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Home/People/Gianfranco Parolini
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Born
Feb 20, 1925Died: Apr 26, 2018
Lived 93 years
Place of Birth
Rome, Italy
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

10
Movies
0
TV Shows
27
Directed
Also Known As
Robert F. Atkinson
John Eastwood
Frank Littleword
Frank Littlewords
J. Francis Littlewords
+7 more
IMDb Profile

Gianfranco Parolini

Directing

Biography
Gianfranco Parolini (20 February 1925 in Rome, Italy – 26 April 2018 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian film director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer. Among his films are The Sabata Trilogy, several sword and sandal films, most of the Kommissar X films and a number of Spaghetti Westerns. He claimed to have written over 100 thriller novels before becoming an assistant to Giuseppe D'Amato. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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2012
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Western all'italiana

Cast
2004
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The Secret of the Incas' Empire

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1987
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Caligula's Slaves

as Senator Lucius (as John Francis Littlewords)
1984
Fists of Fire poster

Fists of Fire

as Self
1975
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If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death

as Gambler
1968
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Kill, Panther, Kill!

as Smoky
1968
So Darling, So Deadly poster

So Darling, So Deadly

as Rex
1966
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The Ten Gladiators

as Livius Verus
1963