Gianfranco Parolini

Gianfranco Parolini

Born: February 20, 1925
Died: April 26, 2018
in Rome, Italy
Gianfranco Parolini (20 February 1925 in Rome, Italy – 26 April 2018 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian film director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer. Among his films are The Sabata Trilogy, several sword and sandal films, most of the Kommissar X films and a number of Spaghetti Westerns.

He claimed to have written over 100 thriller novels before becoming an assistant to Giuseppe D'Amato.

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Movies for Gianfranco Parolini...

If You Meet Frank Kramer...
Title: If You Meet Frank Kramer...
Released: July 25, 2018
Type: Movie
A new interview with writer-director Gianfranco Parolini, who was a sprightly 94 years of age when this was filmed but sadly passed away in April of 2018. The director of If You Meet Sartana… Pray for Your Death and the Sabata trilogy looks back at his life and film career.
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Die X-Männer schlagen zurück
Title: Die X-Männer schlagen zurück
Character: Mad Director
Released: October 5, 2012
Type: Movie
Documentary about the Kommissar X Series.
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Western all'italiana
Title: Western all'italiana
Released: January 1, 2004
Type: Movie
"Western all'italiana" is a documentary produced and broadcast by the satellite broadcaster Studio Universal in 2004, on the occasion of the broadcasting of a selection of Italian western films, the so-called "spaghetti westerns". In the course of the video, the birth, evolution and conclusion of the Italian western trend is told.
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The Secret of the Incas' Empire
Title: The Secret of the Incas' Empire
Character: Prof. Alexis Xristopoulos (as John Francis Scott)
Released: November 10, 1987
Type: Movie
Hidden somewhere deep inside a volcano in the mysterious South American mountains lies the legendary lost kingdom of the Incas. And buried in this kingdom is a fabulous treasure of inestimable value.
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Caligula's Slaves
Title: Caligula's Slaves
Character: Senator Lucius (as John Francis Littlewords)
Released: December 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Roman emperor Caligula leaves the last days of glory amidst orgies of food and sex. During a show by two nude slaves, the emperor is particularly attracted to one of them, Lysia, ignoring that she had been planted close to him with orders to murder him. Only, the young man makes her feel for him, passion and motherly love, and she'll protect him rather then fulfill her mission. Drama ensues.
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Fists of Fire
Title: Fists of Fire
Character: Himself
Released: January 16, 1975
Type: Movie
A look at Shaw Brothers Studios in their prime. Includes: interviews with David Chiang; exploring the Shaw Brothers sets; a look at the craftsmen, foley artists and stuntmen of Shaw Bros.; a profile on Run Run Shaw; Italian-meets-Chinese kung-fu films; and a visit from Peter Cushing.
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If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Title: If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death
Character: Gambler
Released: August 14, 1968
Type: Movie
After a stagecoach is robbed and the passengers murdered, a long and tangled series of surprise attacks and murderous double-crosses, leaves the coach's strongbox in the hands of the killer Lasky. It is up to the legendary hero Sartana to track down the missing money and determine just who is ultimately behind the grisly robberies and killings.
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Kill, Panther, Kill!
Title: Kill, Panther, Kill!
Character: Smoky
Released: March 30, 1968
Type: Movie
Two rivals are out to recover a cache of stolen jewels. The thief who originally stole them has just gotten out of prison, however, and he is looking for his twin brother, who knows where the jewels are hidden. Complications ensue.
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So Darling, So Deadly
Title: So Darling, So Deadly
Character: Rex
Released: August 5, 1966
Type: Movie
A scientist invents a filter that can increase the power of a laser beam, turning it into a death ray! A dangerous crime organization wants the device and will stop at nothing to get it, while murder and violence follow Joe and Tom to Singapore as they try to foil the evil plans.
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The Ten Gladiators
Title: The Ten Gladiators
Character: Livius Verus
Released: December 14, 1963
Type: Movie
Roccia and a band of fellow gladiators join forces with a patrician named Glaucus Valerius to replace Nero, (and his evil henchman, Tigelinus), with a new emperor: Servius Galba. During the course of this bloody struggle, the gladiators lose their mentor and trainer - Resius - and then must rescue Lidia, Resius' beautiful niece, from death on the cross.