---
name: "David Franzoni"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-franzoni"
fi1m_id: "david-franzoni"
imdb_id: "nm0291905"
tmdb_id: 929
wikidata_id: "Q1174454"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "4 March 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T21:00:33.515745+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Franzoni

## Identity

David Franzoni

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-franzoni
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-franzoni
- **IMDb ID:** nm0291905
- **TMDB ID:** 929
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1174454
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Franzoni, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1174454, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/929

Writer and producer. Born 4 March 1947 in Vermont.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 4 March 1947, Vermont
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Also known as:** David H. Franzoni, David Harold Franzoni
- **Frequently works with:** [Connie Nielsen](https://film.one/person/connie-nielsen.md), [Douglas Wick](https://film.one/person/douglas-wick.md), [Ridley Scott](https://film.one/person/ridley-scott.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 63 (1), 2000s 84 (1), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 66 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, History 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $972m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Franzoni, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1174454, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291905/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/929

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Gladiator*](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*Gladiator II*](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Franzoni is an American screenwriter and film producer. Born on 4 March 1947 in Vermont, he attended the University of Vermont.

He conceived the story for and co-wrote Gladiator (2000), which he also co-produced. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture. His other screenplays include Amistad (1997), King Arthur (2004) and Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986). He served as producer on Gladiator II (2024), based on characters he created.

Franzoni has worked with Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Pictures.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Gladiator II* (2024), Fi1m 64, Producer, Characters — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *Gladiator* (2000), Fi1m 84, Producer, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md)
- *Amistad* (1997), Fi1m 63, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/amistad.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Gladiator II* (2024), Characters, Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator-ii.md)
- *King Arthur* (2004), Writer
- *L'esattore (parodia de "Il gladiatore")* (2002), Writer
- *Gladiator* (2000), Screenplay, Producer, Story — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/gladiator.md)
- *Amistad* (1997), Writer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/amistad.md)
- *Citizen Cohn* (1992), Writer
- *Jumpin' Jack Flash* (1986), Screenplay, Story

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2024: Best Picture (nominated), for *Gladiator*
- 2001: Best Picture (won), for *Gladiator*
- 2001: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Gladiator*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2001: Best Film (won), for *Gladiator*
- 2001: Best Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Gladiator*

### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture 2001: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture (won), for *Gladiator*
- European Film Award for Best Non-European Film 2000: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film (nominated), for *Gladiator*
- Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay 1998: Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Amistad*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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