Gianfranco Mingozzi (5 April 1932 – 7 October 2009) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Born in Bologna, Mingozzi got a degree in Law, then enrolled at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1958. After being assistant of Federico Fellini, René Clément, Philippe de Broca and Gianni Franciolini, in 1962 he debuted as a screenwriter for La vita provvisoria, and then made his directorial debut with "La vedova bianca", a segment of the anthology film Le italiane e l'amore. He was also a critically acclaimed documentarist.
Gianfranco Mingozzi has 47 screen credits in a career dating back to 1958. Signature works include Exploits of a Young Don Juan, La Dolce Vita, The Sparrow's Fluttering. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.