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Franco Arcalli

Franco Arcalli

Editor and writer · Died February 24, 1978, aged 48 · Rome, Italy

Franco Arcalli is best known for being an Italian film editor and screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 13, 1929
Died
February 24, 1978 (aged 48)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Editor and writer
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 6% in 30 days

What are Franco Arcalli's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
28%
Self
25%
Morality
16%
Power
12%
Bonds
10%
Society
6%
Ideas
4%
Identity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMental illness2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 7

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 8

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 14

Ambiguous: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their ambiguous movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 11

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Melancholic
15
Contemplative
6
Dread
4
Cold
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Haunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Franco Arcalli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Franco Arcalli's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Luna(1979)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Berlinguer: I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Supervising Editor

  • Beyond Good and Evil(1977)

    Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Spiral of Mist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • Oedipus orca(1977)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Desert of the Tartars(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • 1900(1976)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Snatch(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Passenger(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Milarepa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Editor

  • The Driver's Seat(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Night Porter(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Editor

  • Simona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Editor

  • A Brief Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Editor

  • Chung Kuo: China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor

  • Last Tango in Paris(1972)

    Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Pisciotta Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor

  • Blessed Are the Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor

  • Arcana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor · Writer

  • Without Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Editor

  • Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • In the Name of the Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • 'Tis Pity She's a Whore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • Health Is Ill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • Million Dollar Eel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Editor

  • The Conformist(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Strogoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Editor

  • Il sasso in bocca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Supervising Editor

  • Colpo rovente(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Zabriskie Point(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Kill the Fatted Calf and Roast It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Editor

  • Love Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Editor

  • Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • The Girl Who Couldn't Say No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • Black Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • Spirits of the Dead(1968)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Death Laid an Egg(1968)

    Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Django Kill... If You Live, Shoot!(1967)

    Editor · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Camp Followers(1965)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Woman Is a Wonderful Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Editor

  • Amori pericolosi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Editor

  • Who Works Is Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Co-Director · Co-Writer · as Kim

  • Senso(1954)

    as Un Soldato (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 45 titles from 1954 to 1984.

Biggest box office

Last Tango in Paris (1972)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 45: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 45: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting9 of 45: 2 only writing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thEditing41 of 45: 35 only editing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

45 titles, 7 with more than one role — editing and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s11 · 1 acting · 11 crew1970s32 · crew1980s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Franco Arcalli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · writer, editor

Beyond Good and Evil (1977)

61st percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 34/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 45, detractors 17. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Franco Arcalli's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles40–90 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles32–81 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles27–79 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles29–67 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles30–87 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Franco Arcalli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Franco Arcalli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vittorio Storaro shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers