Franco Rosso

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-08-29 (75 years old)

Deathday

2016-12-09

Place of Birth

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Franco Rosso

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.

Production

1980

Babylon

as Director

1983

Ian Dury X.

as Writer

1983

Ian Dury X.

as Director

1980

Babylon

as Writer

1979

1971

Reggae

as Editor

1973

1969

Bed Peace

as Editor

1986

64 Day Hero

as Director

1986

64 Day Hero

as Producer

1973

1974

1970

Kes

as Assistant Editor

1979

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