List of the best Franco Citti movies: The Decameron(1970), Accattone(1961), Oedipus Rex(1967), Black Jesus(1968), Kill Them All and Come Back Alone(1967), Mamma Roma(1962), The Canterbury Tales(1971), Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man(1976), Todo Modo(1976), Arabian Nights(1974), The Godfather, Part III(1990) ... ...
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
Italy|France|West Germany
1970
107 Minutes
Ciappelletto
Franco Citti Ninetto Davoli Angela Luce Pier Paolo Pasolini Silvana Mangano Vincenzo Amato
An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron".
Drama
1961
120 Minutes
Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi
Franco Citti Franca Pasut Silvana Corsini Paola Guidi Adele Cambria Mario Cipriani
pimp prostitute ex-wife son virgin police officer bleak disheartening rome slum family home police station river street crime poverty prostitution marriage ambition wretched excess
In the slums of Rome, Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi (Franco Citti) supports himself as a pimp for his longtime girlfriend, Maddalena (Silvana Corsini), but when she goes to jail after being assaulted, Accattone struggles to survive.
Drama
1967
110 Minutes
Silvana Mangano Franco Citti Alida Valli Julian Beck Carmelo Bene
Based on the Greek tragedy about a man who, unaware of his true parentage, kills his father and marries his mother.
Drama
1968
100 Minutes
Woody Strode Franco Citti Jean Servais Pier Paolo Capponi Stephen Forsyth Salvatore Basile
After mercenaries capture an African pacifist (Woody Strode), the regime hesitates to assassinate him, fearing his martyrdom.
Western
1967
95 Minutes
Hoagy
Chuck Connors Frank Wolff Franco Citti Leo Anchóriz Giovanni Cianfriglia Alberto Dell'Acqua Hércules Cortés Antonio Molino Rojo
In 1864 mercenary Clyde MacKay leads a squad of cutthroats on a mission to steal $1 million in gold from the Union Army.
Drama
1962
110 Minutes
Carmine
Anna Magnani Ettore Garofalo Franco Citti Silvana Corsini Luisa Loiano Paolo Volponi
mother son pimp criminal police officer moving dark italy village family home mother/son relationship crime social standing prostitution violence transformation quest 1960s
A prostitute (Anna Magnani) tries to go straight and help her son (Ettore Garofalo), but the past and corruption catch up with them.
Comedy, Drama, History
1971
111 Minutes
The Devil
Hugh Griffith Ninetto Davoli Franco Citti Laura Betti Josephine Chaplin Pier Paolo Pasolini Michael Balfour Jenny Runacre
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Italy
1976
100 Minutes
Rudy Ruginski
Marc Porel Ray Lovelock Adolfo Celi Franco Citti Silvia Dionisio Marino Mase Renato Salvatori Bruno Corazzari Sergio Ammirata
Fred and Tony are members of an elite 'special squad' of police in Rome, Italy, who are licenced-to-kill, undercover cops who thrive on living dangerously.
Mystery & Thriller
Italy
1976
135 Minutes
Autista di M.
Gian Maria Volante Marcello Mastroianni Mariangela Melato Ciccio Ingrassia Franco Citti Cesare Gelli Tino Scotti
Party leader and power broker Aldo Moro, holed up with his cronies and rivals at a monastic retreat where they plot their political fortunes while being led by a Jesuit cleric in spiritual cleansings.
Adventure, Fantasy
Italy|France
1974
155 Minutes
Nur Ed Din
Ninetto Davoli Franco Merli Ines Pellegrini Luigina Rocchi Zeudi Biasolo Franco Citti Tessa Bouche Alberto Argentino
slave young man king wife creative playful dense market house paradise street storytelling impersonation romance kidnapping rags to riches love transformation underdog 14th century
Ancient Arabia. A youth is chosen by a beautiful slave girl to be her new master; she is kidnapped and they must search for each other. Stories are told within stories; love, travel and the whims of destiny.
Crime, Drama
USA
1990
161 Minutes
Al Pacino Diane Keaton Talia Shire Andy Garcia Eli Wallach Joe Mantegna George Hamilton Bridget Fonda Sofia Coppola Raf Vallone Franc D'Ambrosio
godfather mobster lawyer kingpin crime boss nephew bleak dark sad italy new jersey new york state mafia organized crime redemption incest betrayal rivalry fall 1970s
Follows Michael Corleone, now in his 60s, as he seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire.