986A Thorn in the Heart ... Screenplay
1985Nothing Underneath ... Screenplay
1985Demons ... Screenplay
1985Phenomena ... Screenplay, Story
1984I'm Getting Married Tomorrow ... Screenplay
1984Once Upon a Time in America ... Screenplay
1984Aurora ... Writer
1983Son contento ... Screenplay
1983Soap and Water ... Screenplay, Story
1983Sing Sing ... Screenplay, Story
1983At the Sports Bar ... Screenplay
1983That Awful Mess on Via Merulana (4 Episodes) ... Writer
1983The Pool Hustlers ... Screenplay
1982Heads I Win, Tails You Lose ... Story, Screenplay
1982Bingo Bongo ... Story, Screenplay
1982Invitation to Travel ... Writer
1981Nobody's Perfect ... Story, Screenplay
1980The Cricket ... Writer
1978Rings of Fear ... Screenplay
1976Crimebusters ... Writer
Directing
1987Sweets from a Stranger ... Director
Production
1966Crazy World... Crazy People! ... Unit Manager