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name: "Franco Ferrini"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/franco-ferrini"
fi1m_id: "franco-ferrini"
imdb_id: "nm0274853"
tmdb_id: 4668
wikidata_id: "Q1442585"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "5 January 1944"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:14:38.869758+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."
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# Franco Ferrini

## Identity

Franco Ferrini

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/franco-ferrini
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** franco-ferrini
- **IMDb ID:** nm0274853
- **TMDB ID:** 4668
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1442585
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Ferrini, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1442585, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0274853/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4668

Writer. Born 5 January 1944 in La Spezia, Italy.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 5 January 1944, La Spezia, Italy
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Ferrini, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1442585, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0274853/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4668

## Biography

Franco Ferrini is an Italian screenwriter born on 5 January 1944 in La Spezia. He began his career as a film critic before moving into screenwriting in the mid-1970s.

Ferrini received a co-screenplay credit on Sergio Leone’s *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984). He has collaborated extensively with Dario Argento on horror and thriller films, including *Phenomena* (1985), *Demons* (1985), *Opera* (1987), *The Stendhal Syndrome* (1996) and *Dark Glasses* (2022). Other credits include *Soap and Water* (1983) and *Two Evil Eyes* (1990).

In 1987 Ferrini directed the thriller *Sweets from a Stranger* (*Caramelle da uno sconosciuto*). He has also written for directors including Carlo Verdone, Alberto Lattuada and Lamberto Bava.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984), Fi1m 81, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-america.md)

## Complete filmography (66)

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

- *Dream Time* (2023), as Sé stesso
- *Dark Glasses* (2022), Screenplay
- *Of Flies and Maggots* (2017), Actor
- *Brimstone* (2016), Story Consultant
- *The Last Fashion Show* (2011), Writer
- *The New Monsters Today* (2009), Writer
- *Carnera: The Walking Mountain* (2008), Screenplay
- *Io ti assolvo* (2008), Writer
- *Amore che vieni, amore che vai* (2007), Screenplay
- *The Goodbye Kiss* (2006), Screenplay
- *Do You Like Hitchcock?* (2005), Writer, Story
- *Eyes of Crystal* (2004), Story, Screenplay
- *Vite a perdere* (2004), Writer
- *Germanikus* (2004), Screenplay
- *Vaniglia e cioccolato* (2004), Screenplay
- *The Card Player* (2004), Story, Screenplay
- *Sleepless* (2001), Screenplay, Story
- *A Liar in Paradise* (1998), Writer
- *Cronaca nera* (1998), series, Story
- *Come quando fuori piove* (1998), Writer
- *Trenta Righe per un Delitto: La Bambola Sull'Asfalto* (1998), Writer
- *Trenta Righe per un Delitto: La Donna Giusta* (1998), Writer
- *Trenta Righe per un Delitto: La Lista dei Partenti* (1998), Writer
- *Altri uomini* (1997), Screenplay
- *Racket* (1997), series, Screenplay
- *Fratelli coltelli* (1997), Screenplay, Story
- *Squillo* (1996), Screenplay, Story
- *The Stendhal Syndrome* (1996), Writer, Story
- *Poliziotti* (1995), Story
- *Anche i commercialisti hanno un'anima* (1994), Screenplay
- *Trauma* (1993), Story
- *Christmas Vacation '90* (1990), Writer, Story
- *Two Evil Eyes* (1990), Screenplay
- *Etoile* (1989), Writer
- *The Church* (1989), Screenplay, Story
- *Dial: Help* (1988), Story
- *Crimes and Perfumes* (1988), Writer, Story
- *High Frequency* (1988), Writer
- *Private Affairs* (1987), Screenplay
- *Opera* (1987), Screenplay
- *Sweets from a Stranger* (1987), Director, Writer
- *Demons 2* (1986), Writer
- *A Thorn in the Heart* (1986), Screenplay
- *Nothing Underneath* (1985), Screenplay
- *Demons* (1985), Screenplay
- *Phenomena* (1985), Screenplay, Story
- *I'm Getting Married Tomorrow* (1984), Screenplay
- *Once Upon a Time in America* (1984), Screenplay — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-america.md)
- *Aurora* (1984), Writer
- *Son contento* (1983), Screenplay
- *Soap and Water* (1983), Story, Screenplay
- *Sing Sing* (1983), Story, Screenplay
- *At the Sports Bar* (1983), Screenplay
- *That Awful Mess on Via Merulana* (1983), series, Writer
- *The Pool Hustlers* (1983), Screenplay
- *Heads I Win, Tails You Lose* (1982), Story, Screenplay
- *Bingo Bongo* (1982), Story, Screenplay
- *Invitation to Travel* (1982), Writer
- *Nobody's Perfect* (1981), Screenplay, Story
- *Turno di Notte* (1981), Writer
- *Hotel Room* (1981), as Gianni
- *The Cricket* (1980), Writer
- *Rings of Fear* (1978), Screenplay
- *Crimebusters* (1976), Writer
- *Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino* (1972), Actor
- *Crazy World... Crazy People!* (1966), Unit Manager

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