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Franco Rosso
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Franco Rosso

Born 29 Aug 1941 in Turin, Piedmont, ItalyDied 9 Dec 2016aged 7512 credits

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.

Directing (6)

The Nature of the Beast
The Nature of the Beast1988 · Director
64 Day Hero
64 Day Hero1986 · a film by & director
Babylon
Babylon1980 · Director
Dread Beat and Blood
Dread Beat and Blood1979 · Director
The Mangrove Nine
The Mangrove Nine1973 · Director
Le avventure di Ulisse
Le avventure di Ulisse1969 · Director

Crew (5)

64 Day Hero
64 Day Hero1986 · producer
Dread Beat and Blood
Dread Beat and Blood1979 · producer
The Mangrove Nine
The Mangrove Nine1973 · producer
Reggae
Reggae1971 · Editor
Kes
Kes1970 · Assistant Editor

Writing (1)

Babylon
Babylon1980 · Writer