Franco Fraticelli


Franco Fraticelli was an Italian film editor with more than 150 film credits. Fraticelli was director Dario Argento's editor of choice from his earliest films through Opera.
He also had an important collaboration with director Lina Wertmüller, commencing with her third film Rita the Mosquito. Fraticelli edited nine more of her films through A Joke of Destiny. In particular, Fraticelli edited Seven Beauties. This film, which has been called her masterpiece, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. It was the first nomination of a woman for the award.
Fraticelli was nominated for the David di Donatello award for editing Boys on the Outside ; Fraticelli subsequently edited two more films with Risi, Nel Continente Nero and Kaputt Mundi. In 2006 his career was honored by a Kineo Award.

Partial filmography

The Knight Has Arrived! The Reluctant Magician Seven Hours of Trouble Vacation with a Gangster Poppy La valigia dei sogni It Was She Who Wanted It! We're All Necessary Goliath and the Barbarians My Friend, Dr. Jekyll Fountain of Trevi David and Goliath The Hunchback of Rome His Women Gold of Rome Ursus The Giant of Metropolis Seven Seas to Calais Il carabiniere a cavallo The Seventh Sword Gold for the Caesars The Scapegoat Ursus in the Land of Fire Secret of the Sphinx Amori pericolosi Tears on Your Face La vita agra Hercules and the Black Pirates Grand Canyon Massacre Minnesota Clay Two Sergeants of General Custer I Knew Her Well Weekend, Italian Style Rita the Mosquito Balearic Caper John the Bastard Don't Sting the Mosquito Day of Anger Matchless The Head of the Family Requiescant Bandits in Milan The Sex of Angels Machine Gun McCain The Tough and the Mighty Love and Anger Help Me, My Love Wake Up and Die The Bandit Man and Wife May Morning The Bird with the Crystal Plumage A Girl Called Jules The Cat o' Nine Tails Black Turin A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die The Seduction of Mimi My Dear Killer I Kiss the Hand Love and Anarchy The Five Days Swept Away All Screwed Up Seven Beauties Deep Red Last Days of Mussolini Amore libero - Free Love Basta che non si sappia in giro Strange Occasion And Agnes Chose to Die Fear in the City Suspiria Kleinhoff Hotel Blood Feud A Night Full of Rain The Perfect Crime Tigers in Lipstick Inferno Café Express Fontamara Comin' at Ya! Tenebrae Where's Picone? A Joke of Destiny Treasure of the Four Crowns Petomaniac Demons Phenomena Demons Amici miei – Atto III Demons 2 Opera Sweets from a Stranger The Church Street Kids Boys on the Outside The Devil's Daughter Blue Tornado The Wicked The Monster Cemetery Man