Franco Prosperi

Biography

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

Career Overview

Franco Prosperi has 21 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Their work is anchored in the Mondo Cane Collection universe with 5 titles. Signature works include Africa Blood and Guts, Goodbye Uncle Tom, Wild Beasts. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

21

Birth Date

1928-01-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Roma, Italy

Known For

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  Africa Blood and Guts
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  Goodbye Uncle Tom
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  Wild Beasts
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  Mondo candido
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  Mondo Cane 2
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  Women of the World

Associated Universes

• Mondo Cane Collection (5 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Gualtiero Jacopetti (4 collaborations)
• Stefano Sibaldi (2 collaborations)
• Sergio Rossi (1 collaborations)
• Jomo Kenyatta (1 collaborations)
• Julius Nyerere (1 collaborations)
• Moïse Kapenda Tshombe (1 collaborations)
• Richard Gordon Turnbull (1 collaborations)
• Ian Yule (1 collaborations)
• Susan Hampshire (1 collaborations)
• Dick Gregory (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (3 credits)

  • The Importance of Being Uncomfortable: Gualtiero Jacopetti

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Sweet and Savage

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Goodbye Uncle Tom

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1971

• writing (7 credits)

  • Computron 22

    writer

    writing
    1988
  • Wild Beasts

    story

    writing
    1984
  • Mondo candido

    screenplay

    writing
    1975
  • Goodbye Uncle Tom

    writer

    writing
    1971
  • Africa Blood and Guts

    writer

    writing
    1966
  • Mondo Cane 2

    story

    writing
    1963
  • Women of the World

    writer

    writing
    1963

• directing (7 credits)

  • Wild Beasts

    director

    directing
    1984
  • Mondo candido

    director

    directing
    1975
  • Goodbye Uncle Tom

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Africa Blood and Guts

    director

    directing
    1966
  • Mondo Cane 2

    director

    directing
    1963
  • Women of the World

    director

    directing
    1963
  • Mondo Cane

    director

    directing
    1962

• editing (2 credits)

  • Goodbye Uncle Tom

    editor

    editing
    1971
  • Africa Blood and Guts

    editor

    editing
    1966

• production (1 credits)

  • Goodbye Uncle Tom

    producer

    production
    1971

• art (1 credits)

  • Mondo Cane 2

    production design

    art
    1963