Franco Citti

Franco Citti

Actor · Director · Writer

Roma, Lazio, Italia
April 23, 1935

Biography

 Franco Citti (born 23 April 1935 in Rome) was an Italian actor. He came to fame at the age of 26, playing the title role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's film Accattone. In 1967 he appeared in the title role in Pasolini's version of Oedipus Rex. He is perhaps best-known to non-Italian audiences as Calo in The Godfather I and III and uttering the line 'In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns'. Description above from the Wikipedia article "Franco Citti," licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

The Godfather
The Godfather
8.7
/ English
The Secret
The Secret
4.0
/ Italian
The Decameron
The Decameron
6.8
/ Italian
Luna
Luna
6.3
/ Italian
Macrò
Macrò
6.5
/ Italian
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex
6.8
/ Italian
Roma
Roma
7.3
/ Italian
Arabian Nights
Arabian Nights
6.5
/ Italian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Godfather
1972Winner

Best Performance

The Godfather

The Godfather Part III
1990Nominee

Best Performance

The Godfather Part III

The Secret
1990Nominee

Best Performance

The Secret

Career Highlights

The Decameron
1971Highlight

Best Performance

The Decameron

The Canterbury Tales
1972Highlight

Best Performance

The Canterbury Tales

Video

Trailer
The Godfather Part III