Person
Franco Solinas
Writing · 1927–1982 · Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Biography
Franco Solinas was an Italian writer and screenwriter. He is best known for the screenplay of The Battle of Algiers, which was nominated for three Academy Awards.
Known for
Mr. Klein
Screenplay
The Battle of Algiers
Writer
Tepepa
Screenplay
The Mercenary
Story
A Bullet for the General
Adaptation
The Big Gundown
Story
The Assassination of Trotsky
Screenplay
State of Siege
Writer
Beautiful But Dangerous
Screenplay
Vanina Vanini
Writer
Filmography
- 1983Hanna K.Writer
- 1976Mr. KleinScreenplay
- 1975The SuspectScreenplay
- 1972State of SiegeWriter
- 1972The Assassination of TrotskyScreenplay
- 1969Burn!Story
- 1969TepepaScreenplay
- 1968The MercenaryStory
- 1967The Big GundownStory
- 1967A Bullet for the GeneralAdaptation
- 1966The Battle of AlgiersWriter
- 1965The Camp FollowersWriter
- 1962Violent LifeScreenplay
- 1962Salvatore GiulianoStory
- 1961MadameNovel
- 1961Vanina VaniniWriter
- 1960KapoScreenplay
- 1957The Love SpecialistCo-Writer
- 1957The Wide Blue RoadNovel
- 1957Engaged to DeathWriter
- 1957The Wind RoseScreenplay
- 1955Beautiful But DangerousScreenplay
- 1955GiovannaWriter
- 1954Di qua, di là del PiaveScreenplay
- 1951Behind Closed ShuttersScreenplay
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