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Franco Caracciolo
★ Acting

Franco Caracciolo

1944 – 1992 · San Martino in Pensilis, Molise, Italy · Active 1963–1991

Franco Caracciolo, an Italian actor, emerged in the 1970s with a notable presence in cult cinema. He plays a pivotal role in Death Walks at Midnight (1972), where his performance adds depth to the film's giallo narrative. Caracciolo also appears in Killer Nun (1979), contributing to the film's exploration of exploitation themes. His work in Violence in a Women's Prison (1982) further cements his place within the realm of grindhouse cinema, making him a compelling figure in the SassyFlix catalog.

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Death Walks at Midnight

Death Walks at Midnight

1972 ★ 6.1

Fashion model Valentina agrees to help her journalist boyfriend Giò Baldi research the effects of LSD. While under the influence of the drug, Valentina sees a man bludgeon a woman to death with a spiked gauntlet. Baldi publishes a report of her hallucinations; however, Valentina believes what she has seen is real. She begins to realise that the killer is stalking her, although neither Baldi nor the police will believe what she tells them.

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Filmography

35 credits
1990s 2 credits
1991
Movie ★ 5.0
1990
Pierino torna a scuola as Fidanzato sorella di Pierino
Movie ★ 5.3
1980s 20 credits
1989
Movie ★ 4.0
1986
Movie ★ 5.5
1985
Sue Me as Umberto Recchia
Movie ★ 4.8
1985
Movie ★ 5.1
1984
Cinderella '80 as Egisto Gherardeschi
Movie ★ 7.0
1984
Cop in Drag as buttadentro del Blue Gay
Movie ★ 5.5
1984
Movie ★ 6.5
1982
Movie ★ 5.7
1982
Movie ★ 6.1
1982
God Makes and Then Pairs Them Up as uno dei due gay olandesi
Movie ★ 5.0
1982
Movie ★ 3.8
1982
Movie ★ 6.2
1982
Grunt! as Capo Omosex
Movie ★ 3.1
1982
Vigili e vigilesse as Ex di Brandazzi
Movie ★ 5.1
1981
Movie ★ 5.4
1981
Movie ★ 5.1
1981
Desirable Teacher as Uomo al bar
Movie ★ 5.6
1981
The Traveling Companion as Singer assistant
Movie ★ 4.7
1970s 11 credits
1979
Killer Nun as Priest in Confessional
Movie ★ 4.8
1979
Movie ★ 5.7
1979
Assassination on the Tiber as Ricotta Sister (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.4
1978
Movie ★ 5.0
1977
The Perfect Killer as Travestito biondo (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.3
1977
Movie ★ 5.0
1977
Nerone as Transsexual at the theater
Movie ★ 4.8
1975
Movie ★ 4.0
1972
Movie ★ 6.3
1971
The Case of the Scorpion's Tail as passerby on a bicycle
Movie ★ 6.3
1960s 2 credits
1963
as Young Priest (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.1
1963
The Monsters as Don Ilario (segment "La Giornata dell'Onorevole") (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.4