Francesco Massaro (born 1935) is an Italian director and screenwriter.
Born in Padua, Massaro started his career as assistant director of Luchino Visconti's The Leopard. In the 1960s, he began to collaborate with eminent directors such as Pietro Germi, Dino Risi and Lucio Fulci.[1] He made his debut as a director in 1972, with the commedia all'italiana Il generale dorme in piedi, then directed a number of comedy films and TV series with good success.[1]