Gianfranco Mingozzi

Gianfranco Mingozzi

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1931-04-05

  • Day of Death

    2009-10-07 (78 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    San Pietro Capofiume, Molinella, Bologna, Italy

Biography

Gianfranco Mingozzi (5 April 1932 – 7 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter.

Born in Bologna, Mingozzi got a degree in Law, then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1958. 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. He was also a critically acclaimed documentarist.

Acting

  • (1960)

    La Dolce Vita

    as Priest That Lets Steiner Play Organ (uncredited)

Crew