Franco Rosso
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Birthday 1941-08-29
Deathday 2016-12-09 (75 years old)
Place of Birth Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Also Known As Franco Giuseppe Rosso
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.
Known For
Director
1988
The Nature of the Beast
as Director
1987
Struggle for Stonebridge
as Director
1986
64 Day Hero
as Director
1983
Ian Dury X.
as Director
1980
Babylon
as Director
1979
Dread Beat an' Blood
as Director
1974
All That Glitters
as Director
1973
The Mangrove Nine
as Director
Writer
1983
Ian Dury X.
as Writer
1980
Babylon
as Writer
Producer
1986
64 Day Hero
as Producer
1973
The Mangrove Nine
as Producer