Franco Solinas was an Italian writer and screenwriter active from the 1950s to the early 1980s, who specialized in political and historical films. He is best known for the screenplay of
The Battle of Algiers (1966), which was nominated for three Academy Awards. He worked with several acclaimed directors, including
Joseph Losey,
Costa-Gavras,
Gillo Pontecorvo, and
Francesco Rosi.