Franco Freda Movies

Nine episodes about life in Italy in the period just before its economic boom.

A young married woman who is desperately unhappy is tempted into a lesbian relationship with an interior decorator.

This semi-amusing sex (romance) comedy has four separate stories: "The Telephone Call", written by Rodolfo Sonego, directed by Dino Risi. "A Treatise...

Maria, a prostitute, meets Cesare in a police station, a drunkard reporter. Cesare falls in love with her and wants to save her from her bleak life...

The story of "King Lazzarone" Ferdinand I of Bourbon whose pastime was to neglect the government and disguise himself as a poor man and turn to the...

The trials and tribulations of a group of artist friends and a gay gallery owner living in the Via Margutta neighbourhood of Rome. Stefano is a...

Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. The French customs agent...

When an old lady dies two hours before her life insurance expires, the insurance lawyer suspects something dubious. He begins to investigate and he...

In a small Italian town, the local youngsters realize that their youth is coming to an end and marriage will soon follow. They gather together for...

In this comedy Alberto Sordi plays Rosario Scimoni, known as Sasà, an opportunistic and unscrupulous guy, nephew of the mayor of Catania, and...

Superhero Flashman--who is secretly a member of the British royal family--battles a host of villains and gangsters, including Mafia bank robbers and...

Maria and Paul love them, but they are very young and, moreover, Maria is the daughter of the municipal sweeper while Paul is the lawyer Bonelli,...

A war film based on the novel "Journey into the Vertigo" by Evgenija Solomonovna Ginzburg

Ignazio is married to a much younger girl, as she starts being attracted by a handsome young man. The new couple set up several plans to kill the...

Dora, driven away from her town by malicious gossip following her first love affair, has a series of short-lived adventures until she falls in love...

Certain that "the right man" is crucial to her escaping the confines of the Italian village where she lives, Pina places an ad in the newspaper. She...

During WW2, it's not wise to be a mayor chosen by the fascists with the Americans' impending arrival.

An anthology film / black comedy about three ordinary men who become involved in violent crimes.

An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage.

Efisio Mulas is a meek laborer who lives with occasional work, especially in Don Leandro Sanna's salon, and rounds up the slim balance by betting...