Franco Indovina

Known for Directing

Franco Indovina's portrait

Details

Birthday: January 01, 1932

Deathday: May 05, 1972

Place of birth: Palermo, Italy

Biography

Franco Indovina (1932 – 4 May 1972) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. In 1959, he was assistant of Michelangelo Antonioni on the set of L'Avventura. He directed six films between 1965 and 1971.

He died when Alitalia Flight 112 crashed on approach to Palermo. His 1967 film Lo scatenato was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

The actress Lorenza Indovina, born in 1966, is his daughter.