Franco Prosperi

Franco Prosperi

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Mondo Cane 1962 (6.4)

A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise, including an insect banquet and a memorable look at a practicing South Pacific cargo cult.
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Goodbye Uncle Tom 1971 (6.7)

Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
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Africa Blood and Guts 1966 (6.4)

A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of government, violent political upheavals were frequent. Revolutions in Zanzibar and Kenya in which thousands were killed are shown, the violence not only political; there is also extensive footage of hunters and poachers slaughtering different types of wild animals.
Franco Prosperi

Franco Prosperi

1926-09-02
78 (2004-10-17)
Rome, Lazio, Italy

Franco Prosperi was an Italian filmmaker. He initially worked as an assistant director, mostly with Mario Bava.

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Franco Prosperi was an Italian filmmaker. He initially worked as an assistant director, mostly with Mario Bava.

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The Girl Who Knew Too Much 1963 (6.991)

A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.
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Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia 1974 (7.269)

In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. Other people (who were around when she died) also learn about it. Thus several people arrive in Leningrad trying to find the treasure, each one for himself/herself. What's worse - the only information they have is that the treasure is under a lion - and it's in Leningrad, a city known by its numerous statues of lions. The story gets even more interesting when the soviet militia (police) learns about the whole thing and send an undercover agent...
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Hercules in the Haunted World 1961 (6.675)

Upon his return from battle in the previous film, the great warrior Hercules learns that his lover, Daianara, has lost her senses. Acording of the oracle Medea, Dianara's only hope is the Stone of Forgetfulness which lies deep in the realm of Hades. Hercules, with two companions, Theseus and Telemachus, embarks on a dangerous quest for the stone, while he is unaware that Dianara's guardian, King Lico, is the one responsible for her condition and plots to have the girl for himself as his bride upon her revival.