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Franco Cristaldi (Turin, 3 October 1924 – Montecarlo, 1 July 1992) was an Italian film producer, credited with producing (or co-producing) feature films from the 1950s to the 1990s. In 1946 Cristaldi founded Vides Cinematografica in Turin. This production company initially produced short and documentary films, and would later be renamed to Cristaldifilm in the 1980s. In the 1950s, Cristaldi changed his attention to feature films and moved to Rome. During his long career, he worked with directors and screenwriters such as Francesco Rosi, Pietro Germi, Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, and Giuseppe Tornatore. A noted film producer from some years in his native Italy, some of Cristaldi's most successful films internationally included The Name of the Rose and Nuovo cinema Paradiso. (The former winning a César and two BAFTAs, and the latter winning several BAFTAs, the Grand Prix at Cannes, and Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards). In 1977 Cristaldi was elected president of the International Federation of Film Producers Associations, and was a member of the jury at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. Cristaldi was born in Turin, Italy in 1924, and studied at university for a time before focusing his interests on cinema. He was first married to Carla Simonetti with whom he had a son, Massimo. He applied to the Vatican to have this marriage annulled, and from 1966 lived with actress Claudia Cardinale. Cristaldi claimed to have married Cardinale, but she refuted this, saying he threw a marriage party, without ever officially marrying her. He mentored Cardinale through her own film career, producing many of her films, until their separation in 1975. In 1983, he married Eritrean actress Zeudi Araya, who starred in several Cristaldi-produced films. Franco Cristaldi died in Montecarlo in 1992, survived by his wife Zeudi, son Massimo, and adopted son Patrick, the son of Claudia Cardinale. Source: Article "Franco Cristaldi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1924-10-03
- event Death Date 1992-07-01
- school Known for: Production
- star Popularity: 2.1
- info Birth Place Turin, Piedmont, Italy
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The Name of the Rose
1986-09-24
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Lucky Luciano
1973-10-19
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Cinema Paradiso
1988-11-17
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The Swindlers
1959-09-23
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Big Deal on Madonna Street
1958-07-26
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Amarcord
1973-12-18
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The Challenge
1958-09-11
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In the Name of the Father
1971-10-12
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Wifemistress
1977-10-27
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Le Notti Bianche
1957-11-14
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Sandra
1965-09-16
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The Seducer
1954-12-29
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A Hero of Our Times
1955-09-15
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Camilla
1954-11-24
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Di che segno sei?
1975-10-23
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Mr. Robinson
1976-12-23
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Hearts and Armour
1983-09-21
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The Red Tent
1969-12-23
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My Son, the Hero
1962-05-04
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My Loves
1978-12-21
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Tomorrow We Dance
1982-09-09
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Day by Day, Desperately
1961-11-23
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Ratataplan
1979-01-01
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Lady Caroline Lamb
1972-11-22
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Kean: Genius or Scoundrel
1957-03-04
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Cafè Express
1980-02-16
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Ghosts of Rome
1961-04-01
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Christ Stopped at Eboli
1979-02-23
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Last Summer in Tangiers
1987-04-22
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The Dolphins
1960-10-05
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Alibi
1969-02-13
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Winged Devils
1972-02-04
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Bebo's Girl
1964-01-24
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Operation Ogre
1979-09-28
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The Persian Lamb Coat
1980-03-28
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A Fine Pair
1968-09-27
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Blonde in Black Leather
1975-09-17
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Piece of the Sky
1958-08-15
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Tesoromio
1979-12-22
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Fiasco in Milan
1959-12-19
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Man of Straw
1958-03-11
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And the Ship Sails On
1983-10-07
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Oh, Grandmother's Dead
1969-10-09
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Seduced and Abandoned
1964-01-30
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Rascel-Fifì
1957-10-09
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Coup D'Etat
1969-03-15
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Ho fatto splash
1980-10-30
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Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold
1967-09-07
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The Law Is the Law
1958-09-17
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Once Upon A Time...
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Time of Indifference
1964-09-24
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Salvatore Giuliano
1962-03-01
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Open Letter to the Evening News
1970-03-13
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The Organizer
1963-10-25
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Movie Rush
1976-01-01
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Nero's Mistress
1956-09-13
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Il giovane normale
1969-11-28
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Arrivano i miei
1983-01-20
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Crazy Sea
1963-09-13
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Flight of the Innocent
1992-10-09
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Control
1987-02-14
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The Audience
1972-03-31
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The Assassin
1961-04-01
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A Day for Lionhearts
1961-09-05
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China Is Near
1967-09-22
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Come Dance with Me!
1959-12-18
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Omicron
1963-09-01
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Per amore... per magia...
1967-04-03
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The Mattei Affair
1972-01-26
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Divorce Italian Style
1961-12-20
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Rascel Marine
1958-12-19
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La pattuglia sperduta
1954-06-09
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La pattuglia sperduta
1954-06-09
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Marco Polo
1982-12-05