
Franco Rosso
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-08-29
Day of Death
2016-12-09 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Franco Rosso
Biography
Franco Rosso (29 August 1941 – 9 December 2016) was an Italian-born film producer and director based in England. He is known for making films about Black British culture, and in particular for the 1980 cult film Babylon, about Black Jamaican youth in south London, which was backed by the National Film Finance Corporation.
Acting
(1972)
Crew
(1988)
The Nature of the Beast
Director
(1987)
Struggle for Stonebridge
Director
(1986)
64 Day Hero
Director, Producer
(1983)
Ian Dury X.
Director, Writer
(1980)
Babylon
Director, Writer
(1979)
Dread Beat an' Blood
Director
(1974)
All That Glitters
Director
(1973)
The Mangrove Nine
Producer, Director
(1971)
Reggae
Editor
(1970)
Kes
Assistant Editor
(1969)
Bed Peace
Editor