Franco Indovina
Directing
January 1, 1932
Died at age 40
May 5, 1972
Date of Death
Palermo, Italy
Biography
Franco Indovina (1932 – 4 May 1972) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. In 1959, he was assistant of Michelangelo Antonioni on the set of L'Avventura. He directed six films between 1965 and 1971.
He died when Alitalia Flight 112 crashed on approach to Palermo. His 1967 film Lo scatenato was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
The actress Lorenza Indovina, born in 1966, is his daughter.