Gianfranco Mingozzi (5 April 1932 – 7 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Gianfranco Mingozzi | |
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Born | 5 April 1932 Bologna, Italy |
Died | 7 October 2009 Rome, Italy | (aged 77)
Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
Born in Bologna, Mingozzi got a degree in Law, then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1958.[1][2] After being assistant of Federico Fellini, René Clément, Philippe de Broca and Gianni Franciolini, in 1962 he debuted as a screenwriter for La vita provvisoria, and then made his directorial debut with "La vedova bianca", a segment of the anthology film Le italiane e l'amore.[1] He was also a critically acclaimed documentarist.[1][2]