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Directing

Franco Lo Cascio

Born
Aug 29, 1946 · Age 80
Place of birth
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Gender
Male
Movie credits
19
TV credits
0
Directing credits
70
Also known as (11)
  • Luca Damiano
  • Mark Principe
  • Franco Locascio
  • Lajos Raschau
  • Luca Camiletti
  • Luca D.
  • Mr. Pig
  • Alex Damiano
  • Bob Vosse
  • Michael Craig
  • Lucky Faar Delly

Biography

Luca Damiano (born Franco Lo Cascio; 29 August 1946) is an Italian film director. Born in Rome, Lo Cascio started his career as the assistant director of Fernando Di Leo in almost all the films he directed between 1967 and 1974. In 1974, he made his directorial debut with the parody film 'Piedino il questurino' starring Franco Franchi. After having directed a number of comedies and the supernatural thriller 'Un urlo dalle tenebre' in 1976, Lo Cascio withdrew from directing to focus on his distribution company 'Patrizia Cinematografica' he founded together with Diego Spadaro. In 1984, he…