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Franco Citti

Franco Citti

Actor · Died January 14, 2016, aged 80 · Roma, Lazio, Italia

 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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 23, 1935
Died
January 14, 2016 (aged 80)
From
Roma, Lazio, Italia
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 58 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 24% in 30 days

What are Franco Citti's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Morality
23%
Bonds
19%
Society
18%
Power
15%
Survival
13%
Self
9%
Ideas
3%
Class4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 6 · Wry 2 · Earnest 10

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 10

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 11

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 4

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 7

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 10
Hero
2 of 10
Trickster
2 of 10
Shapeshifter
1 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Absurd
8
Melancholic
8
Joyful
3
Warm
3
Other
12

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

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 Citti's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Franco Citti'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

58 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Il prossimo tuo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Le ragazze di Piazza di Spagna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as Zio Franco

  • The Mayor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Arturo Santaniello

  • Cartoni animati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Story · as Peppe

  • We Free Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Attore

  • Power and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Michele

  • The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Calo

  • The Godfather Part III(1990)

    as Calo

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Scandal in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Projectionist

  • Il segreto(1990)

    as Franco

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I promessi sposi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 5 episodes · as Grignapoco

  • Rosso di sera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Capace

  • The Malady of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Cigal

  • Sogni e bisogni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 11 episodes · as Sam

  • The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian(1984)

    as Le préfet

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Black Stallion Returns(1983)

    as Foreign Legion Officer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Pè sempe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • The Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Francesco

  • Fatal Fix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Alfredo

  • Ciao marziano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Er Cinese

  • Luna(1979)

    as Man in Bar

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • L'albero della maldicenza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Yerma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Juan

  • Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · as Calò

  • Beach House(1977)

    as Nando

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Watch Me When I Kill(1977)

    as Pasquale Ferrante

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Destruction Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Antonio Lanza

  • Puttana galera! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Ciro

  • Rome, the Other Face of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Berté

  • One Way or Another (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as M.'s Driver

  • Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man(1976)

    as Ruggero Rujinski

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Colpita da improvviso benessere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Luiso Malerba

  • Chi dice donna, dice donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Benito

  • Arabian Nights(1974)

    as The Demon

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Giuda uccide il venerdì(1974)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bawdy Tales(1973)

    as Mammone

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Storia de fratelli e de cortelli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Artemio

  • Ingrid on the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Renato

  • The Canterbury Tales(1972)

    as Devil

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Roma(1972)

    as Man at Restaurant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Godfather(1972)

    as Calo - Sicilian Sequence

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • First Surrender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • The Decameron(1971)

    as Ciappelletto

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Una ragazza di Praga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Alberto Marini

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

    as Rabbino

  • Pigsty(1969)

    as Secondo Cannibale

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Gangster's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Bruno Esposito

  • Il Magnaccio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • The Angels from 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Franco

  • Kill Them All and Come Back Alone(1968)

    as Hoagy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

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

    as Oreste

  • Oedipus Rex(1967)

    as Oedipus

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Requiescant(1967)

    as Burt

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Chicken Feed for Little Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Renato

  • The Shortest Day(1963)

    as Fante Romano

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mamma Roma(1962)

    as Carmine

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Violent Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Tommaso

  • Accattone(1961)

    as Vittorio 'Accattone' Cataldi

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles from 1961 to 2009; peak year 1961.

Biggest box office

Mamma Roma (1962)

$15K worldwide

Highest rated

Mamma Roma (1962)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Il segreto (1990)

Film career

19612009

Peak 1961 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1961Screen debut· Accattone
  • 1961First top-billed film· Accattone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 58: 57 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting1 of 58: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 58: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s13 · acting1970s25 · acting1980s10 · acting1990s9 · 9 acting · 1 crew2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 16% of 19 roles
6171

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Franco Citti's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (1984)

81st percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Godfather (1972)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Citti's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles32–58 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles38–78 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles14–47 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian 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 Citti work with?

People who share at least 2 of Franco Citti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pier Paolo Pasolini shares the most, 9.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers