Startinginthe50s,milesandmilesoffilmreelstestifytoFrancoCristaldi`spassionandcommitmenttoproducingthebestItalianandEuropeancinemaoverthecourseofhiscareer.RepeatedlyhonoredwiththemostprestigiousinternationalawardsatCannes,Venice,andHollywood,Cristaldihadasaying:"Everyfilmmustbeaprototype."