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Franco Prosperi | |
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| Born | Francesco Prosperi 2 September 1926 |
| Died | 17 October 2004 (aged 78) Rome, Italy |
| Other names | Frank Shannon |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Franco Prosperi (2 September 1926 – 17 October 2004) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, active between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s.
Born in Rome, Prosperi began his career as an assistant director with Mario Bava and with whom he also wrote several screenplays.[1] In 1966, he made his directorial debut, credited as Frank Shannon, with the thriller film, Tecnica di un omicidio and over the years, he built a solid reputation as a director of crime-action films.[1] He also occasionally directed comedies (with Lando Buzzanca or Alighiero Noschese) and, in the final stage of his career, at the beginning of the 1980s, several low-budget sword and sorcery films.[1]
