Franco Prosperi

Franco Prosperi

Directing

Born January 1, 1928 · Roma, Italy

7 films as director · Active 1962–1984

Franco Prosperi is an Italian ethnographic filmmaker. He is a pioneer, with Gualtiero Jacopetti and Paolo Cavara, of the mondo genre.

Known for

Goodbye Uncle Tom

Goodbye Uncle Tom

1971

Sweet and Savage

Sweet and Savage

1983

The Importance of Being Uncomfortable: Gualtiero Jacopetti

The Importance of Being Uncomfortable: Gualtiero Jacopetti

2012

Directed(7)

Wild Beasts

1984Wild Beasts★ 4.8

Mondo candido

1975Mondo candido★ 5.5

Goodbye Uncle Tom

1971Goodbye Uncle Tom★ 6.7

Africa Blood and Guts

1966Africa Blood and Guts★ 6.2

Mondo Cane 2

1963Mondo Cane 2★ 5.6

Women of the World

1963Women of the World★ 5.3

Mondo Cane

1962Mondo Cane★ 6.3

Acting(3)

2012The Importance of Being Uncomfortable: Gualtiero JacopettiSelf

1983Sweet and SavageNarrator (voice)

1971Goodbye Uncle TomSelf (uncredited)

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