---
name: "Franco Cristaldi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/franco-cristaldi"
fi1m_id: "franco-cristaldi"
imdb_id: "nm0188053"
tmdb_id: 2378
wikidata_id: "Q2713078"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "3 October 1924"
died: "1 July 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T19:42:07.106254+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."
---

# Franco Cristaldi

## Identity

Franco Cristaldi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/franco-cristaldi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** franco-cristaldi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0188053
- **TMDB ID:** 2378
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2713078
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Cristaldi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2713078, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188053/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2378

Producer. Born 3 October 1924 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. Died 1 July 1992.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 3 October 1924, Turin, Piedmont, Italy
- **Died:** 1 July 1992
- **Active:** 1973–1988
- **Frequently works with:** [Tonino Guerra](https://film.one/person/tonino-guerra.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as producer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 84 (2), 1980s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 74 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $113m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Cristaldi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2713078, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0188053/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2378

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Cinema Paradiso*](https://film.one/film/cinema-paradiso.md) (84), [*The Name of the Rose*](https://film.one/film/the-name-of-the-rose.md) (77)
- **HBO Max:** [*Amarcord*](https://film.one/film/amarcord.md) (82)

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

## Biography

Franco Cristaldi (3 October 1924 – 1 July 1992) was an Italian film producer. In 1946 he founded Vides Cinematografica in Turin, initially producing short and documentary films before focusing on feature films from the 1950s and moving to Rome. The company was later renamed Cristaldifilm.

He produced or co-produced more than 100 films, working with directors including Francesco Rosi, Pietro Germi, Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Giuseppe Tornatore. Among his best-known productions are *Big Deal on Madonna Street* (1958), *Divorce Italian Style* (1961), *Amarcord* (1973), *The Name of the Rose* (1986) and *Cinema Paradiso* (1988). In 1977 he was elected president of the International Federation of Film Producers Associations.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Cinema Paradiso* (1988), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/cinema-paradiso.md)
- *The Name of the Rose* (1986), Fi1m 77, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-name-of-the-rose.md)
- *Christ Stopped at Eboli* (1979), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/christ-stopped-at-eboli.md)
- *Amarcord* (1973), Fi1m 82, Producer, Presenter — [page](https://film.one/film/amarcord.md)

## Complete filmography (75)

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

- *Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso* (2009), Actor
- *Flight of the Innocent* (1992), Producer
- *Cinema Paradiso* (1988), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/cinema-paradiso.md)
- *Last Summer in Tangiers* (1987), Producer
- *Control* (1987), Producer
- *The Name of the Rose* (1986), Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-name-of-the-rose.md)
- *And the Ship Sails On* (1983), Producer
- *Hearts and Armour* (1983), Producer
- *Arrivano i miei* (1983), Producer
- *Marco Polo* (1982), series, Co-Producer
- *Tomorrow We Dance* (1982), Producer
- *Ho Fatto Splash* (1980), Producer
- *The Persian Lamb Coat* (1980), Producer
- *Café Express* (1980), Producer
- *Tesoromio* (1979), Producer
- *Operation Ogre* (1979), Associate Producer
- *Christ Stopped at Eboli* (1979), Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/christ-stopped-at-eboli.md)
- *Ratataplan* (1979), Producer
- *My Loves* (1978), Producer
- *Wifemistress* (1977), Producer
- *Mr. Robinson* (1976), Producer
- *Movie Rush* (1976), Producer
- *What's Your Sign?* (1975), Producer
- *Blonde in Black Leather* (1975), Producer
- *Amarcord* (1973), Producer, Presenter — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/amarcord.md)
- *Lucky Luciano* (1973), Producer
- *Lady Caroline Lamb* (1972), Executive Producer
- *The Audience* (1972), Producer
- *Winged Devils* (1972), Producer
- *The Mattei Affair* (1972), Producer
- *In the Name of the Father* (1971), Producer
- *Open Letter to the Evening News* (1970), Producer
- *The Red Tent* (1969), Producer
- *Normal Young Man* (1969), Producer
- *Oh, Grandmother's Dead* (1969), Producer
- *Coup D'Etat* (1969), Producer
- *Alibi* (1969), Producer
- *A Fine Pair* (1968), Producer
- *China Is Near* (1967), Producer
- *Kill Me Quick, I'm Cold* (1967), Producer
- *Per amore... per magia...* (1967), Producer
- *Sandra* (1965), Producer
- *Time of Indifference* (1964), Producer
- *Seduced and Abandoned* (1964), Producer
- *Bebo's Girl* (1964), Producer
- *The Organizer* (1963), Producer
- *Crazy Sea* (1963), Producer
- *Omicron* (1963), Producer
- *My Son, the Hero* (1962), Producer
- *Salvatore Giuliano* (1962), Producer
- *Divorce Italian Style* (1961), Producer
- *Day by Day, Desperately* (1961), Producer
- *A Day for Lionhearts* (1961), Producer
- *The Assassin* (1961), Producer
- *Ghosts of Rome* (1961), Producer
- *The Dolphins* (1960), Producer
- *Fiasco in Milan* (1959), Producer
- *Come Dance with Me!* (1959), Producer
- *The Swindlers* (1959), Producer
- *South Wind* (1959), Producer
- *Rascel Marine* (1958), Producer
- *The Law Is the Law* (1958), Producer
- *The Challenge* (1958), Producer
- *Piece of the Sky* (1958), Producer
- *Big Deal on Madonna Street* (1958), Producer
- *Man of Straw* (1958), Producer
- *White Nights* (1957), Producer
- *Rascel-Fifì* (1957), Producer
- *Kean: Genius or Scoundrel* (1957), Producer
- *Nero's Mistress* (1956), Producer
- *A Hero of Our Times* (1955), Producer
- *The Seducer* (1954), Producer
- *Camilla* (1954), Producer
- *La pattuglia sperduta* (1954), Producer, Writer
- *Once Upon A Time...*, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Franco Cristaldi](https://film.one/media/person/102557/gallery-966095e73337.jpg) Franco Cristaldi — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/1965_Cristaldi_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Alitalia Douglas DC-6 and Franco Cristaldi with his secretary Paola Quagliero, a roman born ca 1940.[1] So, this is estimated to be in 1960.](https://film.one/media/person/102557/gallery-d341b2bbbcc8.jpg) Alitalia Douglas DC-6 and Franco Cristaldi with his secretary Paola Quagliero, a roman born ca 1940.[1] So, this is estimated to be in 1960. — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/1960_Franco_Cristaldi_e_segretaria_Paola_Quagliero.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Claudio Cardinale and Franco Cristaldo. He was a film producer born in 1924, and her mentor since the late 1950s. She was born in 1938. They were living togethe (1965)](https://film.one/media/person/102557/gallery-42bf3ab6a972.jpg) Claudio Cardinale and Franco Cristaldo. He was a film producer born in 1924, and her mentor since the late 1950s. She was born in 1938. They were living togethe (1965) — Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/1965_Cristaldi_and_Cardinale_and_mamma.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Franco Cristaldi](https://film.one/media/person/102557/gallery-aecd2af21dc2.jpg) Franco Cristaldi — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Young European Film of the Year 1989: Young European Film of the Year (nominated), for *Cinema Paradiso*

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

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