Franco Solinas Trailers
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Franco Solinas was an Italian writer and screenwriter. He is best known for the screenplay of The Battle of Algiers, which was nominated for three Academy Awards.
Most Popular Franco Solinas Trailers
Total trailers found: 25
The Camp Followers Trailer (1965)
17 July 1965
In WWII, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.
The Suspect Trailer (1975)
21 February 1975
Fascism has forced the leadership of the Italian Communist Party to settle in Paris. In Italy arrests of militants are decimating the organization, so Emilio is sent on a mission in the area of Turin, to put out of harm whistleblowers.
Kapo Trailer (1960)
27 September 1960
Determined to survive at any price, Edith, a young Jewish woman deported to an extermination camp, manages to survive by accepting the role of kapo, a privileged prisoner whose mission is to ruthlessly guard other prisoners.
A Bullet for the General Trailer (1967)
13 January 1967
El Chuncho's bandits rob arms from a train, intending to sell the weapons to Elias' revolutionaries. They are helped by one of the passengers, Bill Tate, and allow him to join them, unware of his true intentions.
The Mercenary Trailer (1968)
20 December 1968
While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedicated female radical fought for the soul of the guerrilla general Paco, as Mexicans threw off repressive government and all-powerful landowners in the 1910s.
The Battle of Algiers Trailer (1966)
08 September 1966
Paratrooper commander Colonel Mathieu, a former French Resistance fighter during World War II, is sent to Algeria to reinforce efforts to squelch the uprisings of the Algerian War.
Mr. Klein Trailer (1976)
23 September 1976
Paris, France, 1942, during the Nazi occupation. Robert Klein, a successful art dealer who benefits from the misfortunes of those who are ruthlessly persecuted, discovers by chance that there is another Robert Klein, apparently a Jewish man; someone with whom he could be mistakenly identified, something dangerous in such harsh times.
Violent Life Trailer (1962)
29 March 1962
Tommaso Puzzilli is a boy who grew up in the suburb of Pietralata outside Rome. Not having a job, Tommaso and his friends are committing crimes to make money.
Beautiful But Dangerous Trailer (1955)
21 October 1955
Lina, a music hall singer, has fallen in love with Sergei, a Russian prince. Maestro Doria, who gives her voice lessons and who hopes to make her his mistress, takes her to Paris where she becomes the star of the "Folies-Plastiques".
Tepepa Trailer (1969)
31 January 1969
The Mexican guerilla leader Tepepa and his gang fight against the chief of police, Cascorro.
The Love Specialist Trailer (1957)
20 December 1957
A Texas girl wins a trip to Italy where she meets a prince who's afraid to admit that he's flat broke (so is she).
Hanna K. Trailer (1983)
07 September 1983
Israeli attorney Hanna Kaufman's beliefs are challenged when she's appointed to the defense of Selim Bakri.
The Assassination of Trotsky Trailer (1972)
30 March 1972
A Stalinist assassin tracks exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky to Mexico in 1940.
Burn! Trailer (1969)
21 December 1969
The professional mercenary Sir William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada in order to help improve the British sugar trade.
The Big Gundown Trailer (1967)
03 March 1967
Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.
Vanina Vanini Trailer (1961)
12 October 1961
Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is in Rome to assassinate a traitor to the brotherhood of the Carboneria.
State of Siege Trailer (1972)
30 December 1972
Assigned to South America, US official Philip Michael Santore is employed by a counterinsurgency agency.
Madame Trailer (1961)
21 December 1961
Catherine Hubscher, who washes the shirts of young Napoleon and other soldiers fighting the Revolution, falls in love with Sergeant Lefebvre.
The Wide Blue Road Trailer (1957)
22 November 1957
Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Like his fellow villagers, Squarciò struggles against harsh living conditions, a scarcity of fish in nearby waters and exploitation by the local wholesaler.
Salvatore Giuliano Trailer (1962)
01 March 1962
Sicilian bandit Salvatore Giuliano's bullet-riddled corpse is found facedown in a courtyard in Castelvetrano, a handgun and rifle by his side.
Engaged to Death Trailer (1957)
13 April 1957
A tale of love, rivalry and passion set in the 50s, in the madcap world of motorcycle speed races, shot on the occasion of the main competitions of that time, such as Monza’s Moto GP and the last edition of the legendary Milano-Taranto race.
The Wind Rose Trailer (1957)
08 March 1957
An international anthology about the struggles of female workers around the world.
Giovanna Trailer (1955)
01 January 1955
This short is set in the early 1950s in a small textile factory in central Italy (Prato). Giovanna and her fellow female workers decide to enact a protest against the direction of the factory's dismissal plan, by occupying the factory and continuing to work until the proprietor cancels the dismissals.
Behind Closed Shutters Trailer (1951)
08 March 1951
Middle class Sandra, engaged to be married and living in Turin, searches for her missing sister that is estranged from her family.
