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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1930
- April 25, 2023 (aged 93)
- Egypt
- Director, producer and writer
- 11 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
What are Frank Agrama's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Frank Agrama's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Frank Agrama's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
41 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Stepping High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Big Goofy Secret of Hidden Pines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Zen Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Heart of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
American Strays(1996)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Heidi(1993)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Return to the Lost World(1992)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Shaka Zulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Dawn of the Mummy(1981)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Queen Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Godfather's Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Greatest Kid in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
You Can Do a Lot with 7 Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Women's Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Gang of Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Sin Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Wada'an ya Faqr (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
The Game Of Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Storm Over Petra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Fire of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Hamsat Al-Shaytan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
That Man from Teheran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Conquerors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Adventures of Filfila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Bitter Grapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Boundless Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Love at the Circus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Silent Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Ayami Al Saaeda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
A criminal on leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Maa Al Ayam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
My One and Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
A Voice from the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Career shape
A full career of 37 titles from 1956 to 2013.
Biggest box office
American Strays (1996)
Highest rated
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)
Most popular right now
Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Frank Agrama's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 31st percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 11 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 51/100 and the pacing 36/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Frank Agrama work with?
People who share at least 2 of Frank Agrama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniele Lorenzano shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Carl MacekShared titles: Robotech: Love Live Alive (2013), Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Carl Macek
- Tommy YuneShared titles: Robotech: Love Live Alive (2013), Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Tommy Yune
- Bob ShayneShared titles: Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Shayne
Actors
- Alexandra KenworthyShared titles: Robotech: Love Live Alive (2013), Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Alexandra Kenworthy
- Richard EpcarShared titles: Robotech: Love Live Alive (2013), Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Epcar
- Tony OliverShared titles: Robotech: Love Live Alive (2013), Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Tony Oliver
- Christopher LeeShared titles: Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Lee
Producers
- Daniele LorenzanoShared titles: Heidi (1993), Return to the Lost World (1992), Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991), Around the World in 80 Days (1989)See all 5 shared titles with Daniele Lorenzano
- Mirjana MijojlicShared titles: Heidi (1993), Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991), Around the World in 80 Days (1989)See all 4 shared titles with Mirjana Mijojlic
- Alessandro TascaShared titles: Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991), Around the World in 80 Days (1989)See all 3 shared titles with Alessandro Tasca
- Harry Alan TowersShared titles: Return to the Lost World (1992), Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls (1992), Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Harry Alan Towers
Mixed roles
- Steve YunShared titles: Robotech: Love Live Alive (2013), Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Steve Yun