Frank Agrama

Frank Agrama

Farouk "Frank" Agrama (January 1, 1930 – April 25, 2023) was an Egyptian-born American film director and producer, writer and businessman. He was the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Harmony Gold USA, Inc. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Agrama made a number of low-budget films which included The Godfather's Friend, Queen Kong and Dawn of the Mummy. He also began selling broadcast rights from Paramount Pictures, which he then sold to his friend, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, to the latter's Mediaset broadcasting and multimedia company. In 1983, he secured a deal with the South African Broadcasting Corporation ("SABC") to distribute the controversial miniseries Shaka Zulu.[3] In the same year, he founded "Harmony Gold USA, Inc.". Despite Shaka Zulu's massive success worldwide, Agrama's skillful negotiations left SABC to actually lose money, while Harmony Gold kept most of the profit. Harmony Gold would eventually be known for producing films such as Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, other Robotech animated works and the 1993 miniseries Heidi. According to the Los Angeles Times, prosecutors of Milan, on November 21, 2006, charged Agrama, along with former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and ten others, in a trial over tax fraud, embezzlement and false accounting to Mediaset. In fact, on October 26, 2012, Agrama was convicted after this lengthy trial, where Berlusconi, or his group, had allegedly bought USA film rights by him to the Mediaset media company at inflated prices. As his age was over 70 years, he was exempted from direct imprisonment and served no actual jail time. In 2013, Agrama and several others, including Mediaset Vice President Pier Silvio Berlusconi, son of Silvio, and the Hong Kong–based Wiltshire Group of Companies were under trial for tax evasion and embezzlement with the broadcasting rights firm, Mediatrade. In 2014, all parties were acquitted in the first instance due to expiring statute of limitations. A new appeals hearing took place on January 20, 2016. All charges against Agrama and five others were dropped, while Mediaset CEO Pier Silvio Berlusconi and President Fedele Confalonieri were sentenced to 14 months imprisonment. Agrama died on April 25, 2023, at the age of 93.

  • Popularité : 0.841
  • Connu pour : Directing
  • Anniversaire : 1930-01-01
  • Lieu de naissance : Egypt
img

Frank Agrama Films

  • 2009
    imgFilms

    The Zen Master

    The Zen Master

    1 2009 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgFilms

    ماليش غيرك

    ماليش غيرك

    1 1958 HD

    img
  • 1958
    imgFilms

    أيامي السعيدة

    أيامي السعيدة

    1 1958 HD

    img
  • 1992
    imgFilms

    The Lost World

    The Lost World

    5.2 1992 HD

    img
  • 1981
    imgFilms

    L'aube des zombies

    L'aube des zombies

    3.9 1981 HD

    img
  • 2006
    imgFilms

    Robotech - The shadow chronicles

    Robotech - The shadow chronicles

    6.1 2006 HD

    img
  • 1976
    imgFilms

    Queen Kong

    Queen Kong

    3.3 1976 HD

    img
  • 1976
    imgFilms

    Queen Kong

    Queen Kong

    3.3 1976 HD

    img
  • 1965
    imgFilms

    العنب المر

    العنب المر

    1 1965 HD

    img
  • 1965
    imgFilms

    العنب المر

    العنب المر

    1 1965 HD

    img
  • 1981
    imgFilms

    L'aube des zombies

    L'aube des zombies

    3.9 1981 HD

    img
  • 1981
    imgFilms

    L'aube des zombies

    L'aube des zombies

    3.9 1981 HD

    img
  • 1972
    imgFilms

    L'amico del padrino

    L'amico del padrino

    1 1972 HD

    img
  • 2006
    imgFilms

    Heart of Fear

    Heart of Fear

    1 2006 HD

    img
  • 1966
    imgFilms

    مغامرات فلفلة

    مغامرات فلفلة

    3 1966 HD

    img
  • 1966
    imgFilms

    Al kahirun

    Al kahirun

    1 1966 HD

    img
  • 1967
    imgFilms

    وادي الموت

    وادي الموت

    1 1967 HD

    img
  • 1969
    imgFilms

    طریق‌الخطایا

    طریق‌الخطایا

    1 1969 HD

    img
  • 1969
    imgFilms

    همسة الشيطان

    همسة الشيطان

    1 1969 HD

    img
  • 1969
    imgFilms

    وداعًا يا فقر

    وداعًا يا فقر

    6 1969 HD

    img
  • 1969
    imgFilms

    وداعًا يا فقر

    وداعًا يا فقر

    6 1969 HD

    img
  • 1968
    imgFilms

    لعبة الحظ

    لعبة الحظ

    1 1968 HD

    img
  • 1968
    imgFilms

    لعبة الحظ

    لعبة الحظ

    1 1968 HD

    img
  • 1969
    imgFilms

    وداعًا يا فقر

    وداعًا يا فقر

    6 1969 HD

    img
  • 2013
    imgFilms

    Robotech: Love Live Alive

    Robotech: Love Live Alive

    6.2 2013 HD

    img
  • 1968
    imgFilms

    عاصفه على البتراء

    عاصفه على البتراء

    1 1968 HD

    img
  • 1968
    imgFilms

    Beş Ateşli Kadın

    Beş Ateşli Kadın

    1 1968 HD

    img
  • 2009
    imgFilms

    The Zen Master

    The Zen Master

    1 2009 HD

    img
  • 1972
    imgFilms

    اعظم طفل فى العالم

    اعظم طفل فى العالم

    1 1972 HD

    img
  • 1988
    imgFilms

    The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

    The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

    4 1988 HD

    img
  • 1972
    imgFilms

    Si può fare molto con 7 donne

    Si può fare molto con 7 donne

    1 1972 HD

    img
  • 1996
    imgFilms

    American Strays

    American Strays

    5.5 1996 HD

    img
  • 1968
    imgFilms

    عاصفه على البتراء

    عاصفه على البتراء

    1 1968 HD

    img
  • 1972
    imgFilms

    L'amico del padrino

    L'amico del padrino

    1 1972 HD

    img
  • 1972
    imgFilms

    L'amico del padrino

    L'amico del padrino

    1 1972 HD

    img
  • 1967
    imgFilms

    وادي الموت

    وادي الموت

    1 1967 HD

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E2

    7.2 1970 HD

    Fillette orpheline, Heidi est confiée à son grand-père, qui vit dans les Hautes-Alpes. Très vite, une forte...

    img
  • 1970
    imgS1 E10

    7.1 1970 HD

    Shaka, ce roi légendaire qui créa l'empire zoulou, était l'enfant illégitime d'un prince zoulou et d'une jeune fille de...

    img