Franco Rosso

Known for Directing

Franco Rosso
Born August 29, 1941
Died December 9, 2016 (aged 75)
Place of Birth Turin, Piedmont, Italy

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.

Filmography

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Babylon

Babylon

1980

Director

The Nature of the Beast

The Nature of the Beast

1988

Director

Ian Dury X.

Ian Dury X.

1983

Director

Dread Beat and Blood

Dread Beat and Blood

1979

Director

All That Glitters

All That Glitters

1974

Director

64 Day Hero

64 Day Hero

1986

Director

The Mangrove Nine

The Mangrove Nine

1973

Director

Struggle for Stonebridge

Struggle for Stonebridge

1987

Director