Cast & creator
Mario Lanfranchi
Best known for Navajo Joe, Turandot, Merciless Man
Mario Lanfranchi was an Italian film, theater, and television director, screenwriter, and producer. After graduating from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Milan (Accademia dei Filodrammatici) in the early 1950s, he was hired by Sergio Pugliese at RAI, at the onset of Italian television. Lanfranchi was the first to bring opera to the small screen in 1956 with Madama Butterfly, introducing a wide audience to the American soprano Anna Moffo. He directed several films, including Libido (1965) and Death Sentence (1968), showcasing his versatility across different media. Lanfranchi's contributions to Italian television and cinema have left a lasting impact on the industry.
30
film credits
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television credits
10
1956–2014 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (30)
Showing 30 of 30 credits
Navajo Joe
Jefferson Clay
1966
Turandot
Director
1958
Merciless Man
Screenplay
1976Merciless Man
Producer
1976Merciless Man
Director
1976
Death Sentence
Producer
1968Death Sentence
Director
1968Death Sentence
Writer
1968
Spies Kill Silently
Lieutenant Fouad
1966
Operation Hong Kong
Colonel Strong
1964
The Big Blackout
1966
The One Eyed Soldiers
Henchman (uncredited)
1966
La sonnambula
Director
1956
Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri
Director
1957
The Mistress is Served
Screenplay
1976The Mistress is Served
Director
1976
Dangerous Pleasures
1965
Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema
Self
2014
Madama Butterfly
Director
1956
Denn sie kennen kein Erbarmen - Der Italowestern
Self
2006Venezia, carnevale, un amore
Director
1982Venezia, carnevale, un amore
Writer
1982
Zorikan The Barbarian
Luisa's Father
1964Ritorno dall'abisso
Director
1963
The Beckett Affair
(as Mario Lanfranchi)
1966
The Kiss
Writer
1974The Kiss
Director
1974La serva padrona
Director
1962
La traviata
Director
1967
Lucia di Lammermoor
Director
1971